Primarily short stays
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (64% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 5 - 6 months.
Michell Bales serves as vice chairman for Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, a 109-bed senior living campus situated on South Main Street in Paris, Kentucky. The non-profit management team organizes its billing structure through typical financial pathways, accepting private pay alongside Medicare and Medicaid options. Earning a Walk Score of 77, the community is located in a highly walkable neighborhood context where families and visiting guests can easily walk to nearby storefronts, restaurants, and local services.
The campus bridges multiple levels of care by offering intermediate skilled nursing, personal care beds, and standalone independent living apartments. Across the healthcare units, residents experience an average length of stay tracking at 288 days. Shift data indicates that the 24-hour nursing team provides a combined 5 hours and 21 minutes of daily care per resident. This floor timeline supports basic domestic chores alongside distinct clinical offerings like inpatient and outpatient therapy sessions, structured adult day health programs, and dedicated wound care tracks.
Prospective residents can coordinate a building walkthrough to check out the living setups, meet the therapeutic staff, and view the common lounges firsthand. The front office manages these property walks while taking direct inquiries regarding apartment pricing, room vacancies, admission paperwork, and on-site community amenities like the beauty shop, adult day center, and the facility chapel.
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home is administered by Thomas Davis.
In Kentucky, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Inspector General is the regulatory authority that conducts inspections and investigates complaints in all long-term care homes.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | KY Average | vs. KY Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
| 30 | 6 | This facility has 400% more total deficiencies than a typical Kentucky nursing home (30 vs. KY avg 6).↑ 400% worse |
State average 2.9
Last Health inspection on Nov 2024
State average 13.5
State average 4.4
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
16 of 29 citations resulted from standard inspections; 11 of 29 resulted from complaint investigations; and 2 of 29 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
State average: 1.1
State average: 0.6
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
Manages medical care and health needs.
Assists with medical care and medications.
Helps with daily care and mobility.
Total hours from contractors
6,290 contractor hours this quarter
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 65 | 61 | 126 | 21,349 | 92 | 100% | 8.4 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 10 | 17 | 27 | 3,860 | 92 | 100% | 9.9 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3,322 | 92 | 100% | 11.2 |
| Registered Nurse | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3,163 | 92 | 100% | 9 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2,316 | 71 | 77% | 7.8 |
| Dietitian | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,189 | 69 | 75% | 6.6 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 3 | 3 | 878 | 67 | 73% | 7 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 2 | 2 | 695 | 84 | 91% | 7.5 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 586 | 57 | 62% | 7.6 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 4 | 4 | 567 | 68 | 74% | 7.4 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 512 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 504 | 63 | 68% | 8 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 477 | 65 | 71% | 7.2 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 449 | 57 | 62% | 7.9 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 349 | 64 | 70% | 5.5 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 4 | 4 | 347 | 53 | 58% | 6.4 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 59 | 64% | 4 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 13 | 14% | 8 |
| Diagnostic X-ray Services Staff | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 16% | 5 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 40 | 43% | 1 |
| Physical Therapist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5% | 5.4 |
| Other Physician | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 22% | 1.2 |
| Feeding Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12% | 0.3 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
4 penalties in the past 3 years
Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.
Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
30% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
64% of new residents, often for short stays.
5% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Historical financial and operational data for Bourbon Heights Nursing Home from 2012–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Key figures below are for fiscal year ending in 09/2023.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 09/2023.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (64% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 5 - 6 months.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
0.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Paris's city center to Bourbon Heights Nursing Home's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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$4.0M
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#135 / 192 | 62.3%Fiscal year ending 06/2024
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62.3%Fiscal year ending 06/2024
KY AVG
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| Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility | NH SNF | Middlesboro | 95
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95
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82
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KY AVG
84.3
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$65.4k
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13.5
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62
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#88 / 423 | Melissa Robbins | $10.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$4.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
KY AVG
$4.0M
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43.5%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
KY AVG
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| Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility | NH SNF | Maysville | 130
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KY AVG
84.3
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3.07
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KY AVG
$65.4k
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4
KY AVG
13.5
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#10 / 191 | 4.0
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4.0
KY AVG
4.4
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#89 / 191 | - | 115 | - |
55
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55
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41
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KY AVG
$10.5M
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#37 / 192 | $6.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$6.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
KY AVG
$4.0M
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#57 / 192 | 45.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
45.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
KY AVG
40.7%
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| Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care | NH SNF | Mount Vernon | 143
Facility
143
KY AVG
82
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#26 / 341 |
82.5%
Facility
82.5%
KY AVG
84.3
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#122 / 168 | -2% | 2.36
Facility
2.36
KY AVG
3.75
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#181 / 189 | +103% | -37% | $0
Facility
$0
KY AVG
$65.4k
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#1 / 195 | 4
Facility
4
KY AVG
13.5
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#10 / 191 | 2.0
Facility
2.0
KY AVG
4.4
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#16 / 191 | - | 118 | - |
49
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49
KY AVG
41
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#170 / 423 | - | - | - | - | 185157 | ||||
| Bourbon Heights Nursing Home | NH ADC IL RC SNF | Paris | 109
Facility
109
KY AVG
82
Rank
#74 / 341 |
41.3%
Facility
41.3%
KY AVG
84.3
Rank
#164 / 168 | -51% | 5.36
Facility
5.36
KY AVG
3.75
Rank
#9 / 189 | -23% | +43% | $57.8k
Facility
$57.8k
KY AVG
$65.4k
Rank
#179 / 195 | 29
Facility
29
KY AVG
13.5
Rank
#174 / 191 | 7.3
Facility
7.3
KY AVG
4.4
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#165 / 191 | 11 | 45 | - |
77
Facility
77
KY AVG
41
Rank
#20 / 423 | Michell Bales | $8.2MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
$8.2MFiscal year ending 09/2023
KY AVG
$10.5M
Rank
#133 / 192 | $3.5MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
$3.5MFiscal year ending 09/2023
KY AVG
$4.0M
Rank
#148 / 192 | 42.3%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
42.3%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
KY AVG
40.7%
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#113 / 192 | 185283 |
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home is legally operated by Bourbon Heights, Inc, and administered by Thomas Davis.
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home has a walk score of 77. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
According to KY state health department records, Bourbon Heights Nursing Home's license number is 100024.
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home's occupancy is 41%.
No, Bourbon Heights Nursing Home has a no-pet policy.
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home is registered as a non-profit in KY.
Thomas Davis is the administrator of Bourbon Heights Nursing Home.
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