Louisville · 40217
Eastway Health & Rehabilitation
1155 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217
Little Sisters of the Poor
⌖ Louisville, KY · Jefferson County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds35
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Little Sisters of the Poor
Little Sisters of the Poor is a 35-bed nonprofit nursing home in Louisville, KY. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Kentucky is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), 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 5 hr 54 min a day with each resident, more than the Kentucky average of 3 hr 57 min. About 59% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameLittle Sisters Of The Poor
LocationJefferson County, Kentucky
Phone(502) 636-2300
Address15 Audubon Plaza Drive, Louisville, KY 40217 · Jefferson County
CMS provider number185260
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 2, 1991 (35 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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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
5 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 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 Apr 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Apr 2026)Kentucky average: 2.9. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 54 min a dayKentucky average: 3 hr 57 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 24 min a dayKentucky average: 47 minStrength
Things to ask about
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- Nursing staff turnover59% a yearKentucky average: 46%Worse 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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury8.2%State average: 3.9%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.5%State average: 4.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs20.4%State average: 16.1%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.7State average: 1.9Worse than 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
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Kentucky, Medicaid pays for 74% of resident days at a typical home.
- 68% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 30% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average90%Kentucky typical: 87%
Cost of care per resident day$458Kentucky 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, the same as 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections3★
Staffing4★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.9 |
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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