Overview
Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Kentucky average of 3.0. It ranks 3rd of 6 nursing homes in Bowling Green. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 60% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kentucky average of 2.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $56,814 in the past three years.
Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 48 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $56,814
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes