Nursing home
Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation
1205 Leitchfield Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper (94 facilities) · 145 certified beds
Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Owensboro, Kentucky. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.33 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Apr 4, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Kentucky and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kentucky avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.33 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 3.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2021
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1205 Leitchfield Road
Owensboro, KY 42303 - CMS certification #
- 185236
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 145
- Avg residents/day
- 126.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-01-23
- Chain
- Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper (94 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper
Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper operates 94 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Carmel Home, Owensboro. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Green River District Hha, Owensboro. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 42303 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Owensboro Dialysis Center, Owensboro, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Owensboro Home Dialysis, Owensboro, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 42303.
Hospice Of Western Kentucky, office in Owensboro, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc, Owensboro. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.33 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation have?
Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 145 beds.