Emerald Trace: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Trace is a 54-bed nonprofit nursing home in Elsmere, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 63% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 52.5% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Emerald Trace
3802 Turkeyfoot RoadElsmere, KY 41018
Kenton 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 Emerald Trace, nurse aides logged 3.85 hours per resident per day, 63% above the Kentucky average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.85 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.88 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.34 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.86 | 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
52.5% of nursing staff at Emerald Trace left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,318 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | Fine | $9,318 |
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. Emerald Trace holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Emerald Trace
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Kenton Housing, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 23, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Emerald Trace
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Elsmere | 0.2 | 127 | 2.01 | 3.50 | 45.6% | 4 | None |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood SNF Edgewood | 2.2 | 30 | 1.81 | 6.52 | 32.7% | 5 | None |
| Florence Park Care Center Florence | 2.7 | 150 | 1.97 | 3.49 | 57.4% | 1 | None |
| Village Care Center Erlanger | 3.3 | 100 | 2.53 | 4.40 | 60.5% | 4 | None |
| Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Florence | 3.3 | 151 | 2.42 | 3.75 | 59.1% | 1 | $35,980 |
| VillaSpring of Erlanger Erlanger | 3.4 | 140 | 2.42 | 3.82 | 44.6% | 3 | None |
| Madonna Manor Villa Hills | 5.8 | 60 | 4.83 | 6.85 | 63.3% | 1 | $181,278 |
| Rosedale Green Covington | 6.5 | 176 | 2.21 | 3.52 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
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.