Nursing Homes in Louisville, Kentucky

There are 43 nursing homes in Louisville, Kentucky, which gives you a variety of options. We gave this city a city grade of B based on its overall nursing home quality. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Jeffersonville. We found the nursing homes in Louisville to be in a totally different league than the ones in Jeffersonville. The best aspect of Louisville's impressive profile was its nursing homes' inspection scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

In addition to a strong overall score, this city's nursing homes received favorable inspections in recent years. As a result, we gave it one of our higher grades in that category, with a grade of B+. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, Louisville earned a grade of B in the area of long-term care. In the other categories we looked at, we gave the city middle of the road grades for our short-term care and nursing areas.