Prestonsburg Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prestonsburg Health Care Center is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, part of Signature Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 44.2% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Prestonsburg Health Care Center
147 North Highland AvenuePrestonsburg, KY 41653
Floyd 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 Prestonsburg Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kentucky average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 119 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
44.2% of nursing staff at Prestonsburg Health Care 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 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. Prestonsburg Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Prestonsburg Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Signature Healthcare, 67 homes
- Legal name: LP Prestonsburg LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prestonsburg Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverview Health Care Center Prestonsburg | 1.4 | 121 | 1.94 | 3.23 | 39.1% | 5 | None |
| Mountain Manor of Paintsville Paintsville | 10.2 | 126 | 2.45 | 3.68 | 39.4% | 1 | None |
| Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Salyersville · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 17.0 | 142 | 2.81 | 4.03 | 52.9% | 1 | $447,485 |
| Pikeville Nursing and Rehab Center, LLC Pikeville | 19.0 | 106 | 1.84 | 3.06 | 22.9% | 3 | None |
| Martin County Health Care Facility Inez | 19.3 | 65 | 2.48 | 3.87 | 30.0% | 4 | None |
| Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility South Williamson | 26.0 | 34 | 2.21 | 6.45 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Knott County Health & Rehabilitation Center Hindman | 26.5 | 92 | 3.28 | 4.88 | 34.7% | 3 | None |
| Trinity Health Care of Mingo Williamson | 28.3 | 90 | 2.47 | 5.49 | 60.4% | 3 | $25,237 |
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.