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Analysis: Kentucky pays about $161 more per resident per day than revenue covers
Summary
Staff told lawmakers average revenue per resident is about $560 per day while the cost of care averaged about $721 per day in 2025, leaving a roughly $161 daily shortfall the state must cover.
Analysts told the committee that veteran centers rely on federal funds and resident private pay (averaging about $560 per resident per day) but that Kentucky's average cost of care was about $721 per resident per day in 2025, leaving an estimated $161 daily shortfall the state covers.
Shane Stevens said the system currently cares for 378 veterans at an estimated state cost of $22,000,000 and that reaching full occupancy would require an additional roughly $11,000,000 per year. "Kentucky's total cost of care averaged about $721 per resident per day in 2025, which exceeded revenue by a $161," Stevens said during the presentation.
