Mercer County, Kentucky
County inventory for Mercer 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Mercer County average 3.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 157 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians.
County care plate
Sheet KY-MERCER-KENTUCKY · Mercer, KY
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 157 beds
- STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,746/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,528/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Mercer County
CMS star quality is the standout for Mercer County: rated homes average 3.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 157 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians run 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. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Mercer County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center | Harrodsburg | 4/5 | 112 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Willows at Harrodsburg | Harrodsburg | 3/5 | 45 | For profit - Corporation |
Read next for stronger-star Mercer
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 Mercer County.