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Nursing homes in Kentucky
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 267 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in Kentucky. 266 have a CMS overall star rating, and 107 are rated 4 stars or higher. 52 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Baptist Health Hardin, Bedford Springs Health and Rehabilitation and Breckinridge Place (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 153 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (16)
- Ashland
- Bowling Green
- Corbin
- Cynthiana
- Elizabethtown
- Fort Thomas
- Glasgow
- Greenville
- Hopkinsville
- Lexington
- Louisville
- Madisonville
- Owensboro
- Paducah
- Richmond
- Somerset
Nursing homes in smaller cities (163)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in Kentucky
- Hospices in Kentucky
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- Kentucky city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 267 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in Kentucky across 153 cities; 266 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.