Overview
Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Kentucky average of 3.0. It ranks 23rd of 34 nursing homes in Louisville. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% 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 June 4, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Kentucky nursing homes have been fined.
Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 116 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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.
Top 68%
Top 54%
Top 48%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 4, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.24 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.60 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 116
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes