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Best Nursing Homes in Kentucky, Graded A–F

All 266 graded Medicare-certified nursing homes in Kentucky, scored from CMS Care Compare — nurse staffing, health inspections, quality measures and penalties — against Kentucky peers of the same size. Grades are computed, never edited, and every input is shown on the facility page.

CMS data as of Aug 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026
Grade distribution — Kentucky
A24
B64
C102
D47
F29
Highest graded
ANazareth HomeA
Louisville · Staffing 5.4 nurse hours per resident-da...See grade
266 facilitiesgraded in Kentucky · 24 earned an A
All Kentucky Louisville (35)Lexington (12)Owensboro (7)Bowling Green (6)Elizabethtown (5)Glasgow (5)Corbin (4)Madisonville (4)Paducah (4)
Highest in Kentucky 1

Nazareth Home - Louisville, KY · 118 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 5.4 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 87 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5024599681 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
2

The Transitional Care Center Of Owensboro - Owensboro, KY · 30 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 7.8 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 86 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2706882000 Owensboro, Daviess County
3

Rockcastle Regional Hospital And Respiratory Care - Mount Vernon, KY · 143 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 7.0 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • 3 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 12) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 84 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
6062562195 Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County Medicaid
4

Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen - Hanson, KY · 156 beds · government - state CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 5.4 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top 10%
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 84 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2703229087 Hanson, Hopkins County Medicaid
5

The Springs At Stony Brook - Louisville, KY · 66 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.1 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 83 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5024914692 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
6

Paul E Patton Eastern Ky Veterans Center - Hazard, KY · 120 beds · government - state CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 5.5 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 82 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
6064356196 Hazard, Perry County Medicaid
7

Baptist Health Hardin - Elizabethtown, KY · 15 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 8.0 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 80 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2707371212 Elizabethtown, Hardin County
8

Nazareth Home Clifton - Louisville, KY · 113 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.7 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 80 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5028959425 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
9

Thomson-Hood Veterans Center - Wilmore, KY · 285 beds · government - state CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 5.1 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 79 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
8598582814 Wilmore, Jessamine County Medicaid
10

Riverside Care & Rehabilitation Center - Calhoun, KY · 79 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.9 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 79 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2702733783 Calhoun, Mc Lean County Medicaid
11

Maysville Nursing And Rehabilitation Facility - Maysville, KY · 130 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.9 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top 10%
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 79 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
6065644085 Maysville, Mason County Medicaid
12

Hermitage Care And Rehabilitation Center - Owensboro, KY · 92 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.8 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 77 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2706844559 Owensboro, Daviess County Medicaid
13

Providence Pointe Healthcare - Paducah, KY · 108 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.0 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 77 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2704426884 Paducah, Mc Cracken County Medicaid
14

New Castle Nursing & Rehab - New Castle, KY · 60 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.8 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 77 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5028452861 New Castle, Henry County Medicaid
15

Signature Healthcare Of Hart County Rehab & Wellne - Horse Cave, KY · 104 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.8 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 76 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2707862200 Horse Cave, Hart County Medicaid
16

Sam Swope Care Center - Masonic Home, KY · 136 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 5.1 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top 10%
  • $14,859 in fines in 3 years
AScore 76 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5028974907 Masonic Home, Jefferson County Medicaid
17

Signature Healthcare At Jefferson Manor Rehab & We - Louisville, KY · 100 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.0 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 75 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5024264513 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
18

Middlesboro Nursing And Rehabilitation Facility - Middlesboro, KY · 95 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.9 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 75 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
6062980091 Middlesboro, Bell County Medicaid
19

Signature Healthcare At Rockford Rehab & Wellness - Louisville, KY · 110 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.7 nurse hours per resident-day — above median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 75 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5024485850 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
20

Westport Place Health Campus - Louisville, KY · 64 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.4 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • 3 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 12) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 74 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5028933033 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
21

Signature Healthcare Of East Louisville - Louisville, KY · 128 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.4 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top 10%
  • $10,364 in fines in 3 years
AScore 74 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5024915560 Louisville, Jefferson County Medicaid
22

Loretto Living Center At Loretto Motherhouse, Inc. - Nerinx, KY · 55 beds · non profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 6.0 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 74 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2708655811 Nerinx, Marion County Medicaid
23

The Grandview Nursing And Rehabilitation Facility - Campbellsville, KY · 81 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.3 nurse hours per resident-day — top quarter in Kentucky
  • 1 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 4) — above median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 73 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
2704654321 Campbellsville, Taylor County Medicaid
24

Bardstown Health & Rehabilitation - Bardstown, KY · 100 beds · for profit - limited liability company CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 4.8 nurse hours per resident-day — top 10% in Kentucky
  • 3 health deficiencies at the last standard survey (CMS severity score 16) — below median
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
AScore 73 · ExcellentSee Full Grade
5023484220 Bardstown, Nelson County Medicaid
25

Life Care Center Of La Center - La Center, KY · 70 beds · for profit - corporation CMS Care Compare · data as of Aug 2026

  • Staffing 3.6 nurse hours per resident-day — below median in Kentucky
  • No health deficiencies at the last standard survey — top quarter
  • No fines or payment denials in 3 years
BScore 72 · GoodSee Full Grade
2706655681 La Center, Ballard County Medicaid
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Kentucky nursing homes by city

How we grade nursing homes

What data goes into a grade?
CMS Care Compare: Nurse staffing (30), Health inspections (30), Quality measures (25), Penalties (15). Each metric is percentile-ranked against Kentucky facilities in the same size band; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Facilities with under 60% of data are shown as "Not graded".
Can a facility pay to improve its grade?
No. Grades are computed from public data and have no editable field. Nothing on this page is sponsored.
Is a grade a substitute for visiting?
No. Use it to shortlist, then visit, ask for the latest inspection report, and talk to residents' families.