St. Matthews, Lyndon and the small cities around them sit just east of the Highlands, inside the Watterson Expressway's eastern arc and along Shelbyville Road, Westport Road and Lyndon Lane. It is one of Louisville's most established senior-living corridors: Baptist Health Louisville and Norton Women's and Children's Hospital are both in the 40207 ZIP code, and the small city of Masonic Home (40041) is home to the long-standing Masonic Homes of Kentucky campus.
Families here are usually comparing options a few minutes apart rather than across town, and the area mixes large continuing-care campuses with smaller assisted living buildings tucked into residential streets. Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center keep errands close, which matters for residents who still drive.
How many licensed senior care options are in St. Matthews & Lyndon?
OIG's October 2026 roster lists 11 assisted living licenses (482 licensed units), 8 nursing facilities and 4 adult day health programs in the St. Matthews & Lyndon area of Louisville (ZIP codes 40207, 40222, 40242, 40041).
| Available in St. Matthews & Lyndon | Not available in St. Matthews & Lyndon | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (OIG roster) | Assisted living licenses: 11, Nursing facilities: 8, Personal care beds in LTC campuses: 1, Adult day health programs: 4, Home health agencies: 3, Home care (personal services) agencies: 12 | — |
| Not on the roster here | — | Personal care homes, Family care homes |
| Secured memory care (ALC-DC) | 3 licenses | — |
Licensed home care is also well represented: 12 personal services agencies list an office address here, though agencies serve clients across the county.
Which assisted living and memory care communities are licensed in St. Matthews & Lyndon?
St. Matthews & Lyndon has 3 social-model ALC, 5 ALC-BH and 3 ALC-DC licenses on OIG's current roster; the largest is Belmont Village with 105 units and the smallest is Bee Hive Homes of Lyndon with 18.
| Facility | License type | License # | Licensed capacity | License status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Village 4600 Bowling Boulevard, 40207 | ALC-BH | 101570 | 105 units | Pending renewal |
| Vitality Living St Matthews 120 S Hubbards Ln, 40207 | ALC-BH | 101505 | 70 units | Pending renewal |
| Magnolia Springs Louisville 8225 Whipps Mill Road, 40222 | ALC | 101488 | 66 units | Active through 06/30/2027 |
| Storypoint Northfield 6000 Hunting Road, 40222 | ALC-BH | 101353 | 61 units | Pending renewal |
| Grove Pointe Assisted Living 230 Masonic Home Drive, 40041 | ALC | 101414 | 48 units | Active through 06/30/2027 |
| The Episcopal Church Home 7504 Westport Road, 40222 | ALC-DC | 101514 | 26 units | Active through 07/30/2027 |
| Belmont Village 4600 Bowling Boulevard, 40207 | ALC-DC | 101614 | 24 units | Active through 11/30/2026 |
| The Episcopal Church Home 7504 Westport Road, 40222 | ALC-BH | 100203 | 22 units | Pending renewal |
| Westport Place Health Campus 4247 Westport Road, 40207 | ALC-BH | 101144 | 22 units | Active through 06/30/2027 |
| Magnolia Springs Louisville 8225 Whipps Mill Road, 40222 | ALC-DC | 101590 | 20 units | Active through 06/30/2027 |
| Bee Hive Homes of Lyndon 8401 Lagrange Road, 40222 | ALC | 101423 | 18 units | Active through 06/30/2027 |
What nursing homes serve St. Matthews & Lyndon, and how does CMS rate them?
8 nursing facilities are licensed in St. Matthews & Lyndon, with 871 licensed beds; 3 of the 5 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars from CMS.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed capacity | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Crossing 1101 Lyndon Lane, 40222 | Not rated by CMS | 145 beds | January 12, 2026 | 6 |
| Sam Swope Care Center 240 Masonic Home Drive, 40041 | 2 of 5 | 167 beds | February 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Signature Healthcare at Glenview 6000 Hunting Road, 40222 | Not rated by CMS | 113 beds | not reported | n/a |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab & Wellness Center 1801 Lynn Way, 40222 | 5 of 5 | 100 beds | August 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab & Wellness Center 1705 Herr Lane, 40222 | 3 of 5 | 96 beds | June 18, 2025 | 1 |
| St Matthews Transitional Care 227 Browns Lane, 40207 | Not rated by CMS | 125 beds | not reported | n/a |
| The Episcopal Church Home 7504 Westport Road, 40222 | 4 of 5 | 61 beds | August 15, 2025 | 1 |
| Westport Place Health Campus 4247 Westport Road, 40207 | 5 of 5 | 64 beds | February 14, 2026 | 3 |
What other licensed care is based in St. Matthews & Lyndon?
Beyond assisted living and nursing homes, the St. Matthews & Lyndon area has 1 personal or family care license, 4 adult day health programs and 3 home health or hospice licenses on OIG's rosters.
- Sam Swope Care Center — personal care home, 240 Masonic Home Drive (101 personal care beds)
- Access Care, LLC — adult day health, 912 Dupont Road Suite 101
- Access Care, LLC — adult day health, 908 Dupont Road, Suite 101
- Gathering Club East — adult day health, 4936 Brownsboro Road
- Green Leaves ADHC — adult day health, 129 St Matthews Ave, Unit B,c
- Amedisys Sp-Ky, LLC dba Adoration Home Health — home health agency, 9000 Wessex Place, Suite 304
- Baptist Health Home Care KY, LLC dba Baptist Home Health Care — home health agency, 950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 110
- Centerwell Home Health — home health agency, 710 Executive Park
Which hospitals are closest to St. Matthews & Lyndon?
Measured from the center of its ZIP codes, the closest acute-care hospitals on Kentucky's OIG hospital roster are Baptist Health Louisville (about 1.4 miles) and Norton Women's and Children's Hospital (about 1.4 miles).
Norton Brownsboro Hospital is about 3.8 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centroids, useful for comparison but not drive times.
