- Kentucky climbed one spot in this year’s national nursing home ranking to No. 29, managing to hang on to its “C” average from the state’s previous report card.
- Kentucky nursing home grades show that quality scores fall into one of two categories, really good or awful with no in between; the state scored above average grades in half of the the quality measures while scoring below average or failing grades in the remaining quality measures.
- Kentucky nursing home’s frontline caregiver hours sank to their lowest levels in any report card; the state averaged 2 hours and 26 minutes of care per resident daily while ranking No. 40 in the percentage of nursing homes with above average direct care staffing.
- Kentucky nursing homes had the nation’s worst ombudsman record, as advocates verified 95 percent of registered complaints, indicating widespread concerns from residents about their lack of quality care.
- Kentucky’s nursing home care ranks fourth out of the Southeast Region’s eight states.
Kentucky
2019
Overall
Grade
C
Grade
C
Overall
Rank
29
Rank
29
Previous Report Card
Overall
Grade
C
Grade
C
Overall
Rank
30
Rank
30
Criteria | 2019 DATA | 2019 GRADE | 2019 RANK | PREVIOUS DATA | PREVIOUS GRADE | PREVIOUS RANK | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct Care Staffing Above Average | 28.42% | D | 40 | 57.34% | D | 37 | |
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident | 2.44 | D | 32 | 2.56 | C | 22 | |
Facilities With Deficiencies | 81.29% | B | 11 | 94.76% | D | 36 | |
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies | 9.18% | B | 11 | 18.88% | C | 28 | |
Health Inspections Above Average | 28.87% | B | 15 | 43.36% | B | 16 | |
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average | 34.74% | D | 39 | 50% | D | 37 | |
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident | 1.83 | B | 17 | 1.83 | A | 8 | |
Verified Ombudsman Complaints | 94.75% | F | 51 | 87.74% | F | 41 |