Elizabethtown · 3.2 mi
Baptist Health Hardin
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⌖ Elizabethtown, KY · Hardin County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds124
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Elizabethtown, KY. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Kentucky is 3.0.
- Inspections: 3 problems at its last full inspection (Feb 2026), close to the Kentucky average of 2.9. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 56 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Kentucky average of 3 hr 57 min. About 43% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameSignature Healthcare Of Elizabethtown
LocationHardin County, Kentucky
Phone(270) 769-2363
Address1850 Veteran's Way, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · Hardin County
Medicare provider number185118
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companySignature Healthcare · 67 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1972 (54 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare 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 Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 01 min a dayKentucky average: 47 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Feb 2026)Kentucky average: 2.9.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 56 min a dayKentucky average: 3 hr 57 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover43% a yearKentucky average: 46%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
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 hospital20.4%State average: 24.2%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit15.7%State average: 13.7%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.3%State average: 1.7%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 5 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is about the same as the state average of 4 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; 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 injury2.0%State average: 3.9%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.2%State average: 4.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs16.5%State average: 16.1%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.7State average: 1.9Better 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.
- 47% Medicaid
- 22% Medicare
- 31% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average93%Kentucky typical: 87%
Facility operating cost per resident day$394Kentucky 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 10 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
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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