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88/100

Excellent

Glasgow State Nursing Facility

207 State Avenue, Glasgow, KY 42141

CMS 3/5 stars #1 of 5 in Barren County (270) 659-4700
Certified beds
100
Occupancy
63%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $62,189 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Glasgow State Nursing Facility

Glasgow State Nursing Facility is unusual for a state-run home in that its staffing is genuinely strong, 7.04 nurse hours per resident day, roughly double the national average, and its staff turnover of 35.8% beats the national 45.8%. Those numbers matter, because consistent hands-on care is what families actually feel day to day. The problem sits on the inspection side: six deficiencies on record, five of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and $62,189 in fines. A recent August 2025 inspection means the picture is current, not stale. Strong staffing and troubling survey findings can coexist, here they clearly do, and the inspection record is what a family should ask about directly before deciding.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

29/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →10.65 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.32 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →36% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$62,189 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day7.04 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.32 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours6.45 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover35.80%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 21, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Glasgow State Nursing Facility

What is the ElderGrade for Glasgow State Nursing Facility? +

Glasgow State Nursing Facility holds an ElderGrade of A (88 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Glasgow State Nursing Facility? +

Residents receive an average of 7.04 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Glasgow State Nursing Facility been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Glasgow State Nursing Facility accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Glasgow State Nursing Facility is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.