Kentucky has 268 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
54 Kentucky facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Nazareth Home | Louisville | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen | Hanson | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Loretto Living Center At Loretto Motherhouse, Inc | Nerinx | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Paul E Patton Eastern Ky Veterans Center | Hazard | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Breckinridge Place | Morganfield | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Calvert City Convalescent Center | Calvert City | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Hyden Health And Rehabilitation Center | Hyden | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Life Care Center Of La Center | La Center | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Prestonsburg Health Care Center | Prestonsburg | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 7 Kentucky facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Heights Nursing Home | Paris | Special Focus |
| Carmel Manor | Fort Thomas | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | Special Focus |
| Clifton Heights | Louisville | Special Focus |
| Lyndon Crossing | Louisville | Special Focus |
| Salyersville Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Salyersville | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Kentucky search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.