Breckinridge Place
170 SYKES BOULEVARD, Morganfield, KY 42437
Morganfield, Kentucky · CMS verdict
Breckinridge Place's CMS overall star rating runs above the Kentucky state average (2.9) and reflects above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Breckinridge Place in Morganfield, Kentucky holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 86 of 100 (grade B). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 86 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 86.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Breckinridge Place's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Kentucky average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Morganfield, Kentucky. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 96% occupancy, this facility is running near full capacity, worth confirming current bed availability directly before visiting.
Same-ownership peers
Within Kentucky, Breckinridge Place is one of 35 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.5 stars, ahead of roughly 69% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Breckinridge Place's upper-tercile stars compare to Kentucky
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Kentucky facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Kentucky state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Breckinridge Place ranks in Kentucky
Among the 266 CMS-rated nursing homes in Kentucky, Breckinridge Place’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 83% of them. The bars show how all Kentucky homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
44 Kentucky homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 24 |
| Residents | 23 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Union |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 4 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Breckinridge Place? ▾
Breckinridge Place has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Kentucky average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Kentucky? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Kentucky is $9,718 per month ($116,618 annually). A private room averages $11,254 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Breckinridge Place offer? ▾
Breckinridge Place is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Breckinridge Place have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Breckinridge Place has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Kentucky? ▾
In Kentucky, alternatives include assisted living ($5,528/mo), home health aides ($6,197/mo), and adult day care ($1,907/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Kentucky elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 185465.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.