When a state regulator publishes that a facility's owner, controller or operator is about to change, the record is here with every step the state runs, its date and a link to the document. These are official filings, not forecasts.

Kentucky · skilled nursing

Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Louisville, Kentucky · CCN 185288 · 128 beds
Confirmed effective changeEffective(unverified)

An official record states the change took effect.

Where it sits in Kentucky's process

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Certificate of Need. Kentucky, historically: first public record to effective 108 days (n 189).

  1. Notice of intent to acquire received
    • Jul 22, 2025Officialprd.webapps.chfs.ky.gov
      Received 07/22/2025 | Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 9600 Lamborne Blvd, Louisville | Purchaser Essex SNF Operations LLC 9600 Lamborne Blvd, Louisville, KY | pur |
  2. Planned close stated by the filer
    A stated intention, not a closing.
    No planned close stated.
  3. Change of ownership effective
    Kentucky has no approval step; the effective date comes from the CMS change of ownership record.
    • Jul 31, 2026OfficialCMS SNF Enrollments file 2026-07-31
      CMS SNF enrollment file 2026-07-31 lists ESSEX SNF OPERATIONS LLC (the proposed operator) as the enrolled organization for CCN 185288
Who controls the facility today

From CMS Medicare enrollment and ownership disclosures for CCN 185288, joined on CMS's own identifiers. This is the current record, before any pending change takes effect.

Operating company
  • ESSEX SNF OPERATIONS LLC
CMS chain
  • VENZA CARE MANAGEMENT · cms affiliation entity
Owners and controllers
  • COMMONWEALTH SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC · 100% · 5% or greater direct ownership interest · holding company
  • SKY OPCO LLC · 24.5% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • SS COMMONWEALTH HOLDINGS LLC · 24.5% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • MKY OPCO LLC · 24.25% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • MS COMMONWEALTH HOLDINGS LLC · 24.25% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • KY SNF HOLDINGS LLC · 22% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • KY SNF HOLDINGS TRUST · 22% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest
  • CH COMMONWEALTH HOLDINGS LLC · 22% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • KY SNF ASSOCIATES LLC · 21.75% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • KY SNF ASSOCIATES TRUST · 21.75% · 5% or greater indirect ownership interest
  • OAKWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC · 2.5% · indirect ownership interest · holding company
  • unnamed organization · 2.5% · indirect ownership interest
Management company
  • VENZA CARE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES KY LLC · operational/managerial control
  • VERTEX FINANCIAL SERVICES KY LLC · operational/managerial control
Mortgage or security interest (5% or more)
  • CIBC BANK USA · 5% or greater security interest · financial institution
  • COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA · 5% or greater mortgage interest · financial institution

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Enrollments and All Owners data.cms.gov

Why it may matter

Each label is a rule over the record's own fields. The facts that made it true are listed.

  • Known capital relationship
    CMS lists a 5% or greater mortgage or security interest holder on the facility's current operating company
    • CIBC BANK USA (5% or greater security interest)
    • COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA (5% or greater mortgage interest)