Overview
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Kentucky average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Mount Vernon. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in Kentucky (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 2.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 10, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Kentucky nursing homes have been fined.
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care is a nonprofit facility with 143 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1980. It is located inside a hospital.
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 7%
Top 8%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff7.08 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.64 hrs
- Nurse aides3.10 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 143
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 25, 1980
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes