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Sam Swope Care Center

240 Masonic Home Drive, Masonic Home, KY 400415028974907Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 136Avg. daily residents: 126County: Jefferson

The complete public record on Sam Swope Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Masonic Home, 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.
Sam Swope Care Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $14,859 in the last three years. 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

5.11 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.95)
0.64 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.79)
4.53 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
42.4% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (46.4)
40.7% RN turnover
0 administrators 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

February 12, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
0 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (2.9)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$14,859 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
below the state average ($16,586)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

12 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 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
August 16, 20240578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental…J · Immediate jeopardy
August 16, 20240656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.J · Immediate jeopardy
August 16, 20240761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 16, 20240842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted…D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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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.