Nursing home
Franciscan Health Care Center
3625 Fern Valley Road, Louisville, KY 40219 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Trilogy Health Services (125 facilities) · 87 certified beds
Franciscan Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.05 hours per resident per day, above the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Dec 10, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Franciscan Health Care Center 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) | 4.05 | 4.01 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.27 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.3% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 26, 2025
What inspectors found at Franciscan Health Care Center
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
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 14, 2022 - 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 24, 2019
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
- 3625 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219 - CMS certification #
- 185132
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 87
- Avg residents/day
- 76.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-02-26
- Chain
- Trilogy Health Services (125 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Trilogy Health Services
Trilogy Health Services operates 125 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Trilogy Health Services 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 88, grade C (July 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: Franciscan Communities Healthcare CTR
- Jul 31, 2026: score 88, grade C.
- Sep 15, 2025: score 98, grade A.
- Feb 4, 2025: score 95, 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
- Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville. 6.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Louisvile. 2.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna Health At Home, Louisville. 3.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- 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 40219 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Trilogy Dialysis - Franciscan, Louisville, 0.4 miles away, straight line
Davita Preston Highway Dialysis, Louisville, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc-South Central Louisville, Louisville, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 40219.
Hosparus, Inc, office in Louisville, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Jeffersonville, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hosparus Southern Indiana, office in New Albany, 14.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Community Medical Associates Inc, Louisville. 3.1 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 very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 Franciscan Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Franciscan Health Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Franciscan Health Care Center staffed?
Franciscan Health Care Center reports 4.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Franciscan Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Franciscan Health Care Center have?
Franciscan Health Care Center is certified for 87 beds.