Nursing home
Home of the Innocents
1100 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 76 certified beds
Home of the Innocents is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 8.77 hours per resident per day, above the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Feb 12, 2023 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Home of the Innocents 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) | 8.77 | 4.01 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.08 | 2.43 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 20.5% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 September 13, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 29, 2025
What inspectors found at Home of the Innocents
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 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 · Sep 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 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 · Sep 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 12, 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 · Feb 12, 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 · Feb 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 12, 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 · Oct 31, 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
- 1100 East Market Street
Louisville, KY 40206 - CMS certification #
- 185154
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 76
- Avg residents/day
- 73.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-06-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness since 2025; latest score 99, grade A (April 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: Home of the Innocents
- Apr 24, 2026: score 99, grade A.
- Oct 7, 2025: score 100, grade A.
- Jan 27, 2025: score 100, 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.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Home of the Innocents 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 respite or short-term stays.
Our Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center (KCC) provides 24/7 long-term and respite care to children and young adults with complex medical needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Must have access to reliable transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Of Louisville Hospital, Louisville. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kindred Hospital - Louisville, Louisville. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, Jeffersonville. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 40206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- University Of Louisville Dialysis Center, LLC, Louisville, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Louisville, Louisville, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 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) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 40206.
St Croix Hospice, office in Jeffersonville, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hosparus, Inc, office in Louisville, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hosparus Southern Indiana, office in New Albany, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Louisville Physicians Inc, Louisville. 0.9 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, tornado very 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Home of the Innocents a good nursing home?
CMS gives Home of the Innocents an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Home of the Innocents staffed?
Home of the Innocents reports 8.77 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Home of the Innocents had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Home of the Innocents have?
Home of the Innocents is certified for 76 beds.