Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility
Nursing home in South Williamson, Kentucky, CMS certification number 185172
260 Hospital Drive, South Williamson, KY 41503 · Pike County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 34
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility 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
- 6.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 2.02
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 2.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.16
- Weekend total hours
- 5.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 11.1%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 18, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 3, 2023, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 21.9 residents live here, about 64% of its 34 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 34
- Average residents per day
- 21.9
- Certified since
- June 5, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility
- Legal business name
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility
- Good Shepherd Health and Rehabilitation60 Phillips Branch Road, Phelps 41553
- Martin County Health Care Facility62 Maude Road, Inez 41224
- Pikeville Nursing and Rehab Center, LLC260 South Mayo Trail, Pikeville 41501
- Riverview Health Care Center79 Sparrow Lane, Prestonsburg 41653
- Prestonsburg Health Care Center147 North Highland Avenue, Prestonsburg 41653
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 Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility, 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 Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Tug Valley ARH Skilled Nursing Facility?
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.