Highlandspring of Ft Thomas: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highlandspring of Ft Thomas is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, part of Carespring. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 48.3% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Highlandspring of Ft Thomas
960 Highland AvenueFort Thomas, KY 41075
Campbell 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 Highlandspring of Ft Thomas, nurse aides logged 2.85 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Kentucky average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 385 aide hours a day, or about 48 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 21% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.85 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.25 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 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
48.3% of nursing staff at Highlandspring of Ft Thomas left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 11, 2026. 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 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. Highlandspring of Ft Thomas holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Highlandspring of Ft Thomas
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Carespring, 16 homes
- Legal name: Highlandspring Health Care and Rehabilitation LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 29, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highlandspring of Ft Thomas
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas SNF Fort Thomas · no staffing data submitted | 0.4 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Carmel Manor Fort Thomas | 1.5 | 95 | 2.28 | 4.03 | 79.0% | 1 | $305,116 |
| The Pavilion at Kenton Covington | 1.9 | 82 | 1.58 | 2.85 | 76.1% | 1 | None |
| Rosedale Green Covington | 2.7 | 176 | 2.21 | 3.52 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| Carecore at Margaret Hall Cincinnati | 4.0 | 99 | 1.83 | 3.38 | 84.8% | 2 | None |
| Residence at Salem Woods Cincinnati | 4.1 | 99 | 2.07 | 3.45 | 19.7% | 5 | None |
| Lincoln Crawford Care Center Cincinnati · abuse citation | 4.1 | 96 | 2.04 | 3.46 | 55.4% | 3 | None |
| Beechwood Home for Incurables Cincinnati | 4.3 | 80 | 3.30 | 5.26 | 41.9% | 5 | 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.