Lyon Healthcare

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PBJ Takeaway: Lyon Healthcare

14 Facilities2 States93% For-ProfitAvg. Overall Rating: 1.7Avg. Staffing Rating: 1.5Staffing Rating: 1.5

Lyon Healthcare operates 14 nursing homes across 2 states, with 93% classified as for-profit. Its average CMS overall rating is 1.7 stars.

Across the portfolio, facilities report an average of 3.30 total nurse HPRD, including 0.40 RN hours, below the national ratio of 3.77 HPRD.

50% of Lyon Healthcare facilities meet PBJ320 high-riskPBJ320 assigns nursing homes as high-risk when CMS designates them as: Special Focus Facility (SFF), SFF candidate, 1-star overall rating, or with an abuse icon. criteria (e.g. special focus facility, one-star overall, abuse icon). CMS reports a total of 26 fines ($730,434) for the chain's nursing homes.

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Lyon Healthcare Key Metrics
Providers Provider roster shows 14 facilities; CMS chain performance file lists 15.
14
States
2
Avg. Rating
1.7
Total Fines
$730,434
High-Risk FacilitiesPBJ320 assigns nursing homes as high-risk when CMS designates them as: Special Focus Facility (SFF), SFF candidate, 1-star overall rating, or with an abuse icon. – Lyon Healthcare
Special Focus Facilities (SFFs)
0
SFF Candidates
1
1-Star Overall
6
Cited for Abuse
2
Avg. CMS 5-Star Rating – Lyon Healthcare
Overall
1.7
Health Inspection
1.9
Staffing
1.5
Quality Measures
2.9
Lyon Healthcare Facilities

Nursing homes affiliated with this entity. Latest quarter staffing from CMS PBJ data. Click column headers to sort.

StateProviderCityTotal HPRDRN HPRDOverall RatingStaffing Rating
KYLandmark of Lancaster Rehabilitation and Nursing CLancaster3.260.3522
KYParkwood Health & Rehabilitation 1 starLouisville3.020.3111
KYBreathitt Health & Rehabilitation AbuseJackson3.060.8722
KYEastway Health & RehabilitationLouisville3.410.2721
KYBardstown Health & RehabilitationBardstown4.860.8724
KYHartland Park Health & Rehabilitation 1 starLexington3.490.3711
KYElkhorn Health & RehabilitationElkhorn City2.900.4431
KYHenson Park Health & Rehabilitation 1 starDanville2.940.2711
KYLandmark of Laurel Creek Rehabilitation and NursinManchester3.040.4832
KYLake Barkley Health & RehabilitationKuttawa3.340.4721
KYChestnut Ridge Health & Rehabilitation 1 star, SFF CandidateLouisville3.210.5111
TNMulberry Health & Rehabilitation 1 starFranklin3.220.1811
TNSpring Meadows Health and RehabilitationClarksville3.380.4122
TNWaynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation Abuse, 1 starWaynesboro3.680.3911
Methodology

This dashboard uses CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data (2017–2025), along with other public datasets (Provider Information, Affiliated Entity). State staffing standards via MACPAC (2022).

Metrics

  • Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD): Total staff hours ÷ average residents. Example: 350 hours for 100 residents = 3.5 HPRD.
  • Direct Care (excl. Admin, DON): Hours per resident day for direct care staff only (RN, LPN, CNA, NAtrn, MedAide), excluding administrative and supervisory roles.
  • Contract Staff %: Share of hours provided by contract staff.
  • Census: Average number of residents during the period.

Note: Some states set minimums (e.g., NJ, CA, NY at 3.5 HPRD); a federal 3.48 minimum was recently overturned (2025). A 2001 federal study linked 4.1 HPRD to better outcomes in that study. Staffing needs vary by resident acuity (case-mix), day, and shift. Estimates on PBJ Takeaway assume roughly 60% of staff are CNAs.

Data transparency

The PBJ Dashboard pulls directly from CMS data and is carefully vetted for accuracy. Still, sometimes a bug sneaks into the jelly. That could mean: a systemic CMS data reporting issue (e.g., Q2 2017 contract staffing, missing data in 2020 due to COVID) or there could be a coding error on our part. If you spot something that looks off, please let me know via the contact form so I can set things right.

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