CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 39 nursing homes in Jefferson County, Kentucky qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Jefferson County as urban.
In Kentucky, 202 of 267 nursing homes (75.7%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE PARK REHABILITATION | Louisville | No | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 104 | 185237 |
| Chestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | Lyon Healthcare | 92 | 185468 |
| Clifton Heights | Louisville | No | Journey Healthcare | 110 | 185176 |
| Eastway Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | Lyon Healthcare | 252 | 185122 |
| Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Louisville | No | Venza Care Management | 128 | 185288 |
| Forest Springs Health Campus | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 58 | 185478 |
| Franciscan Health Care Center | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 87 | 185132 |
| Glen Ridge Health Campus | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 70 | 185461 |
| Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | David Marx | 154 | 185039 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville | No | 76 | 185154 | |
| Jeffersontown Rehabilitation | Jeffersontown | No | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 98 | 185268 |
| Kindred Hospital - Louisville | Louisville | No | Kindred Healthcare | 47 | 185361 |
| Klondike Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Louisville | No | Encore Health Partners | 62 | 185333 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Louisville | No | 35 | 185260 | |
| Louisville East Post Acute | Louisville | No | Pacs Group | 178 | 185178 |
| Lyndon Crossing, LLC | Louisville | No | Journey Healthcare | 145 | 185165 |
| Nazareth Home | Louisville | No | 118 | 185138 | |
| Nazareth Home Clifton | Louisville | No | 113 | 185442 | |
| Park Terrace Health Campus | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 88 | 185462 |
| Parkwood Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | Lyon Healthcare | 118 | 185096 |
| Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Louisvile | No | Encore Health Partners | 110 | 185290 |
| River Oaks Health & Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | 122 | 185029 | |
| Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Prospect | No | Venza Care Management | 100 | 185259 |
| Sam Swope Care Center | Masonic Home | No | 136 | 185388 | |
| Seneca Place | Louisville | No | David Marx | 130 | 185456 |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab & We | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 100 | 185169 |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & We | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 96 | 185349 |
| Signature Healthcare at Rockford Rehab & Wellness | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 110 | 185311 |
| Signature Healthcare at Summerfield Rehab & Wellne | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 165 | 185300 |
| Signature Healthcare of East Louisville | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 128 | 185350 |
| Signature Healthcare of South Louisville | Louisville | No | Signature Healthcare | 100 | 185335 |
| Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation | Louisville | No | Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper | 96 | 185348 |
| The Episcopal Church Home | Louisville | No | Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc. | 26 | 185310 |
| The Springs at Stony Brook | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 66 | 185485 |
| The Willows at Springhurst | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 52 | 185305 |
| Treyton Oak Towers | Louisville | No | 60 | 185175 | |
| Valhalla Post Acute | Louisville | No | Pacs Group | 162 | 185455 |
| Wesley Manor | Louisville | No | 68 | 185136 | |
| Westport Place Health Campus | Louisville | No | Trilogy Health Services | 64 | 185466 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.