Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center
246 East Main Street, Beattyville, KY 41311 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Signature Healthcare (71 facilities) · 109 certified beds
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Beattyville, Kentucky. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Aug 9, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lee County Care and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.85 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.3% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below 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 Lee County Care and Rehabilitation 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 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 · Aug 1, 2019 - 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 · May 24, 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
- 246 East Main Street
Beattyville, KY 41311 - CMS certification #
- 185337
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 109
- Avg residents/day
- 100.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-04-13
- Chain
- Signature Healthcare (71 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Signature Healthcare
Signature Healthcare operates 71 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Signature Healthcare facilities →
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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
- Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital, Irvine. 17.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Owsley County Health Care Center, Inc., Booneville. 8.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kentucky River District Hha, Beattyville. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 14.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 41311 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 41311.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, Richmond. 35.4 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Beattyville, KY, risk to homes is greater than 85% of communities in Kentucky and 75% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center have?
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 109 beds.