Helmwood Healthcare Center

Helmwood Healthcare Center is a senior care community located in Elizabethtown, KY. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Elizabethtown area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (270) 737-2738.

Helmwood Healthcare Center is licensed for 60 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Elizabethtown average about 69 beds.

Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 89% of its licensed beds.

Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Elizabethtown average about 3.4 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2025 and recorded no deficiencies.

Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Elizabethtown average about 4.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 49%.

The community is located in Hardin County, KY.

Medicare five-star ratings

• Overall ★★★★★ 5/5
• Health inspections ★★★★★ 5/5
• Staffing ★★★★★ 3/5
• Quality measures ★★★★★ 3/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 6 problems at Helmwood Healthcare Center. None of them caused harm to a resident.

A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Helmwood Healthcare Center offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

• Organization type Non profit - Corporation
• Beds / units 60
• Occupancy 89%
• Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
• Annual staff turnover 49%
• Last health inspection April 2025