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Nursing homes in Kentucky

Compare 265 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across Kentucky (KY). The average overall CMS Five-Star rating is 3★ — below the national average (3.1★). Browse by city or provider.

Kentucky is home to 265 nursing facilities, which maintain an average CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on federal performance metrics. This directory allows users to browse facilities by city or compare specific locations using CMS Care Compare data, including scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. While the state features 50 top-rated 5-star facilities, such as Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly in London and Nazareth Home in Louisville, 55 centers currently hold a 1-star rating. Visitors can utilize these standardized Medicare and Medicaid certification reports to evaluate care standards across the Commonwealth.

Rating distribution

avg 3★ · 265 homes
5★
50 (19%)
4★
58 (22%)
3★
49 (18%)
2★
53 (20%)
1★
55 (21%)

Top 10 highest rated homes in Kentucky

  1. 1.Laurel Heights Home for the ElderlyLondon5.0
  2. 2.Kenwood Health and Rehabilitation CenterRichmond5.0
  3. 3.Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterOwensboro5.0
  4. 4.Signature Healthcare of ElizabethtownElizabethtown5.0
  5. 5.Nazareth HomeLouisville5.0
  6. 6.Cedar Ridge Health CampusCynthiana5.0
  7. 7.Christian Health CenterHopkinsville5.0
  8. 8.Riverview Health Care CenterPrestonsburg5.0
  9. 9.Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory CareMount Vernon5.0
  10. 10.Hopkins Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterWoodburn5.0

Aged Care Planning Regions

Official government regions used to plan and fund aged care across Kentucky.

Jefferson
38 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 2.9★
Fayette
13 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Kenton
8 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 2.9★
Hopkins
7 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Warren
7 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.6★
Daviess
7 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.9★
Hardin
7 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Madison
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.4★
Barren
5 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Whitley
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.8★
Campbell
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.8★
Christian
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Pike
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3★
Pulaski
4 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.8★
Mc Cracken
4 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Muhlenberg
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4.3★
Boone
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2★
Harrison
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Marshall
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Greenup
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Ohio
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Boyd
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Taylor
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Logan
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2★
Henderson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Boyle
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Perry
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Scott
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Nelson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Floyd
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Rockcastle
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Franklin
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Harlan
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Grayson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Mercer
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Jessamine
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Bell
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Marion
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Graves
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Breckinridge
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Washington
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Lyon
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Hickman
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Union
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Shelby
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Bullitt
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Laurel
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Calloway
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Butler
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Livingston
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Fulton
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Adair
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Larue
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Garrard
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Breathitt
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Lawrence
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Clark
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Knott
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Rowan
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Knox
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Monroe
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Leslie
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Letcher
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Carroll
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Mason
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Mc Lean
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Mc Creary
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Wolfe
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Metcalfe
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Magoffin
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Lewis
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Montgomery
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Lincoln
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Jackson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Trigg
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Carter
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Bath
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Green
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Grant
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Crittenden
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Cumberland
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Owsley
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Morgan
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Anderson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Bourbon
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Russell
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Webster
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Clay
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Wayne
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Fleming
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Clinton
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Caldwell
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Ballard
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Allen
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Spencer
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Simpson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Lee
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Estill
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Bracken
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Powell
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Meade
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Pendleton
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Trimble
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Robertson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Gallatin
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Henry
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Owen
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Martin
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Hart
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Carlisle
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Hancock
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Todd
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Edmonson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Casey
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Johnson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Elliott
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Menifee
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Oldham
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Woodford
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★

Largest providers in Kentucky

SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE
38 homes in KY · 70 nationally · avg 3.1★
SIMCHA HYMAN & NAFTALI ZANZIPER
24 homes in KY · 94 nationally · avg 2.4★
BENJAMIN LANDA
18 homes in KY · 52 nationally · avg 3.2★
BLUEGRASS HEALTH KY
15 homes in KY · 15 nationally · avg 2.9★
TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES
13 homes in KY · 121 nationally · avg 4.1★
ENCORE HEALTH PARTNERS
12 homes in KY · 12 nationally · avg 2.9★
LYON HEALTHCARE
11 homes in KY · 14 nationally · avg 1.9★
DAVID MARX
10 homes in KY · 10 nationally · avg 2.6★
SEKY HOLDING CO.
9 homes in KY · 9 nationally · avg 2.6★
PACS GROUP
7 homes in KY · 263 nationally · avg 3★
PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE
7 homes in KY · 44 nationally · avg 3.1★
Legal Business Name Not Available
6 homes in KY · 394 nationally · avg 3.1★

All suburbs in Kentucky

A

Albany (1)Alexandria (1)Annville (1)Ashland (3)Auburn (1)Augusta (1)

B

Barbourville (1)Bardstown (2)Bardwell (1)Beattyville (1)Beaver Dam (1)Bedford (1)Benton (1)Berea (2)Booneville (1)Bowling Green (6)Brandenburg (1)Brodhead (1)Brownsville (1)Burkesville (1)Butler (1)

C

Cadiz (1)Calhoun (1)Calvert City (2)Campbellsville (2)Campton (1)Carrollton (1)Clinton (2)Cold Spring (1)Columbia (1)Corbin (4)Covington (2)Cumberland (1)Cynthiana (3)

D

Danville (2)Dawson Springs (2)

E

Edgewood (1)Edmonton (1)Elizabethtown (5)Elkhorn City (1)Elkton (1)Elsmere (2)Erlanger (2)

F

Flatwoods (1)Flemingsburg (1)Florence (2)Fordsville (1)Fort Thomas (3)Frankfort (2)Franklin (1)Frenchburg (1)Fulton (1)

G

Georgetown (2)Glasgow (5)Grayson (1)Greensburg (1)Greenville (3)

H

Hanson (1)Hardinsburg (2)Harlan (1)Harrodsburg (2)Hartford (1)Hazard (2)Henderson (2)Hindman (1)Hodgenville (1)Hopkinsville (3)Horse Cave (1)Hyden (1)

I

Inez (1)Irvine (1)

J

Jackson (1)Jamestown (1)Jeffersontown (1)

K

Kuttawa (2)

L

La Center (1)La Grange (1)Lancaster (1)Lawrenceburg (1)Lebanon (1)Leitchfield (2)Lewisport (1)Lexington (13)Liberty (1)London (1)Louisa (1)Louisvile (1)Louisville (34)

M

Madisonville (4)Manchester (1)Marion (1)Masonic Home (1)Mayfield (2)Maysville (1)Middlesboro (1)Midway (1)Monticello (1)Morehead (1)Morganfield (2)Morgantown (1)Mount Olivet (1)Mount Sterling (1)Mount Vernon (1)Mount Washington (2)Murray (1)

N

Nerinx (1)New Castle (1)Nicholasville (1)

O

Owensboro (7)Owenton (1)Owingsville (1)

P

Paducah (4)Paintsville (1)Paris (1)Pembroke (1)Phelps (1)Pikeville (1)Pine Knot (1)Pineville (1)Prestonsburg (2)Princeton (1)Prospect (1)

R

Radcliff (2)Richmond (3)Russellville (1)

S

Saint Catharine (1)Salem (1)Salyersville (1)Sandy Hook (1)Scottsville (1)Sebree (1)Shelbyville (2)Somerset (4)South Shore (1)South Williamson (1)Springfield (1)Stanford (1)Stanton (1)

T

Taylorsville (1)Tompkinsville (1)

U

Union (1)

V

Vanceburg (1)Villa Hills (1)

W

Warsaw (1)West Liberty (1)Whitesburg (1)Williamsburg (1)Williamstown (1)Wilmore (1)Winchester (1)Woodburn (1)Wurtland (1)

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