Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing home in London, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 32.1% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly
208 West 12th StreetLondon, KY 40741
Laurel 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 Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Kentucky average. With about 153 residents a day, that works out to roughly 375 aide hours a day, or about 47 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.10 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
32.1% of nursing staff at Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 19.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2025. 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. Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Laurel Housing Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Corbin | 10.7 | 120 | 3.01 | 4.31 | 60.0% | 3 | None |
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| The Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility Corbin | 15.0 | 85 | 2.39 | 3.87 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Corbin Health and Rehabilitation Center Corbin | 15.1 | 100 | 2.82 | 4.19 | 48.7% | 1 | None |
| Landmark of Laurel Creek Rehabilitation and Nursin Manchester | 19.0 | 106 | 1.89 | 3.14 | 31.6% | 3 | None |
| Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Mount Vernon | 20.6 | 143 | 3.03 | 7.05 | 26.1% | 5 | None |
| Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center Barbourville | 21.5 | 135 | 2.42 | 3.73 | 55.6% | 1 | $87,077 |
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.