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Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse

515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, KY 40049 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 55 certified beds

Medicare and Medicaid certified
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Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Nerinx, Kentucky. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.13 hours per resident per day, above the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Aug 7, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.

5 out of 5Overall CMS rating
5 out of 5Health inspections
5 out of 5Staffing
55 bedsCertified beds

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating5/5
Health inspections5/5
Staffing5/5
Quality measures4/5
Long-stay quality4/5
Short-stay qualityNo data

How Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse 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.

MetricThis facilityKentucky avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)6.134.013.89above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.790.770.68above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.992.432.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover24.7%46.7%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection0.03.49.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

6.13Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.79RN hrs/resident/day
1.36LPN hrs/resident/day
3.99Aide hrs/resident/day
5.26Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff24.7%
Registered nurses11.1%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Aug 7, 2025Most recent inspection
0Deficiencies found
0Health inspection score
0Fines
  • No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (August 2025)

What inspectors found at Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse

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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2022
  • Potential for harm

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 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
515 Nerinx Road
Nerinx, KY 40049
CMS certification #
185276
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
55
Avg residents/day
44.6
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
1991-07-09
Setting
Rural

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Website says Transportation
  • Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

  • Provides transportation. schedule your own appointments and transportation needs (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Apartment types named: studio. consists of 12 independent senior living units, with both suites and studios available. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Smoke-free. Smoke-Free Campus (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Staff pay and workplace safety

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • Oct 4, 2022: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jan 31, 2023. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $12,600 proposed, $6,300 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 65480 - Loretto Literary and Benevolent Institution. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
    Details
    • Serious: Ladders (1910.23(c)(7)(i)). Penalty $6,300 proposed, $3,150 now. To be fixed by Dec 20, 2022.
    • Serious: Cited rule 1910.30(b)(1). Penalty $6,300 proposed, $3,150 now. To be fixed by Dec 20, 2022.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Spring View Hospital, Lebanon. 9.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Sansbury Care Center, Saint Catharine. 8.1 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Caretenders, Elizabethtown. 24.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Walgreens. 9.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 40049 as micropolitan (micropolitan low commuting).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Fmc - Lebanon Marion County, Lebanon, 10.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Bardstown, Bardstown, 10.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Bardstown Dialysis Center, Bardstown, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Community Medical Associates Inc, Louisville. 40.7 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, 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.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse a good nursing home?

CMS gives Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse staffed?

Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse reports 6.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.

Has Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.

How many beds does Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse have?

Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse is certified for 55 beds.

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