Fayette County, Kentucky
County inventory for Fayette 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. Home-health agency signature
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Fayette County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 13 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet KY-FAYETTE-KENTUCKY · Fayette, KY
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 13 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,377 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #219/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Cobb
- AL-MID $5,528/mo
- BOOK-FULL 13/13 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Cobb County, GA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Fayette County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Fayette County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 13 nursing homes and 1,377 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.7/5 on rated homes.
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 Fayette providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Fayette County break as 3 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 6 at 3★, 3 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (54% of 13 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, Cardinal Hill Skilled Rehabilitation Unit, The Willows at Citation. 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 Fayette, 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 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Fayette County
13 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center | Lexington | 4/5 | 124 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cardinal Hill Skilled Rehabilitation Unit | Lexington | 4/5 | 74 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Willows at Citation | Lexington | 4/5 | 54 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Cambridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Lexington | 3/5 | 108 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Homestead Post Acute | Lexington | 3/5 | 136 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lexington Country Place | Lexington | 3/5 | 111 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pine Meadows Post Acute | Lexington | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Willows at Fritz Farm | Lexington | 3/5 | 54 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Willows at Hamburg | Lexington | 3/5 | 64 | For profit - Individual |
| Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home | Lexington | 2/5 | 164 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hartland Park Health & Rehabilitation | Lexington | 1/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab | Lexington | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Mayfair Manor | Lexington | 1/5 | 98 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Fayette County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Lexington | 4.5 |
| Frankfort Regional Healthcare at Home | Lexington | 4.5 |
| Amedisys Home Health | Lexington | 4.0 |
| Commonwealth Home Health | Lexington | 3.5 |
| Enhabit Home Health of Kentucky | Lexington | 3.5 |
| Vna Health at Home | Lexington | 3.5 |
| Baptist Health Home Care Lexington | Lexington | 3.0 |
| Caretenders | Lexington | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Fayette 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 (13 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (8 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 Fayette County.