Woodland Oaks: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Woodland Oaks is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Ashland, Kentucky, part of Bluegrass Health Ky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 48.9% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Woodland Oaks
1820 Oakview RoadAshland, KY 41101
Boyd 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 Woodland Oaks, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Kentucky average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 224 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 2.15 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
48.9% of nursing staff at Woodland Oaks left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 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 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. Woodland Oaks holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Woodland Oaks
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Bluegrass Health Ky, 15 homes
- Legal name: Woodland Oaks Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 25, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Woodland Oaks
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sanctuary at Ohio Valley Ironton | 3.0 | 93 | 2.04 | 3.43 | 40.6% | 4 | None |
| Harbor Healthcare of Ironton Ironton | 3.1 | 125 | 2.29 | 3.82 | 43.8% | 4 | None |
| Kingsbrook Lifecare Center Ashland | 3.5 | 137 | 2.96 | 5.01 | 24.6% | 4 | $11,154 |
| Crystal Care of Coal Grove Coal Grove | 3.9 | 57 | 1.87 | 3.16 | 48.8% | 3 | $159,708 |
| Oakmont Manor Flatwoods | 5.6 | 85 | 2.42 | 4.14 | 41.5% | 3 | None |
| Riverview Post Acute South Point | 7.7 | 100 | 1.62 | 2.92 | 48.1% | 3 | None |
| Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Ashland | 8.0 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.52 | 43.2% | 3 | None |
| Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Wurtland | 9.4 | 126 | 2.38 | 3.51 | 50.0% | 1 | $69,908 |
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.