"The Hazard Nursing Home was home to my first cousin for five years. I was very comfortable with the staff because I was always treated with a great amount of respect and hospitality. I have been to these facilities where the staff seemed as though they wanted to be somewhere else; this staff was just the opposite. They were always accommodating to my relative's needs no matter what they were. The room where my cousin stayed was always clean and kept very neat, which is something I always greatly appreciated. Although my cousin was always in a lot of pain, the care in which the staff took with him helped ease him through a lot of tough times. I always felt great when I had to leave because I knew he was being left in good hands, as it was made clear to me that his personal needs were this facility's top priority. "

"The Knott County Health and Rehabilitation Center is located in southeastern Kentucky. I go there often to visit residents in the community. Recently, a dear friend of mine, as well as a brother in our church had to be admitted there because of his progressing Alzheimers Disease. I had noticed the decline when I saw him at church regularly. His family kept him home as long as they could, but due to his rapid decline they had no other choice. Even though he doesn't recognize me, I go see him at least once a week because he is such a wonderful man, friend, and brother in our church. He is about twenty years older than I, but from the first time I met him we became friends. He never failed to joke and try to cheer me up if he knew I was feeling down. As for the nursing home he is in, it is the nicest one in south eastern Kentucky. The staff is friendly, it's kept clean, and even though they seem to be understaffed a bit, they do a fantastic job of making sure all the residents are taken care of. In my opinion, my dear friend has the best place to live in these last stages of his life. "

"My mother is living at the Nim Henson Geriatric Center and so far I have been very happy with the level of care she has received. The staff interaction is wonderful and she really had come to think of the center as home."

"I visited this facility on several occasions over the last year. I have to say it is a top notch facility. It is clean and nicely decorated. It appeared very clean,and there were no unpleasant odors in any of the areas I visited. The residents seemed happy and during the weekends I was there, they had numerous activities planned. I would give them a higher rating, but they seemed to be understaffed when I was there. During mealtimes they seemed to struggle to come up with enough help to feed all the residents who needed assistance. There were some family members there who helped out, otherwise some of the residents would have had to wait to eat until others finished. I think if they added some more help, even just at mealtimes, this could be a top notch facility. I would not hesitate to place one of my family members here. "