Kentucky Skilled Nursing & Rehab

76% of facilities here are for-profit. Average RN staffing is 0.77 hrs/resident/day — below the national average of 0.91. Know the landscape before you place.

Avg Trust Index

75/100

Placet composite score

RN Staffing

0.77

hrs/day · below national avg (0.91)

For-Profit Ownership

76%

of 288 facilities

Federal Penalties (3yr)

facilities fined

Safety Flags

abuse/neglect flags

SFF / Watch List

1 SFF · 5 candidates

Kentucky placement risk reports

Ownership

Ownership, fines, and abuse flags

Track for-profit ownership exposure, federal fines, and abuse-related warning signals.

Open report

Turnover

RN turnover and workforce stability

See where staffing continuity may be weak before the discharge call starts.

Open report

Readmissions

Hospital return rates after rehab

Spot facilities with elevated 30-day readmission risk in the same state.

Open report

State Data Brief

Kentucky at a glance

288 of 288 Kentucky facilities have zero federal penalties on record in the past 3 years.

Top-quartile Kentucky facilities average 1.37 RN hrs/resident/day — 1.8× the CMS 0.75-hr benchmark.

50% of Kentucky facilities have RN turnover below the national median (45.6%).

Owensboro is the highest-rated major market in Kentucky by Placet Trust Index among cities with 5+ facilities.

0 city markets in Kentucky have at least one trach or ventilator-capable facility.

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Best rated market

Owensboro

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7 facilities

Memory care options

Lexington

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13 facilities

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Cities in Kentucky

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