Life Care Center of Morehead

    933 N Tolliver Rd, Morehead, KY, 40351
    4.0 · 22 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Compassionate care despite occasional issues

    I'm grateful for the genuinely compassionate, family-like staff - nurses, CNAs and therapists who provided outstanding clinical care, seamless admissions, excellent communication, and helped my loved one regain mobility to a cane. Meals were provided and staff often went above and beyond (even covering shifts overnight). My only real concerns were occasional smell/cleanliness, slow call-light response and signs of understaffing that contributed to issues like bedsores. Overall, I highly recommend this facility for its caring, competent team.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.05 · 22 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.6
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, dedicated nursing staff
    • Supportive CNAs and therapists
    • Therapy that improved mobility (enabled cane walking)
    • Seamless, helpful admissions process
    • Responsive and supportive administrators (specific praise for staff like Rhonda)
    • Family-like atmosphere and encouragement for social participation
    • Meals provided (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks)
    • Strong communication across staff and wings
    • Staff willing to cover extra shifts and accommodate families
    • Outstanding clinical care reported by multiple families
    • Staff helpful to both residents and family members

    Cons

    • Understaffing concerns
    • Reports of smelly or dirty facilities
    • Slow response to call lights
    • Incidents of bedsores/pressure injuries
    • Inconsistent end-of-life or death care reported by at least one reviewer
    • HR/communication problem leading to a missed-rehire situation (missed text while at hospital)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is strongly positive but not uniformly so. The dominant themes are compassion, clinical competence, and a family-like culture among caregiving staff. Multiple reviewers singled out nursing teams, CNAs, and therapists for going above and beyond, providing excellent clinical care, and enabling real functional improvements (for example, therapy that helped a resident progress to cane walking). Several reviewers used words like caring, compassionate, and kind-hearted to describe interactions with staff. Admissions and administrative experiences are repeatedly described as seamless and easy, with specific praise for particular employees (for example, Rhonda and nurses in the North wing) and for clear communication and low-effort financial processing. Meals and basic daily services were also noted positively (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks), and small gestures (pizza provided, staff staying overnight to cover shifts, encouragement for residents to participate socially) reinforce the perception of a supportive, family-oriented facility culture.

    Care quality and clinical performance are among the strongest positives. Reviewers consistently reported attentive nursing, helpful CNAs, responsive therapists, and coordination among staff; families felt their loved ones were treated like family and, in many cases, received outstanding clinical attention. Admissions and front-line customer service are another clear strength: the process is described as smooth, with caring admissions staff who made transitions easier for residents and families. Communication across shifts and wings also receives explicit praise in several reports, suggesting effective handoffs and staff collaboration in many situations.

    However, there are notable and repeated concerns that temper the overwhelmingly positive commentary. Several reviewers reported staffing shortages, which can lead to delayed responses to call lights and perception of slower service. Related to this, there are serious quality-of-care issues raised by some families: reports of bedsores/pressure injuries and at least one comment describing death or end-of-life care as "horrible." Facility condition issues were also mentioned (descriptions of smelly or dirty areas), indicating possible gaps in maintenance, housekeeping, or infection-control practices in some instances. One reviewer described an employment/HR issue in which they were not rehired after missing a text message while attending their father at a hospital three hours away; this suggests potential problems in internal communication or in HR discretion that may affect staff morale and perceptions.

    Taken together, the pattern suggests a facility with many strong interpersonal and clinical strengths—compassionate staff, effective therapy, and a welcoming admissions experience—but with variability in consistency of care and environmental maintenance. Positive experiences appear concentrated around direct-care staff and admissions/administration, while negative reports cluster around systemic issues: staffing levels, housekeeping/cleanliness, response times to calls, and occasional lapses resulting in pressure injuries or poor end-of-life experiences. These contradictory signals point to variability by shift, wing, or time period rather than an across-the-board problem.

    For prospective residents and families: the facility demonstrates many clear strengths that often translate into very good clinical outcomes and a supportive culture, so it is reasonable to expect attentive and compassionate care in many cases. At the same time, ask targeted questions during tours and admissions about staffing ratios, how call lights are monitored, pressure-injury prevention protocols, housekeeping schedules, and how the facility handles end-of-life care. For management: addressing staffing stability, housekeeping/maintenance standards, call-light response times, and clear HR communication practices would reduce the negative incidents and help make the highly praised clinical and interpersonal strengths more consistently reliable.

    Location

    Map showing location of Life Care Center of Morehead

    About Life Care Center of Morehead

    Life Care Center of Morehead sits at 933 N. Tolliver Road in Morehead, Kentucky, and offers senior living with several options for care, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and long-term nursing care, and they'll help with activities of daily living like dressing and bathing, and there's always 24-hour skilled nursing if it's needed. Staff at the center include nurses and therapists who work together to make individualized care plans for each resident, which means they'll pay attention to things like diabetes care, incontinence care, and support for those who can't walk on their own. Therapies such as physical, speech, and occupational therapy are available, and they've got both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs for people coming in after a hospital stay or surgery, or folks who need ongoing support.

    The center provides meals every day, and there's help for residents who need assistance with eating or just want some company. Life Care Center of Morehead includes both outdoor and indoor common areas where residents can relax, visit, or join social activities. They plan devotional activities and a mix of other things-both on-site and offsite-to keep residents engaged and part of a community. Amenities here focus on comfort and ease of living for older adults, and they offer some features and specialized care units with unique names that are designed just for residents' needs, though what they're called isn't listed. Their care team covers a wide range of health needs with ancillary services when needed.

    The facility's earned accreditation from The Joint Commission, which means it follows certain quality standards in healthcare, and they're part of Life Care Centers of America, which operates other facilities across the country. They post updates on their Facebook page so families can see what's happening, and people can send feedback or ask questions using their online form. For those curious about what the place looks like, there's a photo gallery and virtual tour options online to get a better sense of the community without needing to visit in person. In all, Life Care Center of Morehead focuses on giving seniors care, comfort, and support, whether someone's there for short-term rehab, post-operative recovery, or the longer term.

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