Barren County, Kentucky
County inventory for Barren County, Kentucky is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
6 nursing homes put Barren County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 528 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kentucky cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet KY-BARREN-KENTUCKY · Barren, KY
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 528 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #496/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $5,528/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Barren County
Barren County, Kentucky sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 6 nursing homes and 528 licensed beds. Across 6 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.8/5 (2 at 4★+, 2 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians: assisted living $5,528/mo, semi-private nursing $9,718/mo, private nursing $11,254/mo, home health aide $6,197/mo, adult day $1,907/mo. Local Barren providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Barren County break as 1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Signature Healthcare of Glasgow Rehab & Wellness C, TJ Samson Community Hospital. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Barren, KY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Barren County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare of Glasgow Rehab & Wellness C | Glasgow | 4/5 | 64 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| TJ Samson Community Hospital | Glasgow | 4/5 | 16 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Glasgow State Nursing Facility | Glasgow | 3/5 | 100 | Government - State |
| NHC Healthcare, Glasgow | Glasgow | 3/5 | 194 | For profit - Corporation |
| Barren County Nursing and Rehabilitation | Glasgow | 2/5 | 94 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Glenview Health and Rehabilitation | Glasgow | 1/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Barren County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| T. J. Samson Comm Hosp Home Care Program | Glasgow | 4.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Barren County, KY, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Kentucky overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Kentucky elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Kentucky state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Barren County.