Overview
Sam Swope Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Masonic Home. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 90% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 12, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $14,859 in the past three years.
Sam Swope Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 136 certified beds, caring for about 127 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
Top 76%
Top 66%
Family reviews
- K L HJanuary 2026
My mother went into Mira Lea the "active lifestyle " community in appx 2013. Mom passed in 2023. Just now can I address a review Food was great for the first 5 years 2013 -2018, then went very downhill to a ditch. Supposedly the apartment would generate some income after her death. But as of now 3 YEARS LATER January 2026 THIS APARTMENT STILL HASN'T SOLD I've emailed and even got a realtor and lawyer involved. The Masonic Home sells. "Contract of care" NOT REAL ESTATE. SO NO RECOURSE IS AVAILABLE BE VERY WARY OF MASONIC HOMES and all associated "real estate" Their promises DO NOT MATCH REALITY At present am trying to get media involved to spread the word.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $14,859
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.04 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.52 hrs
- Nurse aides2.87 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 136
- Average residents per day
- 127
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 8, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes