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Clifton Heights

446 Mt. Holly Avenue, Louisville, KY 402065028971646Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 110Avg. daily residents: 92Chain: Journey Healthcare (32 facilities)County: Jefferson
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.

The complete public record on Clifton Heights, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Kentucky average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Clifton Heights holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 79% is well above the Kentucky average of 46%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.61 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.95)
0.68 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.79)
3.28 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
78.9% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (46.4)
81.0% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

December 4, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
4 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (2.9)
23 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

35 citations on record across recent inspections, 10 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
December 4, 20250925Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 22, 20250697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
November 22, 20250776Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. ComplaintG · Actual harm
August 11, 20230600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
August 11, 20230835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
August 11, 20230867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
August 11, 20230607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
August 11, 20230609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
August 11, 20230684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.