Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Kuttawa, Kentucky, part of Lyon Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 61.1% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation
1253 Lake Barkley DriveKuttawa, KY 42055
Lyon 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 Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Kentucky average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 127 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.30 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
61.1% of nursing staff at Lake Barkley Health & 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 72.7%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lyon Healthcare, 11 homes
- Legal name: Vista Ridge SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 9, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| River's Bend Retirement Community Kuttawa | 1.6 | 40 | 2.37 | 3.79 | 56.8% | 4 | None |
| Princeton Nursing & Rehabilitation Princeton | 11.8 | 104 | 2.43 | 3.29 | 40.8% | 3 | None |
| Calvert City Convalescent Center Calvert City | 13.4 | 95 | 4.07 | 5.63 | 43.5% | 5 | None |
| Salem Springlake Health & Rehabilitation Center Salem | 15.9 | 75 | 1.81 | 3.11 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| Crittenden County Health & Rehabilitation Center Marion | 18.0 | 101 | 1.79 | 3.09 | 57.4% | 3 | None |
| Oakview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Calvert City | 19.8 | 100 | 1.81 | 3.47 | 67.7% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cadiz | 20.5 | 50 | 1.96 | 3.46 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Benton | 21.1 | 96 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 51.2% | 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.