Sam Swope Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sam Swope Care Center is a 136-bed nonprofit nursing home in Masonic Home, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Sam Swope Care Center
240 Masonic Home DriveMasonic Home, KY 40041
Jefferson 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 Sam Swope Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.98 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Kentucky average. With about 126 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 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.98 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.48 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.11 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.53 | 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
42.4% of nursing staff at Sam Swope 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 40.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 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 2 fines totaling $14,859 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Fine | $6,500 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Fine | $8,359 |
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. Sam Swope Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Sam Swope Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Masonic Homes of Louisville LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 8, 1993
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sam Swope Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westport Place Health Campus Louisville | 1.5 | 64 | 2.14 | 4.37 | 36.9% | 5 | None |
| Seneca Place Louisville | 2.1 | 130 | 1.68 | 3.38 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Clifton Heights Louisville · SFF candidate | 2.3 | 110 | 2.21 | 3.61 | 78.9% | 1 | None |
| Cherokee Park Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.4 | 104 | 1.81 | 3.34 | 58.2% | 2 | $12,054 |
| Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation Louisville | 2.4 | 96 | 1.90 | 3.25 | 60.7% | 2 | $21,879 |
| Nazareth Home Clifton Louisville | 2.4 | 113 | 2.62 | 4.68 | 47.2% | 5 | None |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & We Louisville | 2.7 | 96 | 2.01 | 3.88 | 27.9% | 4 | None |
| The Episcopal Church Home Louisville | 2.9 | 26 | 3.61 | 5.02 | 27.0% | 4 | $10,364 |
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.