Overview
Emerald Trace has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Elsmere. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 22, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $9,318 in the past three years.
Emerald Trace is a nonprofit facility with 54 certified beds, caring for about 47 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $9,318
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.24 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)2.01 hrs
- Nurse aides3.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.22 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 47
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 23, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes