257 Independent Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania

Nurse hours

6.29 /day

Staff turnover

21%

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The numbers at Hrh Transitional Care Unit in Meadowbrook are hard to argue with. Nurse staffing runs about 6.29 hours per resident day, roughly 63% above the national average, and turnover sits at 20.8%, well under half the national rate of 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know their residents. Inspections back it up: a 5/5 health inspection rating, three total deficiencies on record with none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and a recent survey from February 2026. It's a 21-bed nonprofit unit, so it's small, and the weekend staffing dip of about 3% below its own weekday level is minor. Nothing here looks like a red flag; the record reads like a home that staffs well and keeps its paperwork clean.

Nurse hours

5.56 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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The numbers here are hard to argue with: 5.56 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 44 percent above the national average, and a 25.3 percent turnover rate against a national figure near 46 percent, meaning staff tend to stay, which matters more than almost anything for daily consistency. Weekend coverage dips only about 4 percent below weekdays, so care doesn't thin out when families are least likely to visit. On the regulatory side, the record is clean: zero deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in August 2025. A five-star rating across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, under nonprofit ownership, is a rare combination.

Nurse hours

5.10 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Staffing here runs about 5.1 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a third above the national average, and that holds up on weekends too, weekend coverage dips only about 10% from weekday levels, which is smaller than what many homes show. Annual turnover sits at 26.1% against a national average near 46%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The inspection record is thin in the best way: one deficiency total, none involving harm or abuse, from a visit dated February 2026. Put the staffing, retention, and inspection history together and you get a home that looks steady rather than lucky.

Nurse hours

7.52 /day

Staff turnover

17%

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Waverly Heights runs on a nonprofit model with 31 certified beds, and the numbers behind its record are worth a closer look. Nurse staffing sits at 7.52 hours per resident day, roughly double the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage holds within about 5% of weekday levels, so families visiting on Saturdays and Sundays aren't walking into a thinner floor. Staff turnover is 16.7%, well under the national 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers know the residents. Six deficiencies appear on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated February 2026. All three CMS star categories, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, come in at five out of five.

Nurse hours

5.04 /day

Staff turnover

23%

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Hcc At White Horse Village sits in Newtown Square with 55 certified beds under nonprofit ownership, and the staffing numbers are the story here. At 5.04 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 31 percent above the national average of 3.86, that's real coverage, not a rounding error. Weekend staffing dips roughly 7 percent below its own weekday level, which is worth knowing if your visits skew toward Saturdays and Sundays. Annual turnover of 23.3 percent sits well under the national 45.8 percent, so the same faces tend to stay. Three deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated April 2026.

Nurse hours

6.46 /day

Staff turnover

15%

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Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu runs on unusually heavy staffing, 6.46 nurse hours per resident day, roughly two-thirds more than the national average, and its workers tend to stay, with turnover at 14.9% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 15% below weekday levels, but the floor stays well above what most homes provide. The caution sits in the inspection record: two deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and the most recent survey dates to May 2026, so that record is getting stale. A nonprofit hospital-based unit with strong quality scores and a thin but not clean regulatory history, worth asking what that harm-level finding involved and when surveyors are due back.

Nurse hours

6.41 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Upmc Magee-Womens Hospital Tcu runs just 20 certified beds, which tends to mean staff actually know the residents. The numbers back that up: 6.41 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 66% above the national average, and a 25.8% turnover rate that's well below the 45.8% national figure. Weekend staffing dips about 7% from weekday levels, a modest drop rather than a cliff. Ten deficiencies sit on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in late 2025. As a nonprofit, it answers to a mission rather than shareholders.

Nurse hours

5.37 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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Nurse staffing at the Hill at Whitemarsh runs 5.37 hours per resident day, roughly 39 percent above the national average, and weekends dip only about 9 percent below its own weekday level, a modest slide, not the sharp drop many homes show. Staff turnover sits at 31.1 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning fewer caregivers are cycling out the door. The current inspection record holds a single deficiency, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey completed in December 2025. For a 60-bed nonprofit in Lafayette Hill, those three numbers, staffing depth, retention, and a nearly clean inspection history, tell you where the consistency comes from.

Nurse hours

5.76 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Menno Haven runs about 5.76 nursing hours per resident each day, roughly half again the national average of 3.86, and its weekend coverage dips only about 10% below weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 28.3% against a national 45.8%, which matters over time, familiar aides tend to notice small changes sooner. The inspection record shows 13 deficiencies, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent visit in August 2025. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders. Nothing here reads like a place cutting corners on direct care.

Nurse hours

5.40 /day

Staff turnover

30%

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Nurse staffing at Gino J Merli Veterans Center runs 5.40 hours per resident day, roughly 40% above the national average, and the state-run home in Scranton holds a 30.1% turnover rate against a national 45.8%. Those numbers matter because consistent hands on deck tend to show up in outcomes. The trade-offs sit elsewhere: weekend staffing drops about 18% below its own weekday level, and the current inspection record carries six deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with the last inspection dated April 2026. So the picture is a well-staffed, low-turnover home with real quality marks and a handful of serious findings the family should ask about directly.

Nurse hours

4.83 /day

Staff turnover

21%

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Valley View Haven runs on unusually steady staffing for a nursing home: about 4.83 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter more than the national average, and its 20.8% turnover is less than half the typical 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 12% below weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits then. The 20 deficiencies on record include one abuse-related citation, though none rose to harm or jeopardy, and the most recent inspection was March 2026. As a nonprofit with 155 beds, it doesn't answer to shareholders, which tends to show up in numbers like these.

Nurse hours

4.45 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Glen At Willow Valley runs 262 certified beds as a nonprofit, and the staffing numbers are the story here: 4.45 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 15% above the national average. Just as telling, annual turnover sits at 28.9% against a national average of 45.8%, that stability matters more than any single inspection result, because consistent staff know the residents. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday afternoon. The current record shows one deficiency, none at harm level and none abuse-related, with an inspection dated December 2025. Medicare's own ratings land at five stars across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing.

Nurse hours

6.17 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Willowcrest runs on 6.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 60% above the national average of 3.86, a staffing level most homes never approach. Weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday figure, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Turnover sits at 36.2%, better than the 45.8% national rate, which suggests aides tend to stay. The inspection record shows nine deficiencies, none involving harm or abuse, and the last survey was in January 2026. With 44 beds under nonprofit ownership, this is a small, well-staffed home whose numbers hold up on their own.

Nurse hours

4.51 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Sarah A Todd Memorial Home runs on 4.51 nurse hours per resident day, about 17 percent more than the national average, and its weekend staffing only dips roughly 8 percent below weekday levels. That matters, because weekend coverage is where a lot of homes quietly thin out. Staff turnover sits at 27.5 percent against a national average near 46 percent, so the people caring for residents tend to stick around. The record shows six deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in January 2026. This is a nonprofit corporation with 117 certified beds, and the numbers point to steady, well-staffed care rather than anything flashy.

Nurse hours

4.55 /day

Staff turnover

17%

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Meadowood runs about 4.55 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% above the national average, and weekend staffing holds only about 8% under its own weekday level, a gap that trips up plenty of homes. Annual turnover sits at 16.7% against a national average near 46%, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. Its record shows two deficiencies, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in February 2025. This is a nonprofit corporation in Montgomery County, and the numbers behind its grade point to steady, well-staffed care rather than anything flashy.

Nurse hours

4.87 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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Lakeside At Willow Valley runs on about 4.87 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter more staffing than the typical American nursing home, and it holds a 5-star rating in all three CMS categories. Just one deficiency sits on its current record, none involving harm or abuse, and its most recent inspection was in January 2026. Weekend staffing dips about 10% below weekday levels, which is common but worth asking about, since that's when families often visit. Annual turnover of 36.5% is meaningfully lower than the 45.8% national figure, suggesting a steadier workforce than most. As a nonprofit with 80 beds, it's small enough that you can reasonably ask who specifically will be on duty.

Nurse hours

6.67 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Highlands at Wyomissing runs on an unusually deep staffing bench: 6.67 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and a 27.7% turnover rate that sits well below the typical 45.8%. That stability matters, because the home is a nonprofit with a May 2025 inspection on record and six deficiencies total, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse. Weekend coverage dips about 7% from weekday levels, which is worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The five-star inspection and staffing marks line up with what the numbers show.

Nurse hours

4.17 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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Little Flower Manor runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, 4.17 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and its weekend coverage dips only slightly below its own weekday level, which is a detail worth noticing because weekend gaps are where a lot of facilities quietly slip. That staffing holds up on inspection too: five deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey completed in December 2025. Annual turnover sits at 30.8% while the national figure is 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. As a nonprofit with 127 certified beds, it's keeping both its clinical measures and its staffing marks at the top of CMS's scale.

Nurse hours

5.33 /day

Staff turnover

15%

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Chapel Pointe At Carlisle runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 59 certified beds, and the staffing numbers tell the real story here. At 5.33 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 38% above the national average, and weekend coverage barely dips from weekday levels. Annual turnover of 14.5% is far below the national 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers know residents and catch problems early. The inspection record backs that up: two deficiencies total, none involving harm or abuse, with the most recent survey in February 2026. For families weighing options in Cumberland County, that combination of low turnover and a clean recent inspection is worth more than any single rating.

Nurse hours

4.59 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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Misericordia runs on a nonprofit model with 50 beds in York, and the numbers mostly hold up. Nurse staffing sits at 4.59 hours per resident day, roughly 19 percent above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only about 10 percent below its own weekday levels, which is a smaller drop than many homes show. Staff turnover is 31.1 percent against a national average near 46 percent, so caregivers are staying longer than is typical. The inspection record is clean where it matters: five deficiencies total, none at the harm level, none abuse-related, and the most recent survey was September 2025. Quality and staffing measures both rate at the top of CMS's scale.