CMS Care Compare · 2026 2 nursing homes Kentucky

Washington County, Kentucky

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County inventory for Washington 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 Washington County average 4.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 118 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kentucky medians.

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Sheet KY-WASHINGTON-KENTUCKY · Washington, KY

NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-ONE 2 homes
  • BEDS-FEW 118 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.5★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #1,967/2,851
  • 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 Washington County

CMS star quality is the standout for Washington County: rated homes average 4.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 118 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 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Church related (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Sansbury Care Center, Springfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,528
Assisted Living / mo
$9,718
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,197
Home Care / mo
4.5
Avg CMS Rating

Nursing Homes in Washington County

2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Sansbury Care Center Saint Catharine 5/5 48 Non profit - Church related
Springfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Springfield 4/5 70 For profit - Limited Liability company

Read next for stronger-star Washington

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Higher-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
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Sparse home-health path: Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Washington County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Washington County.