Kingsbrook Lifecare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kingsbrook Lifecare Center is a 137-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ashland, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 24.6% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Kingsbrook Lifecare Center
2500 State Route 5Ashland, KY 41102
Boyd 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 Kingsbrook Lifecare Center, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 25% above the Kentucky average. With about 129 residents a day, that works out to roughly 382 aide hours a day, or about 48 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.01 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
24.6% of nursing staff at Kingsbrook Lifecare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 9.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 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 2 fines totaling $11,154 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 | Fine | $4,394 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Fine | $6,760 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Jul 30, 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. Kingsbrook Lifecare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Kingsbrook Lifecare Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Ashland Nursing Home Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 11, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kingsbrook Lifecare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodland Oaks Ashland | 3.5 | 110 | 2.15 | 3.77 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| Sanctuary at Ohio Valley Ironton | 4.9 | 93 | 2.04 | 3.43 | 40.6% | 4 | None |
| Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Ashland | 5.0 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.52 | 43.2% | 3 | None |
| Harbor Healthcare of Ironton Ironton | 5.2 | 125 | 2.29 | 3.82 | 43.8% | 4 | None |
| Crystal Care of Coal Grove Coal Grove | 5.7 | 57 | 1.87 | 3.16 | 48.8% | 3 | $159,708 |
| Oakmont Manor Flatwoods | 5.8 | 85 | 2.42 | 4.14 | 41.5% | 3 | None |
| Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Wurtland | 8.3 | 126 | 2.38 | 3.51 | 50.0% | 1 | $69,908 |
| Riverview Post Acute South Point | 10.0 | 100 | 1.62 | 2.92 | 48.1% | 3 | 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.