Elsmere · 41018
Woodcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
3876 Turkeyfoot Road
Elsmere, KY 41018
Emerald Trace
⌖ Elsmere, KY · Kenton County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds54
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Emerald Trace
Emerald Trace is a 54-bed nonprofit nursing home in Elsmere, KY. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Kentucky is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Aug 2025), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 6 hr 20 min a day with each resident, more than the Kentucky average of 3 hr 57 min. About 52% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $9,318 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (3 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameEmerald Trace
LocationKenton County, Kentucky
Phone(859) 342-0200
Address3802 Turkeyfoot Road, Elsmere, KY 41018 · Kenton County
CMS provider number185481
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 23, 2017 (9 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Aug 2025)Kentucky average: 2.9. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 20 min a dayKentucky average: 3 hr 57 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover52% a yearKentucky average: 46%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $9,318Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Dec 2023 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident36 min a dayKentucky average: 47 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Kentucky average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital37.0%State average: 24.2%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit8.5%State average: 13.7%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.6%State average: 1.7%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 13 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury7.1%State average: 3.9%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.8%State average: 4.8%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.6%State average: 16.1%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.2State average: 1.9About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Kentucky average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Kentucky, Medicaid pays for 74% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 28% Medicare
- 72% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average79%Kentucky typical: 87%
Cost of care per resident day$501Kentucky typical: $330
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 5 stars in April 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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