Jefferson County, Kentucky
County inventory for Jefferson 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 Jefferson County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 39 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet KY-JEFFERSON-KENTUCKY · Jefferson, KY
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 39 homes
- BEDS-MID 4,017 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-TOP #45/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Jackson
- AL-MID $5,528/mo
- BOOK-FULL 39/39 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Jackson County, MO (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 Jefferson County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Jefferson County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 39 nursing homes and 4,017 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.8/5 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 Jefferson providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Jefferson County break as 9 at 1★, 11 at 2★, 4 at 3★, 8 at 4★, 6 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (41% of 39 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Forest Springs Health Campus, Nazareth Home, Nazareth Home Clifton. 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 Jefferson, KY
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Jefferson County
39 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Springs Health Campus | Louisville | 5/5 | 58 | For profit - Corporation |
| Nazareth Home | Louisville | 5/5 | 118 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Nazareth Home Clifton | Louisville | 5/5 | 113 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab & We | Louisville | 5/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Springs at Stony Brook | Louisville | 5/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| Westport Place Health Campus | Louisville | 5/5 | 64 | For profit - Corporation |
| Glen Ridge Health Campus | Louisville | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Park Terrace Health Campus | Louisville | 4/5 | 88 | For profit - Corporation |
| Seneca Place | Louisville | 4/5 | 122 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & We | Louisville | 4/5 | 95 | For profit - Corporation |
| Signature Healthcare at Rockford Rehab & Wellness | Louisville | 4/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| Signature Healthcare of South Louisville | Louisville | 4/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Episcopal Church Home | Louisville | 4/5 | 26 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Wesley Manor | Louisville | 4/5 | 68 | Non profit - Church related |
| Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Louisville | 3/5 | 128 | For profit - Corporation |
| Franciscan Health Care Center | Louisville | 3/5 | 87 | For profit - Corporation |
| Klondike Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Louisville | 3/5 | 62 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Willows at Springhurst | Louisville | 3/5 | 52 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cherokee Park Rehabilitation | Louisville | 2/5 | 104 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Eastway Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | 2/5 | 252 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation | Louisville | 2/5 | 154 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville | 2/5 | 76 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Jeffersontown Rehabilitation | Jeffersontown | 2/5 | 98 | For profit - Partnership |
| Kindred Hospital - Louisville | Louisville | 2/5 | 47 | For profit - Partnership |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Louisville | 2/5 | 35 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Louisville East Post Acute | Louisville | 2/5 | 178 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Prospect | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Treyton Oak Towers | Louisville | 2/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Valhalla Post Acute | Louisville | 2/5 | 162 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | 1/5 | 92 | For profit - Corporation |
| Clifton Heights | Louisville | 1/5 | 110 | For profit - Individual |
| Parkwood Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Louisvile | 1/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
| River Oaks Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | 1/5 | 122 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sam Swope Care Center | Masonic Home | 1/5 | 136 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Signature Healthcare at Summerfield Rehab & Wellne | Louisville | 1/5 | 165 | For profit - Corporation |
| Signature Healthcare of East Louisville | Louisville | 1/5 | 128 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation | Louisville | 1/5 | 96 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lyndon Crossing | Louisville | N/A | 145 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Jefferson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Louisville | 4.5 |
| Amedisys Home Health Care Services | Louisville | 4.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health Care Services | Louisville | 4.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health Services | Louisville | 4.0 |
| Vna Health at Home | Louisville | 4.0 |
| Baptist Health Home Care Louisville | Louisville | 3.5 |
| Caretenders | Louisville | 3.5 |
| Norton Home Health | Louisville | 2.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Jefferson
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Jefferson 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 (39 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 Jefferson County.