Thomson-Hood Veterans Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thomson-Hood Veterans Center is a 285-bed government-run nursing home in Wilmore, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 40% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 29.4% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Thomson-Hood Veterans Center
100 Veterans DriveWilmore, KY 40390
Jessamine 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 Thomson-Hood Veterans Center, nurse aides logged 3.31 hours per resident per day, 40% above the Kentucky average. With about 142 residents a day, that works out to roughly 471 aide hours a day, or about 59 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) | 3.31 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.09 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.45 | 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
29.4% of nursing staff at Thomson-Hood Veterans 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 24.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Thomson-Hood Veterans Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Thomson-Hood Veterans Center
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 28, 2014
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Thomson-Hood Veterans Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Nicholasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Nicholasville | 4.5 | 73 | 1.95 | 3.19 | 83.1% | 1 | None |
| The Willows at Fritz Farm Lexington | 9.5 | 54 | 2.10 | 3.98 | 52.0% | 3 | None |
| Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home Lexington | 10.3 | 164 | 2.51 | 4.02 | 37.1% | 1 | $7,901 |
| Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center Harrodsburg | 11.2 | 112 | 2.31 | 3.56 | 30.2% | 3 | $6,682 |
| Hartland Park Health & Rehabilitation Lexington | 11.2 | 150 | 2.18 | 3.44 | 46.2% | 1 | $12,925 |
| Mayfair Manor Lexington | 11.8 | 98 | 2.06 | 3.67 | 48.2% | 1 | $33,602 |
| Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center Lexington | 12.0 | 124 | 1.86 | 3.34 | 43.0% | 4 | None |
| Lexington Country Place Lexington | 12.8 | 111 | 2.64 | 3.88 | 56.8% | 1 | $27,378 |
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.