Kentucky

  • 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.
2019
Overall
Grade
C
Overall
Rank
29
Previous Report Card
Overall
Grade
C
Overall
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
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