Here are 4 Nursing Homes in Pulaski County, KY

Nurse hours

7.06 /day

Staff turnover

69%

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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Scu is a small swing-bed unit inside a hospital, twelve beds total, run by a for-profit corporation. The nurse staffing number stands out right away: 7.06 hours per resident day, roughly 83% above the national average of 3.86, though weekends dip about 12% below the unit's own weekday level. Turnover is the catch, 69.4% of staff leave each year against a national average of 45.8%, which is a lot of churn for a twelve-bed unit. On inspections it looks clean: two deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and the most recent survey was January 2025. Quality measures score lower than the inspection record suggests.

Nurse hours

4.10 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Somerwoods runs a 166-bed for-profit home in Somerset, and the staffing is genuinely better than most: 4.10 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with turnover at 39.4% versus 45.8% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 12% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about directly. The trouble sits elsewhere. Twelve deficiencies are on the current record, two tied to abuse, and the last inspection was February 2025. CMS gives it 2 of 5 stars on health inspections and just 1 of 5 on quality measures. Strong hands-on staffing is carrying a record that inspection and quality scores say is uneven.

Nurse hours

3.40 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Cumberland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs 93 beds under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.40 hours per resident day, roughly 12 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends thin out further, about 17 percent below the home's own weekday coverage, so the hours when families tend to visit are the leanest. Turnover is the bright spot: 29.4 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning the aides and nurses you meet are likelier to still be there next year. The current record shows 11 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the last inspection in April 2025.

Nurse hours

3.73 /day

Staff turnover

46%

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Somerset Nursing and Rehabilitation runs 123 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.73 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86. That gap is small, but weekends drop about 11% below the home's own weekday coverage, and CMS gave staffing a single star. Turnover is 45.7%, essentially identical to the national figure, so that's not the differentiator here. The inspection record is: 19 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, with the last inspection in June 2025. Two-star marks on health inspections and quality measures round it out. Families weighing this one should ask directly about weekend nurse coverage and how the abuse-related findings were resolved.