Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation

    1205 Leitchfield Rd., Owensboro, Kentucky 42303
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring attentive staff, clean home

    My family and I had a very positive experience - the staff (nursing, therapy, admissions/Denise, maintenance and reception) were kind, attentive and went above and beyond, especially in the memory unit. The building is clean, feels like home, chef-prepared meals are great, and COVID-safe window/patio visits with regular updates kept us connected and reassured.

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    Aug 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.51·(74)

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive direct-care staff
    • Strong admissions coordination and customer service
    • Helpful and timely family communication
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Active memory-care engagement
    • Chef-prepared, appealing meals
    • Rehabilitation and therapy support
    • Clean, welcoming public areas
    • Maintenance support for resident accommodations
    • Flexible visitation accommodations during infection-control periods
    • Proximity to community and hospital

    Cons

    • Inconsistent advanced-practitioner (NP/MD) coverage
    • Medication-management delays and oversight gaps
    • Variable staffing and coverage levels
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in resident rooms
    • Gaps in therapy-service availability or scheduling
    • Limited meal-option variety at times
    • Billing and discharge-process transparency issues
    • Visitor-access and visitation-policy inconsistencies
    • Communication gaps during care transitions
    • Limited availability of Medicaid beds affecting placement

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with a strong, resident-focused culture in many day-to-day areas alongside several operational weaknesses that warrant attention. Families and visitors repeatedly praise frontline staff for warmth, responsiveness and individual attention. The admissions team and particular administrators receive frequent commendation for helping families through transitions. Activity programming, memory-care engagement and the dining experience are also commonly cited as strengths.

    Clinical care and staffing: While many accounts describe caring nursing and therapy staff, there are recurring concerns about clinical oversight and staffing reliability. Reviewers flagged inconsistent coverage by advanced practitioners (nurse practitioners/physicians) and delays in medication administration; some families linked those delays to serious clinical consequences. Staffing levels appear variable across shifts and units, which reviewers said affected continuity of care and timely responses to needs. In addition, therapy services are appreciated when available but are described as intermittent or limited at times.

    Staff, culture and family communication: The facility’s staff culture is a clear positive in the reviews. Caregivers, receptionists and department leaders are described as friendly, compassionate and helpful; many families said staff made their relative comfortable and improved mood and engagement. Admissions and customer-service staff are singled out for going above and beyond. At the same time, some families experienced gaps in communication—particularly during care transitions, discharge planning, and billing questions—creating stress during already difficult moments.

    Dining and activities: Dining and activities are generally praised. Several reviewers noted chef-prepared meals, appealing presentation and a sociable dining environment. Activity programming, including options for residents in the memory unit, is described as robust and beneficial to resident engagement. That said, a few reviewers mentioned limited menu choices at certain times and intermittent therapy availability, which could affect rehabilitation progress and dietary preferences.

    Facilities and environmental concerns: Public areas and many rooms are described as clean and welcoming, and maintenance staff receive positive mention for accommodating equipment and electronics. However, there are also sanitation and pest-control concerns noted in some resident rooms and unit areas that the facility should address as part of routine environmental services. Reviewers also raised issues about perceived rushed discharges or difficulty accessing Medicaid-designated beds, which affects placement and continuity.

    Management and operations: There are mixed impressions of management performance. New ownership and leadership changes prompted optimism among some families, and specific administrators are praised for responsiveness and advocacy. Conversely, several operational issues appear repeatedly: billing and discharge-process transparency problems, inconsistent visitor-access information (including visiting-hour representations), and variability in staffing and clinical coverage. These are operational traits that prospective residents and families should discuss directly with the facility during tours and admissions conversations.

    What prospective families should consider: The facility demonstrates clear strengths in staff warmth, admissions support, activities and dining. Prospective residents and families should verify clinical coverage (advanced-practitioner availability and on-call processes), ask about medication-administration protocols, review therapy schedules, inspect cleanliness and pest-control practices in the specific unit or room, and clarify billing, discharge and visitation policies. Doing so will help balance the strong interpersonal culture described by many with the operational issues highlighted by others.

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    Location

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    Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation is located at 1205 Leitchfield Rd., Owensboro, Kentucky, 42303.

    About Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation

    Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation sits in Owensboro, KY, and offers many kinds of care for seniors like assisted living, independent living, nursing home, memory care, and skilled nursing with 24-hour supervision, and it's one of those places where you see both long-term and short-term stays, with a respite program handy for families that need a break. The place has a licensed bed count of 145, and as of June 2025, 29 beds are available, and the staff don't use agencies, so in-house people manage daily care, which makes it feel more personal and stable. The nurse turnover rate is lower than the state average at about 39.4%, though nurse hours come in at 3.57 hours per resident daily, which falls a little below the state's average, but there's a well-trained team that handles things like medication, bathing, walking, transfers, grooming, dressing, and other daily care, plus there's support for residents who can't walk much or need a wheelchair.

    The rooms at Chautauqua have kitchens or kitchenettes, telephone access, furnishings, washers and dryers, and safety and handicap features along with sprinkler systems, and most have cable TV and internet, so people can keep in touch and feel more at home. The building has areas like a garden, paths for walking, a fitness center, a dining room with all-day dining, a barbershop and salon on site, and game or arts and crafts rooms-there's also a spot for movies and other community activities, like arts, social games, and education programs, to help keep folks busy and connected, and if someone has special eating needs like allergies or diabetes, there are menu options to fit. Laundry, housekeeping, and maintenance are part of what's handled for residents, so people don't need to worry about chores.

    They try to make it a family-type place, so things like resident and family councils are set up to help talk over any concerns and work to improve things, and there are health and wellness programs so people stay active both physically and mentally, and different activities are designed to keep up social ties and good spirits. The place deals with podiatry, wound care, therapy (like occupational help), nursing, and medication, and they'll work with outside healthcare providers if needed. Personal care assistants help with just about anything, from bathing and dressing to medication support, and laundry or even guidance for daily life is given. There's a memory unit for folks who need extra help with dementia or memory loss.

    Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation is part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), and Clearview Management runs things, with ownership or management tied to Simcha Hyman and Naftali Zanziper. The community is located right inside a lively neighborhood and aims for a comfortable space with efforts for well-being and rehabilitation, focusing on both health needs and quality of life, and family involvement stays important there. The place does take both Medicare and Medicaid.

    Inspection reports from April 2025 and September 2022 point to 34 total deficiencies, with four tied to infection control and two main ones-a lack of proper infection prevention (F0880) and missed treatment plans (F0684), though no actual harm's turned up, but the reports note possible risk for more than minor issues. Staff members are present all the time, and there's a strong focus on keeping things clean and safe, but as with most facilities, there's room for improvement.

    Overall, Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation tries to balance medical care, daily living help, and social activity in a setting that doesn't feel too big or distant, offering a mix of privacy in the rooms and chances to join in with others, which tends to matter when people are looking to find a new home or recover from a health problem.

    About Genesis HealthCare

    Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation is managed by Genesis HealthCare.

    Founded in 1985 by Michael Walker and Richard Howard, Genesis HealthCare is headquartered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Operating nearly 200 skilled nursing centers and senior living communities across 17 states, Genesis provides specialized Alzheimer's care, rehabilitation services, dialysis care, and assisted living.

    People often ask...

    Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1205 Leitchfield Rd., Owensboro, Kentucky 42303.

    No, Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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