Whitley County, Kentucky
County inventory for Whitley 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
5 nursing homes put Whitley County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 534 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Kentucky cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet KY-WHITLEY-KENTUCKY · Whitley, KY
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 534 beds
- STAR-MID 3.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #737/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $5,528/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (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 Whitley County
Whitley County, Kentucky sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 534 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.2/5 (1 at 4★+, 1 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 Whitley providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Whitley County break as 1 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (80% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Christian Health Center Corbin. 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 Whitley, 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 3★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Whitley County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Health Center Corbin | Corbin | 5/5 | 104 | Non profit - Other |
| Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center | Corbin | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Heritage | Corbin | 3/5 | 85 | For profit - Corporation |
| Williamsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center | Williamsburg | 3/5 | 125 | For profit - Corporation |
| Corbin Health and Rehabilitation Center | Corbin | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Whitley County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Whitley County Home Health Agency | Williamsburg | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Whitley 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 (5 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 Whitley County.