Nursing home
Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation
1015 West Magazine Street, Louisville, KY 40203 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Lyon Healthcare (14 facilities) · 92 certified beds
Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Aug 7, 2023 cited 23 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $306,141In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chestnut Ridge Health & 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) | 3.21 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.92 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 74.7% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 3.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $306,141, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
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 · Dec 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2023 - 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 7, 2023 - 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 7, 2023
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
- 1015 West Magazine Street
Louisville, KY 40203 - CMS certification #
- 185468
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 73.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2012-04-03
- Chain
- Lyon Healthcare (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lyon Healthcare
Lyon Healthcare operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lyon Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness since 2025; latest score 96, grade A (June 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness: Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation
- Jun 8, 2026: score 96, grade A.
- Nov 19, 2025: score 98, grade A.
- Feb 11, 2025: score 97, grade A.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Score: Out of 100. Grade: A is 85-100, B is 75-84, C is below 75. Publishes the three most recent scores per establishment; violation details are not in the open data.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Norton Hospitals, Inc, Louisville. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- River Oaks Health & Rehabilitation, Louisville. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, Jeffersonville. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 40203 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita West Broadway Dialysis, Louisville, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
American Kidney Center, Louisville, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
University Of Louisville Dialysis Center, LLC, Louisville, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 40203.
Hosparus Southern Indiana, office in New Albany, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva I, office in Jeffersonville, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hosparus, Inc, office in Louisville, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Louisville Geriatric Associates, Louisville. 0.0 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 |
| Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation staffed?
Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation reports 3.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation have?
Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation is certified for 92 beds.