Emerald Trace
Nursing home in Elsmere, Kentucky, CMS certification number 185481
3802 Turkeyfoot Road, Elsmere, KY 41018 · Kenton County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $9,318 (1)
Does Emerald Trace take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Emerald Trace is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Emerald Trace reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 6.24
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 2.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.71
- Weekend total hours
- 5.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 61.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 88.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 22, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 15, 2023, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Emerald Trace 1 time in the past 3 years, for $9,318 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 47.2 residents live here, about 87% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 47.2
- Certified since
- February 23, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Emerald Trace
- Legal business name
- Kenton Housing, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Emerald Trace
- Woodcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center3876 Turkeyfoot Road, Elsmere 41018
- St Elizabeth Edgewood SNF1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood 41017
- Florence Park Care Center6975 Burlington Pike, Florence 41042
- Village Care Center2990 Riggs Avenue, Erlanger 41018
- Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence 41042
Who inspects nursing homes in Kentucky
Kentucky's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Kentucky, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Emerald Trace, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Emerald Trace
What is the CMS star rating of Emerald Trace?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Emerald Trace accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Emerald Trace?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Emerald Trace?
Kenton Housing, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.