The Willows at Hamburg: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Willows at Hamburg is a 64-bed for-profit nursing home in Lexington, Kentucky, part of Trilogy Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 43.4% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
The Willows at Hamburg
2531 Old Rosebud RoadLexington, KY 40509
Fayette 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 The Willows at Hamburg, nurse aides logged 3.06 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Kentucky average. With about 58 residents a day, that works out to roughly 178 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.06 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.14 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.24 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.37 | 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
43.4% of nursing staff at The Willows at Hamburg 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $61,627 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2024 | Fine | $61,627 |
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. The Willows at Hamburg holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About The Willows at Hamburg
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Trilogy Health Services, 123 homes
- Legal name: Trilogy Healthcare of Fayette I LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 14, 2012
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Willows at Hamburg
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lexington Premier Nursing & Rehab Lexington | 1.5 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.54 | 53.2% | 1 | $240,331 |
| Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center Lexington | 4.0 | 124 | 1.86 | 3.34 | 43.0% | 4 | None |
| Mayfair Manor Lexington | 4.1 | 98 | 2.06 | 3.67 | 48.2% | 1 | $33,602 |
| The Willows at Citation Lexington | 4.7 | 54 | 1.87 | 4.04 | 38.5% | 4 | None |
| Hartland Park Health & Rehabilitation Lexington | 4.9 | 150 | 2.18 | 3.44 | 46.2% | 1 | $12,925 |
| Lexington Country Place Lexington | 5.4 | 111 | 2.64 | 3.88 | 56.8% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home Lexington | 5.6 | 164 | 2.51 | 4.02 | 37.1% | 1 | $7,901 |
| Homestead Post Acute Lexington | 5.7 | 136 | 2.06 | 3.53 | 48.5% | 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.