Senior living in Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky spans 76 state-licensed assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities and 69 Medicare-certified nursing homes across Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby, Nelson, Meade, Spencer, and Henry counties in Kentucky, plus Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington counties in Indiana. 12 area nursing homes hold a 5-star CMS rating. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for any community that has not earned an award; the licensing and CMS data below are public records.
Every assisted living, memory care, and independent living community licensed by the state in Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby, Nelson, Meade, Spencer, and Henry counties in Kentucky, plus Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington counties in Indiana, from state licensing records. Listing here is not a rating: Lilisity publishes no score for any community that has not earned an award. Communities marked verified reviews have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.
Assisted living in the Louisville/Jefferson County area typically runs $4,500–$6,500 per month, with memory care $1,000–$1,500 above that and independent living below it; skilled nursing is billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay rather than monthly rent. Rates vary widely by apartment size and care level, so ask for the community’s current rate sheet.
| Care type | Typical Louisville/Jefferson County range | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Independent living | $3,000 – $4,500 | Private apartment or cottage, meals and services optional |
| Assisted living | $4,500 – $6,500 | Daily personal care, meals, medication management |
| Memory care | $5,500 – $8,000 | Secured neighborhood, dementia-trained staff |
| Skilled nursing | Payer-based | 24/7 medical care; Medicare/Medicaid/private pay |
Ranges reflect operator-published market rates for the region, September 2026. Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver programs and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs — see the FAQ below.
12 of the 69 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro hold the highest possible 5-star overall rating from CMS — including Nazareth Home in Louisville. Every facility below links to its full inspection history, staffing hours, and deficiency record.
| Facility ↕ | Location ↕ | CMS rating ↕ | Beds ↕ | Operator ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Home | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 118 | Independent |
| Nazareth Home Clifton | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 113 | Independent |
| Signature Healthcare At Jefferson Manor Rehab & We | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 100 | Signature Healthcare |
| Salem Crossing | Salem, IN | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 92 | American Senior Communities |
| The Springs At Stony Brook | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 66 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Westport Place Health Campus | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 64 | Trilogy Health Services |
| New Castle Nursing & Rehab | New Castle, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 60 | Pacs Group |
| Harrison Springs Health Campus | Corydon, IN | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 58 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Crestview Healthcare And Rehabilitation | Shelbyville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 58 | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper |
| Forest Springs Health Campus | Louisville, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 58 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Brandenburg Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Brandenburg, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 57 | Benjamin Landa |
| Sanders Ridge Health Campus | Mount Washington, KY | ★★★★★ 5/5 | 56 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Riverview Village | Clarksville, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 130 | American Senior Communities |
| Seneca Place | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 122 | David Marx |
| Signature Healthcare At Rockford Rehab & Wellness | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 110 | Signature Healthcare |
| Signature Healthcare Of South Louisville | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 100 | Signature Healthcare |
| Meadow View Health And Rehabilitation | Salem, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 98 | American Senior Communities |
| Signature Healthcare At Jefferson Place Rehab & We | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 95 | Signature Healthcare |
| Autumn Woods Health Campus | New Albany, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 91 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Park Terrace Health Campus | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 88 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Clark Rehabilitation And Skilled Nursing Center | Clarksville, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 83 | American Senior Communities |
| Glen Ridge Health Campus | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 70 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Wesley Manor | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 68 | Independent |
| Maple Manor Christian Home Inc | Sellersburg, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 57 | Independent |
| Villages At Historic Silvercrest The | New Albany, IN | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 56 | Trilogy Health Services |
| The Episcopal Church Home | Louisville, KY | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | 26 | Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc. |
| Louisville East Post Acute | Louisville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 178 | Pacs Group |
| Lincoln Hills Of New Albany | New Albany, IN | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 156 | Cardon & Associates |
| Green Valley Care Center | New Albany, IN | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 141 | Life Care Centers Of America |
| Indian Creek Healthcare Center | Corydon, IN | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 135 | Communicare Health |
| Essex Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center | Louisville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 128 | Principle Long Term Care |
| Richwood Nursing & Rehab | La Grange, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 120 | Pacs Group |
| Maple Grove Senior Living Llc | Shelbyville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 117 | Ecc Trust |
| Rolling Hills Healthcare Center | New Albany, IN | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 115 | Communicare Health |
| Franciscan Health Care Center | Louisville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 87 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Klondike Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Louisville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 62 | Encore Health Partners |
| The Willows At Springhurst | Louisville, KY | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | 52 | Trilogy Health Services |
| Eastway Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 252 | Lyon Healthcare |
| Valhalla Post Acute | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 162 | Pacs Group |
| Highlands Nursing And Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 154 | David Marx |
| Hillcrest Village | Jeffersonville, IN | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 149 | American Senior Communities |
| Green Meadows Health & Rehabilitation | Mount Washington, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 122 | Bedrock Healthcare |
| Signature Healthcare Of Spencer County | Taylorsville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 120 | Signature Healthcare |
| Sellersburg Healthcare Center | Sellersburg, IN | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 110 | Communicare Health |
| Cherokee Park Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 104 | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper |
| Bardstown Health & Rehabilitation | Bardstown, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 100 | Lyon Healthcare |
| Rivers Edge Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center | Prospect, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 100 | Principle Long Term Care |
| Jeffersontown Rehabilitation | Jeffersontown, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 98 | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper |
| Westminster Village Kentuckiana | Clarksville, IN | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 94 | Independent |
| Harrison Healthcare Center | Corydon, IN | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 92 | Communicare Health |
| Home Of The Innocents | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 76 | Independent |
| Treyton Oak Towers | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 60 | Independent |
| Kindred Hospital - Louisville | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 47 | Kindred Healthcare |
| Little Sisters Of The Poor | Louisville, KY | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | 35 | Independent |
| Signature Healthcare At Summerfield Rehab & Wellne | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 165 | Signature Healthcare |
| Charlestown Place At New Albany | New Albany, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 158 | Exceptional Living Centers |
| Sam Swope Care Center | Masonic Home, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 136 | Independent |
| Signature Healthcare Of East Louisville | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 128 | Signature Healthcare |
| Wedgewood Healthcare Center | Clarksville, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 124 | Communicare Health |
| River Oaks Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 122 | Christian Care Communities |
| Parkwood Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 120 | Lyon Healthcare |
| Clifton Heights | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 110 | Journey Healthcare |
| Regency Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Louisvile, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 110 | Encore Health Partners |
| Sycamore Heights Health And Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 96 | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper |
| Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 92 | Lyon Healthcare |
| Waters Of Georgetown, The | Georgetown, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 68 | Infinity Healthcare Consulting |
| Signature Healthcare At Colonial Rehab & Wellness | Bardstown, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | 65 | Signature Healthcare |
| Lyndon Crossing | Louisville, KY | Not rated | 145 | Journey Healthcare |
| The Springs At Oldham Reserve | La Grange, KY | Not rated | 50 | Trilogy Health Services |
Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved September 2026. Lilisity republishes this government data unmodified; no facility can pay to change its rating.
Senior living in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro is spread across Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby, Nelson, Meade, Spencer, and Henry counties in Kentucky, plus Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington counties in Indiana. The cities with the most licensed communities and nursing homes are listed below; most sit within a short drive of the region’s hospital systems, which matters for families coordinating specialist care or hospital discharge.
How Lilisity makes money: some communities pay us a referral fee when a family we’ve helped moves in. That fee never changes a review, a rating, or who appears on this page — CMS ratings come from the federal government, and reviews come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →
Most states, including Kentucky, offer a Medicaid waiver that covers care costs (not room and board) at participating assisted living communities for people who qualify financially and medically. Not every community accepts the waiver, so ask early. Veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid & Attendance, worth up to roughly $2,300 per month toward care.
Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily tasks like bathing and medications in an apartment setting, state-licensed and mostly private pay. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24/7 medical care, are federally certified and CMS-rated, and are typically paid through Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term-care insurance.
Every facility in the table above links to its full record — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing hours per resident, and any fines or penalties, sourced from Medicare's Care Compare data. 12 Louisville/Jefferson County-area facilities currently hold a 5-star overall rating.
Assisted living moves can happen in days when a community has availability — after a nurse assessment and paperwork. Memory care placements after a crisis often complete within one to two weeks. Calling an advisor who knows current availability is the fastest path: (833) 612-4732.
Lilisity publishes scores and rankings only for the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified interviews. The 76 communities listed by county come from state licensing records; CMS ratings apply only to Medicare-certified nursing homes.
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