Nursing home
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness
1705 Herr Lane, Louisville, KY 40222 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Signature Healthcare (71 facilities) · 95 certified beds
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.90 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Jun 18, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness 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) | 3.90 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.1% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 10, 2025
What inspectors found at Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness
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 · Jun 18, 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 · Sep 18, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2021 - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2021 - 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 · Mar 8, 2019
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 8, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 8, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 8, 2019 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 8, 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 · Mar 8, 2019 - Potential for harm
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 · Mar 8, 2019 - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 8, 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
- 1705 Herr Lane
Louisville, KY 40222 - CMS certification #
- 185349
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 95
- Avg residents/day
- 81.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-05-18
- Chain
- Signature Healthcare (71 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness since 2025; latest score 99, grade A (August 2026)
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 3 violations cited
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: Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place
- Aug 24, 2026: score 99, grade A.
- Feb 13, 2026: score 97, grade A.
- Jun 26, 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 Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: private room.
is a designated unit compromised of dedicated staff, private suites, select dining options, and much more to assist with your road to recovery so we can
(page, checked Oct 15, 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.
- Sep 15, 2021: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Aug 12, 2026. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $5,500 proposed, $6,500 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 64168 - LP Louisville Herr Lane LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $1,000 now. To be fixed by Mar 22, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(a)). Penalty $2,750 proposed, $2,750 now. To be fixed by Mar 17, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(b)). Penalty $2,750 proposed, $2,750 now. To be fixed by Mar 17, 2022. Contested by the employer.
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
- Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab & We, Louisville. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Louisville. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 40222 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Shelbyville Road Dialysis, Louisville, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dialyze Direct Louisville, Ky, Louisville, 2.7 miles away, straight line
Fmc - Masonic Home Dialysis, Masonic Home, 2.8 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 40222.
Hosparus, Inc, office in Louisville, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
St Croix Hospice, office in Jeffersonville, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hosparus Southern Indiana, office in New Albany, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, Louisville. 2.6 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 moderate, 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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: 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 Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness a good nursing home?
CMS gives Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness staffed?
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness reports 3.90 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness have?
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness is certified for 95 beds.