Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in New Castle, KY

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in New Castle
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Updated on October 13, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, New Castle has a total of 30 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,722 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of New Castle of 939, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.34 persons in New Castle. There were 2,215 residents in nursing homes as October 13, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.37 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, New Castle has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for New Castle and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.74 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.08	2.31 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.92	0.83 / 0.88
All Staff	3.70	3.88 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Kentucky.

COVID-19 Infections in New Castle Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in New Castle there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 13, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in New Castle

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for New Castle Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in New Castle, KY. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in New Castle

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in New Castle based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Hickory Creek at Madison 1945 CRAGMONT ST MADISON, IN	12.67
Thornton Terrace Health Campus 188 THORNTON RD HANOVER, IN	20.00
Forest Springs Health Campus 4120 WOODED ACRE LANE LOUISVILLE, KY	6.67
The Willows at Springhurst Opco LLC 3001 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY LOUISVILLE, KY	29.33
Bedford Springs Health and Rehabilitation 50 SHEPHERD LANE BEDFORD, KY	27.33
The Springs at Stony Brook 2200 STONY BROOK DRIVE LOUISVILLE, KY	14.40
The Episcopal Church Home 7504 WESTPORT ROAD LOUISVILLE, KY	19.33
Swiss Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation 1023 W MAIN ST VEVAY, IN	29.33
Masonic Home of Shelbyville 711 FRANKFORT ROAD SHELBYVILLE, KY	15.33
Crestview Healthcare and Rehabilitation 1871 MIDLAND TRAIL SHELBYVILLE, KY	8.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in New Castle based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
The Waters of Clifty Falls 950 CROSS AVE MADISON, IN	66.67
Aperion Care Hanover 410 W LAGRANGE RD HANOVER, IN	164.33
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and We 1801 LYNN WAY LOUISVILLE, KY	92.67
Lyndon Crossing 1101 LYNDON LANE LOUISVILLE, KY	1,227.83 /
Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation 905 HWY 127 NORTH OWENTON, KY	39.33
Valhalla Post Acute 300 SHELBY STATION DRIVE LOUISVILLE, KY	115.33
Bradford Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1040 US 127 SOUTH FRANKFORT, KY	112.17 /
Signature Healthcare of East Louisville 2529 SIX MILE LANE LOUISVILLE, KY	78.00
Jeffersontown Rehabilitation 3500 GOOD SAMARITAN WAY JEFFERSONTOWN, KY	44.00
Louisville East Post Acute 4200 BROWNS LANE LOUISVILLE, KY	49.33

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