Page 10 of Best Senior Care in Kentucky

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Info below is compiled from the KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HOS (Hospice Care): Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment. PC (Palliative Care): Comfort-focused care for serious illness at any stage, including alongside curative treatment. SC (Senior Care):
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Bluegrass Assisted Living at Bardstown
SC
AL
MC
Bardstown (East Bardstown)
41Yes 6 Behavioral Health (21), Dementia Care (20)25A+-
Brookdale Stonestreet
SC
AL
Louisville (Prairie Village)
60Yes 7 Studio / Alcove / 1 Bed11A+-
The Lafayette
SC
IL
RC
Lexington
-Yes 61 Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed43A+-
Harmony at Tucker Station
SC
AL
IL
MC
Louisville
92Yes 44 Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed6--
Providence Pointe Healthcare
SC
NH
PC
SNF
Paducah
108Yes 70 ---4
Westport Place Health Campus
SC
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Louisville
22Yes 47 Studio--3
Edmonson Center
SC
NH
SNF
Brownsville
74Yes 43 Private Rooms--3
Richwood Nursing &Amp; Rehab
SC
MC
NH
PC
SNF
La Grange
120No 80 ---4
Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab
SC
HOS
NH
RC
SNF
Lexington
120No--1-5
Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
SC
HOS
NH
PC
RC
SNF
Cadiz
50No 35 -1-5
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Overview of Bluegrass Assisted Living at Bardstown

Welcome to Bluegrass Assisted Living, nestled in Bardstown, Kentucky, where seniors find a supportive and nurturing community. Located in Bardstown, serving the greater Louisville area, Bluegrass Assisted Living is deeply committed to enriching the lives of older adults and fostering a fulfilling and supportive environment. This compassionate haven offers specialized services in both assisted living and memory care. At Bluegrass Assisted Living, the journey of caring for residents and understanding the unique rewards and challenges it brings is treasured. The devoted staff takes pride in creating tailored care plans, ensuring each resident feels comforted and engaged, and experiences many moments of joy.

Daily activities are thoughtfully designed to cater to residents’ diverse needs and preferences, promoting an engaging lifestyle. Bluegrass Assisted Living also takes dining seriously, serving three wholesome, home-cooked meals daily, complemented by delightful snacks. The apartments feature private bathrooms, safety support bars, convenient kitchenettes, and weekly housekeeping services. Well-trained caregivers deliver compassionate care, honoring each resident’s uniqueness.

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Overview of Brookdale Stonestreet

Brookdale Stonestreet is a distinguished senior living community settling in Stonestreet Road, Louisville, KY, that offers assisted living. The community ensures a comfortable and safe residence featuring several options of well-designed floor plans ranging from studio to one-bedroom apartments. With a team of compassionate, friendly, and well-trained professionals, Brookdale Stonestreet lends extra support for seniors’ better quality of life.

Take time to discover new interests and hone your hobbies with various activities and classes like a cooking class, cheese tasting, and craft class. Prepare your meals at the kitchenette or enjoy hassle-free dining with healthy and delicious meals served at the community dining room. Have a new look with the community’s beauty and barbershop or take a walk with your pet around the ethereal grounds, Brookdale Stonestreet is a good place to relax and live your golden years.

Starting Price $4,450/Month

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The Lafayette

690 Mason Headley Rd, Lexington, KY 40504
Overview of The Lafayette

Settled in the neighborhood of Lexington, KY, The Lafayette is a peculiar senior living community that offers independent living and respite care services. A wide array of luxurious accommodations with varying floor plans are available for its residents. Here, everyone is treated like a family which boosts the living experience. This community is also accessible to nearby places for dining, entertainment, and shopping. In terms of respite care, residents can enjoy up to 60 days of continuous stay here in this beautiful place.

The community is dedicated to fostering an inclusive yet independent lifestyle for its residents. Above-and-beyond amenities and other services are also available including an on-site salon, daily housekeeping, regular wellness checks, individualized care plans, etc. To ensure security within the community, a 24/7 team is always on the go to roam and check. The Lafayette proudly stands as a premier senior living community offering best-class care.

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Overview of Harmony at Tucker Station

Harmony at Tucker Station occupies 12523 Taylorsville Rd in Louisville, a 92-bed community offering assisted living, independent living, and memory care. It has been operating six years. The Walk Score is 44, so a car handles most errands, though some services are reachable on foot. Norton Healthcare is 1.38 miles out. Chris Peterson is the administrator.

The unit structure is specific: 64 behavioral health units and 28 dedicated dementia care units, totaling 92. Floor plans run from studio to two-bedroom layouts, with room sizes between 331 and 1,235 square feet. That range accommodates a wide span of resident needs and space preferences. The facility runs 24-hour staffing and nursing services, with on-site physical and occupational therapy, respite care, and transportation to routine health appointments built into the service model.

On the lifestyle side, the amenity list is genuinely full. A movie theater, bistro, library, game room, and walking path are all on-site. Dining is chef-prepared and restaurant-style. The activity calendar includes fitness programming and memory retention activities. Pets are allowed. Laundry services are available.

Harmony at Tucker Station is a state-licensed assisted living community. With a purpose-built split between behavioral health and dementia care capacity, on-site therapy, and around-the-clock staffing, the facility is structured for residents whose care needs go beyond basic assisted living.

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Overview of Providence Pointe Healthcare

Administered by Jennifer Lindsey, Providence Pointe Healthcare in Paducah, Kentucky, provides nursing home, skilled nursing, palliative care, and respite care. A doctor on staff, supported by 24-hour staffing, ensures residents can access care around the clock. Rehabilitation services also provide residents with recovery support after an illness, surgery, or a hospital stay.

Operating under Providence Point Healthcare, the home has 108 beds with 102 beds occupied, indicating a 94.4% occupancy. Moreover, a total of 3 hours and 49 minutes of nurse staffing is assigned per resident each day for nursing care. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, so families can use the payment arrangement that matches the resident’s coverage or financial situation.

Transportation can be arranged through the Paducah Area Transit System. Moreover, a full-service salon provides grooming on-site, while residents are allowed to bring pets upon move-in. Scheduled social programs also include music therapy, art therapy, reading, storytelling, pet therapy, and memory activities, offering various options for entertainment.

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Westport Place Health Campus

4247 Westport Rd, Louisville, KY 40207
Overview of Westport Place Health Campus

Overseen by Christina Bosemer, Westport Place Health Campus in Louisville offers nursing home care, assisted living, respite care, and skilled nursing. Residents receive continuous support with nursing services on-site. Moreover, respite care offers a short stay when a resident’s usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover.

With 22 beds, the community has a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know one another. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 53 minutes per resident per day, meaning each resident is assigned that amount of daily nursing time. Payment options are Medicare and private pay. This also suggests that Medicare can apply to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, while private pay means the family pays directly.

A Walk Score of 47 places the area in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. Pets are allowed, so residents may bring a pet to live with them.

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Overview of Edmonson Center

Edmonson Center provides nursing home and skilled nursing care in Brownsville, KY. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, so the community may be a good fit for someone who needs ongoing clinical support.

Edmonson Center has 74 beds and a 97% occupancy rate, meaning nearly all beds are in use. Private rooms give each resident a single private living space.

Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Total nurse staffing is 3h 24m per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident. Edmonson Health Center operates the community, and pets are allowed so residents can have a pet with them.

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Overview of Richwood Nursing & Rehab

Richwood Nursing & Rehab provides nursing home, memory care, palliative care, and skilled nursing in La Grange, Kentucky. Licensed nurses are on site around the clock for skilled nursing and nursing home care, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for residents at risk of wandering.

Palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom support. The home may suit a resident who needs ongoing nursing care alongside dementia supervision or palliative support.

There are 120 beds, with total nurse staffing of 2 hours and 57 minutes per resident each day. That figure represents the daily hands on nursing time allocated per resident. An expansive rehabilitation gym and a short term rehabilitation program allow services to take place on site, while spacious courtyards and common areas offer places for outdoor time and shared activities.

Richwood Nursing & Rehab accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may help cover a longer stay when savings are limited, and private pay allows families to pay directly.

A Walk Score of 80 places the area in the very walkable band. Most errands can be done on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may still be able to reach shops, a pharmacy, or cafes independently. Blair Einfeldt serves as the administrator, and Richwoodidence Opco operates the community.

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Overview of Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab

In Lexington, KY, Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab is licensed for hospice care, skilled nursing care, respite care, and nursing home care. Licensed nursing covers all 24 hours, which a long-term care license is built around. Hospice care occupies the comfort end of the same list.

A caregiver going away or getting over something is who respite care is for. The stay is short, and everyone knows that going in.

The home has 120 beds. Each resident’s day is backed by 3 hours and 43 minutes of nursing. All three of Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are taken.

Rehabilitation Services, Post-Surgical Care, and Pain Management take the residents coming off an operation or living with discomfort that has not gone away. Oxygen Therapy, Diabetes Care, Cardiac Care, CVA/Stroke Care, Continence Care, Catheter Care, and Colostomy Care are named beyond those.

Each one is a clinical need somebody wrote down and this building agreed to meet. Activities appear among the amenities. Michael Fielden administers the home for Blc Lexington Snf.

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Overview of Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cadiz, Kentucky, offers skilled nursing, long-term care, hospice care, palliative services, and temporary respite stays. Licensed nursing staff supports individuals recovering from hospitalizations, managing chronic illnesses, or requiring end-of-life care. On-site rehabilitation programs provide physical, occupational, and speech therapies to aid functional recovery, while temporary respite stays give primary home caregivers routine breaks.

Supervised by administrator Dana Radford and operator Shady Lawn Opco, the 50-bed residence includes a staff physician on its care team. Reported data indicates total nurse staffing averages 3 hours and 3 minutes per resident daily. Facility highlights feature hair salon and barber services, structured group outings, and a pet-friendly policy that allows residents to keep animals. Accepted financial arrangements include Medicare for post-acute care, Medicaid for long-term stays, and private payment.

Families seeking short-term rehabilitation or long-term nursing support can contact Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to ask about room availability, review financial options, or arrange an in-person visit.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Senior Care in Kentucky at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 40/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Kentucky. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 63The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Kentucky. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90

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