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Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly

208 WEST 12TH STREET, LONDON, KY, 40741

(606) 864-4155

laurelhousing.com

160 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

208 West 12th Street

London, KY 40741

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Bed capacity

160

CMS facility ID

185003

Care type

Nursing home

County

Laurel

Facility name

Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly

Street address

208 WEST 12TH STREET

City / state / ZIP

London, KY 40741

Phone

(606) 864-4155

Website

laurelhousing.com

About this facility — Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly

Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in London, Kentucky. It is licensed for 160 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky (95 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in London and 268 skilled nursing facilities across Kentucky. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly 14 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Blair, Vicki

Director · Trustee — since 2023

Bowling, Roy

Director · Officer · Trustee — since 1978

Cunnagin, Elmer

Director · Trustee — since 1981

Dunaway, Bridget

Director · Trustee — since 2023

Garland, Sharon

Director · Trustee — since 2018

Hensley, Jeannie

Director · Trustee — since 2023

Houchens, Tom

Director · Officer · Trustee — since 1978

King, Robert

Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2018

Kuhl, Harvey

Director · Trustee — since 1990

Mccowan, Carrie

Director · Trustee — since 2009

Miller, Jonathan

Additional disclosable party — since 2006

Morris, Nancy

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Westerfield, David

Director · Trustee — since 2012

Young, Kathey

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1996

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-04-03

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$289 per day (≈ $8,790/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

58% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 39% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

15% below the KY median of $341/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

160

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2020-03-05Health inspection2 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2020-03-26

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2020-03-24

2019-01-10Health inspection3 citations

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2019-01-29

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2019-01-29

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2019-01-29

1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (9 citations)

2025-04-03Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-05-12

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-22

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-05-14

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-21

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-05-30

K-0781

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2025-05-30

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-04-24

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-05-30

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-05-12

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 185003.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.473 ratings on Google

★★★★★Elysium Joy · 2025-01-18 · via Google
“Nice, well kept, clean elder care and physical rehabilitation facility. Most of the staff are friendly and helpful, Jenny especially. She is Wonderful...she is a force of nature and so pleasant to the residents and families.”

★Courtney Bunch · 2021-12-05 · via Google
“They made my disabled elderly grandmother go outside to see her infant great granddaughter in 41 degree weather. Me and my family had an awful experience. We drove for two hours to come see my grandmother so she could see her seven-month-old great granddaughter and was denied entry due to my daughter being under the age of 18. Soon after I watch the young boy and his mother leave the building. It …”

★Courtney Bunch · 2021-12-05 · via Google
“They made my disabled elderly grandmother go outside to see her infant great granddaughter in 41 degree weather. Supposedly theres a policy no one under 18 is allowed in the building. It seems as if the policy is only enforced on certain kinds of people and by certain kinds of people. I watch a young boy leave with his mother, while my sleeping 7 month old daughter was denied entry. Clearly a disg…”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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