Overview
Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Kentucky average of 3.0. It ranks 14th of 34 nursing homes in Louisville. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 77% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 2, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $17,523 in the past three years.
Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 154 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 42%
Top 44%
Top 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $17,523
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.41 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.90 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.50 hrs
- Nurse aides2.01 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 154
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1967
- 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