Overview
Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Harlan. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 27, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $10,868 in the past three years.
Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 143 certified beds, caring for about 112 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981.
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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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $10,868
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.37 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.72 hrs
- Nurse aides2.97 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 143
- Average residents per day
- 112
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 2, 1981
- 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