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Clifton Heights

Nursing home in Louisville, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
446 Mt. Holly Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone
(502) 897-1646
Listed under
For-profit, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
Medicare CCN
185176
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
110
Average residents per day
100
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Clifton Heights, LLC
Chain
Journey Healthcare (34 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 20, 1984
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 185176. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 4, 2025. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 1, 2019 to Dec 4, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 4, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 22, 2025Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2025Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2023Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 26. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.14 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.76 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.80 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.62 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
78%
RN turnover (yearly)
84%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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