Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu is a 12-bed for-profit nursing home in Somerset, Kentucky, part of Lifepoint Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 41% below the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 69.4% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu
305 Langdon StreetSomerset, KY 42503
Pulaski 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 Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu, nurse aides logged 1.40 hours per resident per day, 41% below the Kentucky average. With about 10 residents a day, that works out to roughly 13 aide hours a day, or about 2 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.40 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 5.13 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.06 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.23 | 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
69.4% of nursing staff at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 69.2%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 5, 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 Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lifepoint Health, 8 homes
- Legal name: Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 27, 1995
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Somerwoods Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Somerset | 1.0 | 166 | 2.65 | 4.10 | 39.4% | 1 | None |
| Somerset Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility Somerset | 1.0 | 123 | 2.64 | 3.73 | 45.7% | 1 | None |
| Cumberland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Somerset | 1.1 | 93 | 2.03 | 3.40 | 29.4% | 2 | None |
| Liberty Care & Rehabilitation Center Liberty | 23.6 | 97 | 2.05 | 3.47 | 55.8% | 1 | $65,196 |
| Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Mount Vernon | 24.3 | 143 | 3.03 | 7.05 | 26.1% | 5 | None |
| Rockcastle Health & Rehabilitation Center Brodhead | 24.6 | 104 | 1.98 | 3.56 | 48.5% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Monticello | 24.8 | 59 | 2.08 | 3.38 | 35.4% | 1 | $13,426 |
| Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Jamestown | 25.7 | 114 | 2.20 | 3.06 | 39.1% | 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.