Page 9 of Best Nursing Homes in Kentucky

Overview of Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home and skilled nursing community in Brandenburg, Kentucky, offering hospice, palliative, and respite care. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide 24 hour nursing support for residents with ongoing medical needs. Hospice care supports end of life needs, palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom relief, and respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs temporary relief.

The range of services is suited to a resident whose needs change over time, as well as a family seeking short term care during caregiver travel or recovery. The community has 57 beds, and all of them are occupied. Its size may appeal to someone who prefers a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 2 hours and 57 minutes per resident each day, representing the total daily nurse time allocated per resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families three payment options for care. Rehabilitation services support therapy as part of a resident’s care, while beauty and barber services provide grooming at the community. Social outings offer organized opportunities to take part in activities outside the usual routine, and the pet friendly policy allows residents to have pets with them. Maria Sosh is the administrator, and Brandenburg Opco operates the community.

The Willows at Citation provides nursing home, skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care in Lexington, KY. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps residents with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and the range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time.

Located in the Griffin Gate neighborhood, the community has 19 beds, making it a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Studio housing provides a single private living space. Residents may keep pets, and total nurse staffing is 3h 52m per resident/day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time counted for each resident.

Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence, Medicaid can help cover care when personal savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay means the resident or family pays directly.

Overview of Heartland Villa Center

Heartland Villa Center is a captivating skilled care nursing and rehabilitation facility, equipped to accommodate up to 45 clients at a time. Tucked away near the serene Ohio River, just east of Owensboro, Kentucky, this seven-acre campus boasts scenic walking paths, a shaded park, and a play area.

Heartland’s reputation for providing exceptional care and warm hospitality speaks volumes, as they proudly hold the My Innerview Excellence in Action award three times and have received the National Health Care Association’s Bronze Commitment to Quality award. Alongside their skilled services, they extend outpatient rehabilitation services to the local community and offer a 24-unit apartment complex. 

Carmel Home is a 115-bed nursing and skilled nursing community out on Old Hartford Rd in Owensboro, Kentucky, run by the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, with Francis as the administrator. The building is single-story, which matters more than people think when you’re picturing a parent or grandparent getting around without stairs. It sits in a car-dependent stretch of town (Walk Score 20), so visits usually mean driving over rather than walking.

Right now the place is running at 84% occupancy, 96 of its 115 beds filled, which tells you it’s an active, steady community rather than one that’s just opened its doors or quietly emptying out. There’s personal care and skilled nursing side by side, plus short-term rehab for people bouncing back from surgery or a hospital stay. Staff are there 24 hours a day, and residents can see a physician or podiatrist, get dental work done, and have medications, medical supplies, and oxygen managed on-site instead of needing a separate trip for each one.

There’s a beautician and barber on hand, which sounds minor until you realize how much it matters to someone’s sense of self. Transportation is available when residents need to get somewhere the building can’t take them. And the place runs on dietary services, social and activity programming, and consultant pharmacy support layered under that round-the-clock nursing staff.

Carmel Home takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, so families aren’t boxed into one way of covering things. As for how the state sees it: inspections here have leaned toward staffing and staff credentials, how care gets planned and documented, and dietary and food service. This is a place built for residents who need real nursing-level support, whether that’s a short rehab stint after the hospital or something longer-term, inside a facility with steady occupancy and a long-standing religious-order operator behind it.

Overview of Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center

Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center provides nursing home, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Harrodsburg, KY. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide residential support with licensed nursing care around the clock, while palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom management. Respite care offers a short stay for someone whose usual caregiver needs time to recover or travel. The community is a good fit for a resident who needs nursing support, comfort focused care, or temporary care.

There are 112 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3h 17m per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence, Medicaid can help eligible residents whose savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay means paying directly.

Rehabilitation services are available to support therapy as part of a resident’s care. The salon and spa provide personal care services within the community, and residents can attend weekly multi denominational religious services. Dining includes both buffet style and restaurant style options. Jessica Toth serves as the administrator, and LP Harrodsburg operates the community.

Overview of Bradford Square

Bradford Square is a nursing home and skilled nursing community in Frankfort, Kentucky, run under the Genesis Healthcare Community umbrella. It’s a 100-bed facility off US Highway 127 South, and right now it’s running close to full, with occupancy at 91%. The area around it scores 43 on Walk Score, so it’s the kind of neighborhood where a few errands might be walkable, but most days you’re getting in the car.

The facility handles both ends of the care spectrum: short-term rehab stays and longer-term residency, with the average resident staying about 146 days. That range shows up in what’s offered on-site, rehabilitation services for people recovering from surgery or illness, and respite care for families who need a short-term break from caregiving duties at home.

Two things stand out in how the community involves its residents and trains its staff. There’s an Active Resident Council, a group that meets regularly so residents actually have input on policy, care quality, and day-to-day activities. Bradford Square also runs a state-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program on-site.

On the financial side, Bradford Square takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Staffing breaks down to about 33 minutes of RN time per resident daily, 53 minutes from LPNs, and 2 hours 27 minutes from nurse aides, adding up to roughly 3 hours 12 minutes of nursing care per resident each day. One more practical note for families: Bradford Square allows pets, so moving in doesn’t have to mean leaving a companion animal behind.

Overview of River’s Bend Retirement Community

Located in Kuttawa, KY, River’s Bend Retirement Community is a nursing home that offers assisted living and skilled nursing. Along with support with daily tasks, the community also provides nursing services. Residents also receive recovery support to help improve functionality. Moreover, respite care is available for short stays when a usual caregiver needs time away, travel, or recovery.

The community has 36 beds and provides a total of 4 hours and 5 minutes of nursing care per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several ways to cover eligible care costs.

An on-site beauty salon and barbershop lets residents receive grooming services on-site. Jason Armstong serves as the administrator.

Overview of Clinton Place

Clinton Place provides nursing home, memory care, and skilled nursing care in Clinton, Kentucky. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for residents at risk of wandering. The combination may be a good fit for someone living with dementia who needs supervised care and may also need nursing support.

The community has 101 beds, with rehabilitation services available so residents can receive therapy as part of their care. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Total nurse staffing is 2 hours and 53 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident; Trella Wilson serves as administrator, and Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation operates the community.

Overview of Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab Center

Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab Center is a nursing home and skilled nursing community in Beaver Dam, KY, offering memory care, hospice care, palliative care and respite care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock, while memory care offers a supervised setting for someone living with dementia; hospice and palliative care focus on comfort and symptom management for residents with serious or end of life illness.

The community has 71 beds. Its short term rehabilitation program provides a temporary stay centered on rehabilitation services, while respite care gives a family caregiver short term coverage during travel or recovery. With these services, Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab Center may be a good fit for someone who needs rehabilitation, dementia support, hospice or palliative care, or a brief respite stay.

Total nurse staffing is 3 hours 49 minutes per resident per day, representing the recorded daily nurse staffing time allocated to each resident. Medicaid, Medicare and private pay are accepted: Medicaid can help cover eligible long term care, Medicare covers short term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay, and private pay means paying directly. Justin Hendrix serves as the administrator. With a Walk Score of 35, the area is car dependent, so most errands require a car or a ride, and a resident who no longer drives would need transportation for routine errands.

Overview of Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation

Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation runs four care types in Kuttawa, KY. Skilled nursing, hospice care, nursing home care, and respite care make the list. The nursing home side is for residents whose need for it does not let up.

Hospice care is on the license for residents receiving end-of-life support. Respite care books the short stay for a usual caregiver needing time away.

Several stages of care are covered across those four. Short-Term Rehab, Orthopedic Rehab, and Post-Surgical Care handle the return from an operation. Pulmonary Care, Bariatric Care, and Oncology Care are named for residents with those particular conditions.

Rehabilitation services happen on site. 24/7 Nursing Care is one of the named programs, so the hours are written down rather than assumed.

The license covers 65 beds, spanning recovery support at one end and clinical care that does not stop at the other. The per-resident nursing figure is 2 hours and 54 minutes a day.

Eligible residents can use Medicare or Medicaid coverage, and other families pay directly, with all three accepted. The license belongs to Vista Ridge SNF Operations, and Michelle Hall runs the building day to day.