Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Louisville, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 9600 Lamborne Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40272
Phone: (502) 935-7284
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 185288
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 1 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 128
Average residents per day: 114
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Essex SNF Operations LLC
Chain: Venza Care Management (25 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Sep 1, 1991
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 185288. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 15, 2025. CMS lists 10 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 13, 2018 to May 15, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
May 15, 2025	Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 15, 2025	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 13, 2018	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

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 Aug 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 Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.36 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.51 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.24 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.87 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 38%
RN turnover (yearly): 36%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

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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