What do Louisville Senior Advisor's guides cover?
Our 13 guides cover Kentucky's assisted living licenses, memory care rules, costs and payment programs, hospital discharge in Louisville, and county-by-county help across the KIPDA region, each sourced to Kentucky law, Kentucky agencies or federal data.
New guides publish on a regular schedule; the newest appears in the footer of every page. Each guide opens with a short answer, includes at least one data table, and ends with the questions families ask about it.
How are the guides different from the rest of the site?
The rules, costs and directory pages are reference material; the guides take one situation or decision at a time and walk through it the way a family would face it, linking back to the reference pages for the full rules.
If a guide and a reference page ever disagree, the reference page is updated first and the guide is corrected.
CMS's Special Focus List and Louisville-Area Nursing Homes
Two Louisville nursing homes carry a CMS Special Focus designation or candidacy in the October 2026 data. What the program is, and how families should use the information.
Read the guide →October 26, 2026What "Pending Renewal" Means on Kentucky's Assisted Living Roster
Nearly half of the Louisville area's assisted living licenses show "Pending Renewal" on OIG's October 2026 directory. Here is what that status does and does not tell you.
Read the guide →October 24, 2026Where Louisville's Assisted Living Actually Is: East End vs. West End
Kentucky's licensing roster shows Louisville's assisted living concentrated in four eastern and southeastern areas, with none licensed downtown or in the South End.
Read the guide →October 22, 2026How to Read a Louisville Nursing Home's CMS Record
Star ratings are only the start. Staffing hours, turnover and the deficiency list tell you more, and CMS publishes all of them for Louisville-area nursing homes.
Read the guide →October 20, 2026Kentucky's 2025 Senior Care Costs in Plain English
CareScout's 2025 survey shows Kentucky assisted living up 8% and nursing homes up more than 10%. What the numbers mean for a Louisville budget, and what they leave out.
Read the guide →October 17, 2026Kentucky's Nursing Home Personal Needs Allowance Is Now $60
House Bill 6 raised the amount a Kentucky Medicaid nursing home resident keeps each month from $40 to $60. What it covers, what it doesn't, and how families should handle it.
Read the guide →October 15, 2026Who Can Give Insulin in Kentucky Assisted Living?
A diabetes diagnosis can decide which Louisville community a parent can live in. Kentucky's medication rules, explained through one common example.
Read the guide →October 13, 2026Senior Care in Oldham County: La Grange, Crestwood and the I-71 Corridor
Oldham County has the region's lowest share of residents 65 and older and a small licensed market concentrated in La Grange. What families there should know.
Read the guide →October 10, 2026Bullitt County Senior Care: Mount Washington, Shepherdsville and PACE
Bullitt is the only county outside Louisville in the KIPDA region with a PACE organization. Here is what else its licensed market includes.
Read the guide →October 8, 2026The Kentucky Assisted Living Lease Checklist: 14 Things the Law Requires
KRS 194A.713 lists what every Kentucky assisted living lease must include. Use it as a checklist before your family signs.
Read the guide →October 6, 2026Family Care Homes in Louisville: Kentucky's Smallest Care License
A dozen family care homes appear on Kentucky's roster for the Louisville area, most in western and southern Jefferson County. What they are and how to check one.
Read the guide →October 3, 2026Adult Day Health in Louisville: 33 Licensed Programs and How to Pay
Adult day health is the least expensive paid care option in Kentucky and an HCB waiver service. Where Louisville's programs are and what to ask them.
Read the guide →October 1, 2026How Often Kentucky Inspects Assisted Living, and Why It Matters
Kentucky reviews assisted living every 24 months, or every 12 after a serious finding. Here is how to get the most recent findings for a Louisville community.
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