Nursing home
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation
1253 Lake Barkley Drive, Kuttawa, KY 42055 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Lyon Healthcare (14 facilities) · 65 certified beds
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kuttawa, Kentucky. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lake Barkley 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) | 3.34 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.34 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 76.6% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 April 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 15, 2025
What inspectors found at Lake Barkley Health & 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 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 · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 24, 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 · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 14, 2020
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2020 - 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 · Feb 14, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2020 - 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 · Feb 14, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2020 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2020 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2020
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
- 1253 Lake Barkley Drive
Kuttawa, KY 42055 - CMS certification #
- 185318
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 50.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-12-09
- Chain
- Lyon Healthcare (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Caldwell Medical Center, Princeton. 14.2 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- River's Bend Retirement Community, Kuttawa. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caldwell County Home Health, Princeton. 10.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 11.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 42055 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Kuttawa Dialysis, Kuttawa, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 42055.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southeastern Physician Services PC, Union City. 68.9 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate, 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation staffed?
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation reports 3.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation have?
Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation is certified for 65 beds.