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Helmwood Healthcare
Elizabethtown, KentuckyMedicare inspection record
About Helmwood Healthcare
Helmwood Healthcare is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in Elizabethtown, KY with 60 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
60 residents
Location
Elizabethtown, KY
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
106 Diecks Drive, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 21, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Kentucky average is 2.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 40 minutes with each resident a day, below the Kentucky average of 3 hours 57 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Helmwood Healthcare in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 40 minutesBelow the Kentucky average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 37 minutesBelow the Kentucky average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 49%Above the Kentucky average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
2 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 21, 2026 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jun 12, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 12, 2026
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Hardin Ky Opco LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 53
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 26, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 185183
Location
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106 Diecks DriveElizabethtown, KY 42701
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Questions about Helmwood Healthcare
How did Helmwood Healthcare do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on May 21, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The Kentucky average is 2.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Helmwood Healthcare?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 40 minutes with each resident per day, including 37 minutes from registered nurses. 49% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Helmwood Healthcare been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Helmwood Healthcare in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.