Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Louisville, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 2141 Sycamore Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 895-5417
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 185348
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 96
Average residents per day: 88
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Cv Louisville Opco I, LLC
Chain: Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper (79 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Apr 7, 1992
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 185348. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 19, 2026. CMS lists 23 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 5, 2019 to Sep 20, 2024): 6 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Sep 20, 2024	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 20, 2024	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 20, 2024	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
Sep 20, 2024	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 20, 2024	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 20, 2024	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	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 20, 2024	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
Sep 20, 2024	Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Sep 20, 2024	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control · complaint inspection	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 12, 2024	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Apr 12, 2024	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Apr 5, 2019	Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 23. 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 Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $21,879 in the last three years.

Sep 20, 2024	Fine: $6,233
Apr 12, 2024	Fine: $15,646

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: 3.25 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.75 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.90 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.86 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 61%
RN turnover (yearly): 67%
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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