Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Helmwood Healthcare
106 Diecks Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 60 certified beds
Helmwood Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Apr 25, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Helmwood Healthcare 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) | 3.59 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.9% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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 Helmwood Healthcare
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020 - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2018 - 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 21, 2018 - 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 · Dec 21, 2018
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2018
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
- 106 Diecks Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701 - CMS certification #
- 185183
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 53.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-01-26
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Helmwood Healthcare says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kensington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elizabethtown. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Elizabethtown. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Etown Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 42701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Of Hardin County, Elizabethtown, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Dialysis Of Central Kentucky, Elizabethtown, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Radcliff Dialysis, Radcliff, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 42701.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc, Leitchfield. 28.0 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 |
| 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 Helmwood Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Helmwood Healthcare an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Helmwood Healthcare staffed?
Helmwood Healthcare reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Helmwood Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Helmwood Healthcare have?
Helmwood Healthcare is certified for 60 beds.