Overview
Breathitt Health & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Jackson. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 92% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 20, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Kentucky nursing homes have been fined.
Breathitt Health & Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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 70%
Top 73%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- 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 staff3.18 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.83 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.55 hrs
- Nurse aides1.80 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 19, 1972
- 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