Page 5 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. CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community): A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving. 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.
Emerald Trace
SC
AL
NH
SNF
Elsmere
74No 69 -1-3
Charter Senior Living of Hopkinsville
SC
AL
MC
RC
Hopkinsville
82Yes 42 Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed37A+-
Louisville East Post Acute
SC
HOS
MC
NH
PC
SNF
Louisville
178No 43 -1-5
Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
SC
NH
SNF
Florence
151No 57 -1-4
The Grand Senior Living
SC
AL
CCRC
IL
MC
Louisville
84Yes 62 Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed8A+-
Mayfair Village Retirement Community
SC
AL
IL
Lexington (Lansdowne Merrick)
24No 59 Private Rooms41A+-
Dominion Senior Living of Louisville
SC
AL
IL
MC
Louisville
61Yes 48 Private Rooms19A+-
Maple Health and Rehabilitation
SC
HOS
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Greenville
97No 50 -1-3
The Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
SC
NH
SNF
Bypass Campbellsville
81Yes 59 -1-3
Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation
SC
NH
SNF
North Owenton
100No 28 -1-5
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Overview of Emerald Trace

Emerald Trace provides nursing home, assisted living, and skilled nursing care in Elsmere, KY. Nursing home and skilled nursing services support residents who need ongoing care, with licensed nursing care available on site around the clock. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management.

The combination of care types may suit a resident whose needs grow over time and who may be able to remain within the same community. Emerald Trace has 74 beds. Personal care is also part of the community’s service offerings.

Short-term rehabilitation is available for temporary recovery stays, while outpatient therapy provides treatment for people who do not need long-term residential care. Medicare and private pay are accepted, giving families two listed ways to cover care.

Total nurse staffing is 6 hours and 22 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated per resident. Tina Martin serves as the administrator, and Kenton Housing operates the community. Emerald Trace has a Walk Score of 69, placing the area in the somewhat walkable band, where some errands can be completed on foot; a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach certain nearby errands independently.

Contact Emerald Trace

Overview of Charter Senior Living of Hopkinsville

With 82 beds, Charter Senior Living of Hopkinsville is a etirement community in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, offering assisted living, memory care, and respite care. Located near downtown and Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital, the community provides studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments in a single-story setting.

Additionally, the community features 56 units dedicated to behavioral and cognitive care alongside 26 memory care units for individuals living with dementia. Under the leadership of Executive Director Marianne Kehr, who has 20 years of senior living experience, residents also receive 24-hour staffing, nursing services, emergency call systems, and the security of a controlled perimeter.

Furthermore, daily life is enhanced through Charter Senior Living’s Flourish℠ life-enrichment program, complemented by scheduled transportation, three nutritious meals each day, housekeeping, laundry services, a full-service salon, a discovery room, a resource library with computers, and landscaped outdoor spaces. Short-term respite care is also available for families needing temporary support.

Assisted living rates begin at $3,695 per month for a studio apartment, while memory care starts at $5,295 per month.

Contact Charter Senior Living of Hopkinsville

Overview of Louisville East Post Acute

Louisville East Post Acute in Louisville, Kentucky, offers skilled nursing, long-term nursing home care, memory care, palliative support, and hospice care. Memory care services provide dedicated supervision for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Palliative and hospice care prioritize symptom management and end-of-life comfort, while short-term rehabilitation programs and respite stays assist residents recovering from health events or giving regular caregivers time away.

Supervised by administrator Benjamin Brednich, this 178-bed facility includes on-site physician oversight, tailored meal plans designed for specific medical diets, and an expansive gym for therapy sessions. Shared physical amenities include spacious outdoor courtyards and central common areas for group activities. Positioned in an area with a 43 walk score, most daily errands around the neighborhood require motor transportation. Payment options cover Medicare for post-acute rehabilitation, Medicaid, and private funds.

Prospective representatives looking into local long-term care or rehabilitative services can contact Louisville East Post Acute to ask about bed openings, discuss financial policies, or request a campus walkthrough.

Contact Louisville East Post Acute

Overview of Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Two care types have names at Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Florence, KY. They are nursing home care and skilled nursing, both aimed at residents needing clinical support that does not stop.

Nursing care, rehabilitation services, or a temporary booking while a usual caregiver is away are three different routes to this door. Short-Term Rehab puts rehabilitation in a setting with a time limit on it, and respite care takes the short stays.

Bridge Point Health Center operates the center, and Kenneth Graves is the administrator. The home has 151 beds.

Medicare pays for the skilled stretch after a hospital admission, and only for as long as that qualifies. Medicaid may carry a resident whose own money runs out partway through. The third route is private pay, and two hours and 56 minutes is the daily nursing figure per resident.

Contact Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Overview of The Grand Senior Living

The Grand Senior Living sits at 9300 Civic Way in Louisville’s Jefferson County, an 84-bed community run by administrator Michael Peel over the past seven years. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all assisted living building. Alongside independent living, personal care, and memory care, the community carries a licensed Behavioral Health designation and dedicated Dementia Care units, a combination that says something specific about the range of needs this place is built to handle. Residents need to be 55 or older to move in.

The building itself is three stories, with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. Walkability sits in the middle of the scale, Walk Score of 62, and a hospital is just over a mile away if it’s ever needed. Rent starts at $5,080 a month, with utilities included, and pets are welcome, so nobody has to leave a companion animal behind to move in.

Three named programs anchor daily life here: My Wellness, Miracle Moments, and the Passion Program, backed by rehabilitation services, respite care, and staff on-site around the clock. The amenity list reads more like a resort than a typical care facility: a fitness center, salon and barber services, a movie theater, private dining. Add in fitness classes, arts and crafts, live music, and themed parties, and the picture is less about basic care and more about actually living somewhere.

The Grand Senior Living adds up to a community built for residents whose needs go beyond standard assisted living, backed by real behavioral health and memory care licensing, wrapped in the kind of amenities you’d expect at that price point.

Contact The Grand Senior Living

Overview of Mayfair Village Retirement Community

Mayfair Village Retirement Community is a classic senior living community in Lexington, Kentucky, offering independent living and personal care. The community features a variety of spacious floor plans designed with residents’ diverse needs and comfort in mind. At Mayfair Village, residents enjoy the highlights of living independently without the hassles and worries of home ownership, along with 24-hour support from the community’s team of compassionate professionals.

With a brimming social calendar, programs for wellness and fitness, chef-prepared meals, personalized transportation, and an overall engaging atmosphere, residents are guaranteed to live a fulfilled and worry-free lifestyle. The community also provides excellent amenities aimed at keeping residents’ lives easy and comfortable, including housekeeping, laundry service, apartment maintenance, and round-the-clock surveillance, along with an all-inclusive pricing structure.

Contact Mayfair Village Retirement Community

Overview of Dominion Senior Living of Louisville

Dominion Senior Living of Louisville sits at 6000 Hunting Rd in Louisville’s Hunting Road neighborhood, a 61-bed community that’s been running for 19 years now. Ian Shives holds the Executive Director role, and Dana Boblitt serves as administrator. The building itself is sizable: 42,000 square feet, single story, all private rooms.

What actually defines this place is the split inside it. Forty-one units are assisted living apartments, and twenty are dedicated memory care, a real structural distinction rather than a marketing label. It’s faith-based, built around what the community calls a culture-first model, and serves residents 55 and up. Memory care here means specialized support for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, while personal care covers daily activities and medication management for residents who don’t need that level of specialized attention.

Location-wise, the Walk Score sits at 48, somewhat walkable, and Banner-adjacent hospital access isn’t far off either, just 2.62 miles to the nearest hospital. Pets are welcome, and nursing and caregiver staff are on-site around the clock, not just during business hours. Respite care, transportation, and fitness and recreation programs round out the offering.

This is a faith-based community genuinely built around two levels of care rather than one, with staffing that doesn’t clock out and a physical layout that reflects the distinction between assisted living and memory care rather than blurring it.

Contact Dominion Senior Living of Louisville

Overview of Maple Health and Rehabilitation

Maple Health and Rehabilitation in Greenville, Kentucky, provides long-term nursing home care, memory care, hospice care, and short-term respite stays. Memory care units feature a secured environment to monitor residents prone to wandering, while hospice programs deliver end-of-life support. Temporary respite stays give primary family caregivers time off.

Greenville Ky Opco operates the 97-bed facility under administrator Vicki Butler. Direct nurse staffing averages 3 hours and 30 minutes per resident each day. Dedicated short-term rehabilitation services include stroke recovery, speech language pathology, dysphagia treatment, and orthopedic rehabilitation, alongside the Rehab-to-Home Program and home evaluations to assist post-discharge planning.

Clinical support includes IV and medication management, pain management, and fall prevention protocols. Dedicated private rooms with baths are available for rehabilitation residents, while community features include a beauty and barber salon. Local errands can occasionally be done on foot given a 50 walk score, and payment options cover Medicare, Medicaid, and direct private pay.

Families evaluating continuous nursing care or short-term therapy options can reach out to Maple Health and Rehabilitation to check current room availability, discuss coverage details, or schedule a tour of the facility.

Contact Maple Health and Rehabilitation

Overview of The Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility

Nursing home care and skilled nursing are the two care types The Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility handles in Campbellsville, KY. Licensed nursing supports the skilled side. The residential side holds people whose need for that setting keeps going.

The service list adds respite care, covering a short stay while somebody’s usual caregiver is away or mending. Rehabilitation services are there for residents working toward recovery or better function.

Long-term care shows up as a licensed designation too. With recovery work and long-term care both available, this fits a resident nursed through a recovery, a resident needing something longer, and a family after short-term relief.

Eighty-one beds are on the license here. Nursing per resident spans 3 hours and 22 minutes of the day. Three ways to pay are open, through Medicare, private funds, or Medicaid.

Christy Robertson is the administrator, and Cnrf Operations operates the community. A salon, a courtyard, activities, and religious services are all on the amenity list. Pets are permitted, so a resident does not have to give one up to move in.

Contact The Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility

Overview of Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation

Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a nursing home in Owenton, Kentucky, that offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. The community provides ongoing clinical support for older adults’ needs with nursing services. Residents also have access to rehabilitation services that aim to help improve their functionality.

With 100 beds, the community provides a total nurse staffing of 2 hours and 46 minutes per resident per day. Kayla Randall serves as administrator, while Owenton Ky Opco operates the community.

Residents can receive rehabilitation through the Dynamic Therapy Department, along with dental care, audiology, vision care, podiatry, and psychological talk therapy. Furthermore, therapy dogs provide an animal-assisted activity, while personalized dietary menus allow food planning to reflect individual dietary needs.

Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, suggesting several options to cover care expenses.

Contact Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation

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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