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10 Best Nursing Homes in Boston, KY

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Boston nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Boston, KY may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Boston or another care type is right for you. Browse 17 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Boston.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Kosmosdale, Okolona and Smyrna.
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Nursing Homes Facilities near Boston, KY

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Photo of Vitality Living Elizabethtown
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44 Floor plans available
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The staff is friendly and helpful, the activities are good and the dining is good. I would recommend Vitality Living Elizabethtown to others.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
As the premier assisted living and memory care community in the Elizabethtown area, we are conveniently located beside Kentucky’s Freeman Lake.Elizabethtown is your front-row seat to waterfront attractions, including the Fourth of July fireworks celebration, Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park,...
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5 on all. Cooper Trail was great. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a place for their parents. The facility is very nice and very clean. The staff are so helpful and knowledgeable. The...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Robin Brooke Senior Living is an assisted living community that is situated in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky. This historic and scenic town is full of beautiful foliage and natural attractions such as the Saunders Springs Nature Preserve complete with handicap accessible trails and...
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The staff are very loving and caring. The manager keeps in close contact with me regarding any concerns. Meals are good, though serving dessert twice daily may not be the healthiest choice. There are no...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Hometown Manor has been serving residents in this community for over 15 years. At Hometown Manor, we strive to serve as a model of quality assisted living care offering affordable living in a home-like environment. We offer a small setting that features family-style dining and engaging common...
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While I have lived here I have felt safe and other residents are like family. I especially like doing crafts with [Name Removed]. My apartment is cleaned every week as well as laundry. [Name Removed]...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Come home to Willow Creek's distinctive assisted living and memory care community in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Surrounded by warm Southern hospitality in the heart of Kentucky, you’ll be close to a unique shopping district and a wide variety of entertainment.And when you’re at home, you’ll find a...
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We were in the assisted living, but they were great as far as keeping the place clean, the meals, and all that. My loved one was only there a short time. There is enough parking. They were just really good...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Windsor Gardens is a Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Bardstown, Kentucky, and is the leading Continuing Care Retirement Community in Kentucky, boasting a five-star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a top seven percent rating by the American College of...
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I've encouraged friends and family to check this place out before they go anywhere else. The most positive thing I've experience is the staff interaction; they are friendly and very helpful. I'm not there...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Our goal is to treat each client as an individual and ensure that the service plan that we create for them still allows the freedom, respect and dignity that they deserve. We strive to make our facility your home away from home, and to make the transition simple for each client and their family...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Morningview Gardens
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in Boston, KY

The average cost of senior living in Boston is $3,866 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Loretto, KY with an average of $3,314 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Boston, KY, vs. nearby cities

Boston, KY
$3,866/mo
$3,481/mo

Nursing homes costs in Boston, KY, vs. state and national averages

Boston, KY
$3,866/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Boston, KY, vs. other senior living options

$3,866/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,866/mo

Nursing homes costs in Boston, KY, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,924/mo
Studio
$4,268/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,719/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,133/mo

Senior living costs in Boston vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Boston, KY
Column state: Kentucky
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBoston, KYKentuckyU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,866/mo$4,162/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$3,866/mo$4,146/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,866/mo$4,162/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$2,894/mo$3,070/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Boston, KY:$3,866/mo
Kentucky:$4,162/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Boston, KY:$3,866/mo
Kentucky:$4,146/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Boston, KY:$3,866/mo
Kentucky:$4,162/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Boston, KY:$2,894/mo
Kentucky:$3,070/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Boston, KY, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Boston and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Boston, KYKY stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Boston, KY

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Boston have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Boston, KY$3,892/mo$4,510/mo-13.7%
Kentucky$4,169/mo$3,886/mo+7.3%
National$5,128/mo$4,890/mo+4.9%
Boston, KY
2024 average cost:$3,892/mo
2023 average cost:$4,510/mo
Percent change:-13.7%
Kentucky
2024 average cost:$4,169/mo
2023 average cost:$3,886/mo
Percent change:+7.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,128/mo
2023 average cost:$4,890/mo
Percent change:+4.9%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Boston

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Boston

Bluegrass Assisted Living -Bardstown

3.9
These ratings were for someone with advancing dementia (w/ varying agitation) and advanced incontinence so those factors should be taken into account for our situation. All staff workers that we encountered were helpful and very cooperative. We found BGAL to be better than our experiences with ...
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Brookdale Stonestreet in Louisville, KY

4.9
Honestly I would give a 5 on everything but food would be a 4. My dad doesn't like the food a whole lot but they don't have fried chicken everyday lol! I've had the food and I think it's pretty good. They seem to have bigger meals for lunch than dinner and he prefers to eat dinner and skip lunch ...
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Symphony of Valley Farms in Louisville, KY

3.5
Assistance with filing long term care insurance was very poor. Staff was mainly friendly. Therapy department was good. Meals served should match the gourmet names that they were labeled on the menu. Very few meals were good. But to be fair, it's probably pretty hard to find kitchen help with ...
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Boston nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Boston nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Boston, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Boston nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Boston that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Boston, KYNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
27.3%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
18.2%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
81.8%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
81.8%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
63.6%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
18.2%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
81.8%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
54.5%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
54.5%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Boston nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Boston Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Boston, KYNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
54.5%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
18.2%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
54.5%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18.2%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Boston nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Boston partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Boston, KYNational
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
27.3%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
27.3%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.5%
4%
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Availability of select dining options in Boston nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Boston communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Boston, KYNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
9.1%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.5%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
36.4%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.1%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Boston nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Boston offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Boston, KYNational
Activity director
Activity director
36.4%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
9.1%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
27.3%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
63.6%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.4%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.5%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
36.4%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.3%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.5%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.5%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
36.4%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
9.1%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.5%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Vitality Living Elizabethtown, Cooper Trail Senior Living and RobinBrooke Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Boston, Kentucky. See full list of communities.
There are 17 nursing homes facilities near Boston, Kentucky. See the full list.
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