SeniorHomeReview Cost Index

The median nursing home in Kentucky billed $341 per day — about $10,370 per month — in its most recent federal cost report, 11% below the national median. Half of Kentucky facilities billed between $300 and $393 per day; the median facility collected $306/day across all payers, with Medicaid covering 74% of resident days.

Computed from 252 Kentucky facilities' own audited CMS cost reports (FY2023) — not a survey. Billed charges are the closest public proxy for private-pay prices; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates. Methodology & all states.