Clifton Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Clifton Heights is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Journey Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 78.9% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Clifton Heights
446 Mt. Holly AvenueLouisville, KY 40206
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Clifton Heights, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Kentucky average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 203 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.61 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 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
78.9% of nursing staff at Clifton Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 81.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Clifton Heights holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Clifton Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Journey Healthcare, 32 homes
- Legal name: Clifton Heights, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 20, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Clifton Heights
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation Louisville | 0.4 | 96 | 1.90 | 3.25 | 60.7% | 2 | $21,879 |
| Nazareth Home Clifton Louisville | 0.6 | 113 | 2.62 | 4.68 | 47.2% | 5 | None |
| Home of the Innocents Louisville | 1.6 | 76 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Kindred Hospital - Louisville Louisville | 1.9 | 47 | 2.73 | 6.62 | 39.4% | 2 | $64,799 |
| Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.3 | 154 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 38.7% | 2 | $17,523 |
| Sam Swope Care Center Masonic Home | 2.3 | 136 | 2.98 | 5.11 | 42.4% | 2 | $14,859 |
| Eastway Health & Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.8 | 252 | 2.04 | 3.63 | 56.4% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Cherokee Park Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.8 | 104 | 1.81 | 3.34 | 58.2% | 2 | $12,054 |
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.