Cherokee Park Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cherokee Park Rehabilitation is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 58.2% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Cherokee Park Rehabilitation
2100 Cherokee Ridge WayLouisville, KY 40205
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cherokee Park Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 23% below the Kentucky average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 174 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
58.2% of nursing staff at Cherokee Park Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,054 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Fine | $12,054 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Payment Denial | 20 days from Jul 16, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cherokee Park Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Cherokee Park Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper, 79 homes
- Legal name: Cherokee Park Rehabilitation, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 11, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cherokee Park Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Nazareth Home Louisville | 1.4 | 118 | 3.06 | 5.43 | 29.5% | 5 | None |
| Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Louisville | 1.5 | 154 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 38.7% | 2 | $17,523 |
| Seneca Place Louisville | 1.6 | 130 | 1.68 | 3.38 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Louisville | 2.2 | 35 | 3.86 | 5.89 | 59.3% | 2 | None |
| Nazareth Home Clifton Louisville | 2.3 | 113 | 2.62 | 4.68 | 47.2% | 5 | None |
| Eastway Health & Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.3 | 252 | 2.04 | 3.63 | 56.4% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Sam Swope Care Center Masonic Home | 2.4 | 136 | 2.98 | 5.11 | 42.4% | 2 | $14,859 |
| Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.5 | 96 | 1.90 | 3.25 | 60.7% | 2 | $21,879 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.