Loretto Living Center a healing haven
Posted on October 9, 2025, by Loretto Community
Photo courtesy of Michelle Essex
The Loretto Living Center has consistently earned a 5-star rating with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Newsweek magazine recently listed the Center as one of America’s Best Nursing Homes, followed by US News and World Report awarding it highest ratings for long-term care and short-term rehabilitation. The Center has twice been honored with the Best of Kentucky award by the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities.
Together we care for each other with compassion and love.
Michelle Essex, administrator, Loretto Living Center
Michelle Essex’s quote above expresses the reality at the heart of the Loretto Living Center (LLC). Formerly the Loretto Infirmary, the LLC is a nonprofit organization responsible for the operations of the Loretto Motherhouse nursing facility, which includes departments for nursing, food service, environmental services, pastoral care, social services, activities and administration, along with affiliations for therapy, diagnostic and physician services. Michelle, LLC administrator since 2009, has shared:
We are a licensed long-term care facility currently caring for up to 63 residents. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of holistic care that promotes comfort, security and dignity for all residents in a homelike atmosphere. We strive to value each person, staff and resident and welcome them as a positive addition to our community. We respect the dignity
of our residents, encouraging, fostering and supporting them along their life journey. We recognize the rights and individual freedoms of all people and encourage that freedom toward the health, personal fulfillment and happiness of each of our residents. We value the dedication and reliability of our staff, residents and extended community. Together we care for each other with compassion and love.
Facts and awards cannot reveal the depth of commitment, compassion and care flowing through this healing center. Residents express deep gratitude for LLC staff, who give so much of themselves on a daily basis. LLC resident Agnes Ann Schum SL shares, “The staff and administration are professional, personable and caring, responding to each need as they are able. I am grateful to live here.”
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