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Loretto Living Center

The Loretto Living Center at the Loretto Motherhouse (formerly known as the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary) is a licensed long-term healthcare facility, founded by the Sisters of Loretto, providing the highest standard of holistic care that promotes comfort, security and dignity for all residents in a homelike atmosphere.

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Flaget Memorial awards grants to three organizations for wellness initiatives

By Loretto Community / March 12, 2026 /

Posted by The Record on March 10, 2026 Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Ky., has awarded nearly $60,000 in grants to three local organizations to help “improve well-being and healthy…

Sip and savor the newly-released fall issue of Loretto Magazine

By Loretto Community / October 20, 2025 /

Welcome to the fall edition of Loretto Magazine. As the weather is cooling and leaves are turning, you might settle in with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy…

Loretto Living Center a healing haven

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

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…

Loretto Magazine – Fall 2025

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Download Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Chris Mattingly, Loretto Living Center director of pastoral care A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL As you will see in this…

Living Center staff: Our greatest asset

By Sister Anndavid Naeger SL / October 9, 2025 /

The Living Center is blessed with dedicated, compassionate staff members. Read about a few of our longtime employees. Missy Bickett came in 1993 out of high school to work in…

Michelle Essex: Administrator extraordinaire

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Those Sisters who have mentored me, along with those I have cared for over the years, still influence my work today Michelle Essex, administrator, Loretto Living Center Michelle Essex is…

Meet Chris Mattingly

By Sister Anndavid Naeger SL / October 9, 2025 /

Chris Mattingly is director of pastoral care at the Loretto Living Center. There is a piece of belonging for everyone in his program, which he has been continuing to develop…

Loretto Spotlight Video – Chris Mattingly

By Loretto Community / October 9, 2025 /

Chris Mattingly is director of pastoral care at the Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse. Residents of the Living Center appreciate his thoughtful, compassionate and welcoming approach. One-on-one spiritual accompaniment,…

Loretto Living Center ranked #1 in Kentucky as a Newsweek Best Nursing Home for 2026!

By Loretto Community / October 6, 2025 /

America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 – 50-99 Beds Posted by Newsweek Magazine September 2025 One of the most important decisions families face is choosing a trusted nursing home for themselves…

Loretto Living Center – A Loretto Treasure!

By Loretto Community / February 17, 2025 /

For where your treasure is, Jesus said, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:1-21 Loretto Living Center is Loretto’s treasure and holds our hearts in every corner of its…

Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse receives a 5 star rating from U.S. News and World Report

By Loretto Community / November 15, 2024 /

Posted by U.S. News and World Report November 2024 Loretto Living Center at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY has a short-term rehabilitation rating of High Performing and a long-term care…

America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025 – Loretto Living Center #3 in Kentucky

By Loretto Community / September 27, 2024 /

Originally published by Newsweek, fall of 2024 This year’s list recognizes 1,050 nursing homes across the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to Centers for Medicare &…

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