257 of the 656 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania (39%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. 101 of the 257 graded homes earn an A and 11 earn a D or F. They average 4.24 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.35 hours above the 3.89 for every home in Pennsylvania. Transitional Sub-Acute Unit in Wyomissing grades highest at A (100 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Pennsylvania compare
This group set against every nursing home in Pennsylvania, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
4.24
All homes in Pennsylvania: 3.89
Better than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
41%
All homes in Pennsylvania: 44.5%
Better than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
78.4/100
All homes in Pennsylvania: 73.9/100
Better than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
101 grade A, 78 grade B, 67 grade C, 11 grade D,
The best-graded independently owned home in Pennsylvania is
Transitional Sub-Acute Unit
in Wyomissing, PA, grade A, 100/100.
Every independently owned nursing home in Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley Home runs a tight ship on the numbers that matter most. Nurses deliver 4.68 hours of care per resident each day, roughly a fifth more than the national average, and weekend coverage barely dips below weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 17.7 percent, well under half the national rate, which means the people caring for residents tend to stick around. The inspection record backs it up: two deficiencies total, none causing harm and none tied to abuse, with the most recent state visit in September 2025. As a nonprofit, it isn't answerable to shareholders. The care hours are there, the staff are stable, and the record is clean.
Valley View runs on a nonprofit model with 163 certified beds, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture: 4.47 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% above the national average, with a 5-star staffing rating to match. Turnover sits at 26.7% against a national average of 45.8%, which matters for whether your family sees the same faces month to month. The tradeoffs are elsewhere, 34 deficiencies on record including 5 abuse-related, though none reached harm or jeopardy, and weekend staffing dips roughly 10% below weekday levels. One fine totaling $11,788 and an April 2026 inspection round out a record that's solid but not spotless.
Redstone Highlands has the staff most families are looking for, 4.59 nurse hours per resident day, well above average, and turnover at 42.4% actually beats the national figure. But staffing is only one part of the picture, and the rest is troubling. The current inspection record shows 45 deficiencies, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, plus six fines totaling $67,296. That inspection history is why the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5. Weekend coverage runs about 13% thinner than weekdays, so the strong weekday numbers don't hold steady across the week.
Monumentalpostacutecare at Woodside Park is a 180-bed for-profit partnership in Philadelphia, and its inspection record is the first thing a family should see. Fifty deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, is a lot of documented trouble for one building. Staffing sits at the lowest federal tier while quality measures land mid-range, and two fines totaling $30,752 are on file. The last inspection was December 11, 2025, so the record is recent, not stale. If you're considering this home, ask directly about the abuse-related findings and how the current administrator has addressed them.
Little Sisters Of The Poor runs a tight ship on the staffing side, 5.26 nurse hours per resident day beats the national average by more than a third, weekend coverage holds up reasonably well, and turnover at 32.8% is well below the typical 45.8%. That's genuinely hard to find. The trouble is everything else. Forty-six deficiencies sit on the current record, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, and the inspection history has drawn four fines totaling $59,057. The most recent state visit was January 22, 2026, so the record is current, not stale. Strong hours per resident don't mean much when the survey record shows this many repeated problems.
Fox Subacute At South Philadelphia runs on a nonprofit corporate structure and 53 certified beds, and its nurse staffing comes in at 5.71 hours per resident day, roughly 48% above the national average of 3.86. But the inspection record is where the story turns: 18 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus two abuse-related citations and a $12,735 fine. Weekend staffing drops about 10% below the home's own weekday level, so the coverage families see on a Tuesday isn't necessarily what shows up on a Saturday. Turnover sits at 42.7%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, and the most recent inspection was February 2026.
Tunkhannock Rehabilitation & Health Care Center runs 52 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.36 hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 8% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. The inspection record carries six deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection dated February 20, 2026. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars on health inspections, while quality measures and staffing each land at 3. If you're weighing this one, ask directly how the abuse findings were resolved and what weekend nurse coverage actually looks like on the schedule.
Delaware Valley Veteran's Home is state-run and holds 171 certified beds, and its staffing numbers are its strongest asset: 4.23 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% above the national average, with turnover at 29.6% compared to 45.8% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 14% below weekday levels, so families should ask how that gap gets managed. The inspection record is where the picture dims. Twenty-two deficiencies are on file, three at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, with a $10,036 fine and a survey completed in July 2025. Strong quality and staffing ratings sit alongside real regulatory findings, worth weighing carefully before deciding.
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home runs on unusually deep staffing for a nursing home, 5.13 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, with weekend coverage dipping only about 10% below weekdays. Turnover sits at 23.3%, about half the national rate, which suggests aides and nurses tend to stay. The trouble shows up in inspections: 41 deficiencies on the current record, including three at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, and the state's most recent look came in June 2025. A state-run veterans home with steady staff and a thin inspection record is the tradeoff here, call about those harm-level findings before you visit.
Southwestern Veterans Center has real strengths on paper. Its 4.27 nurse staffing hours per resident day beats the national average by about 11%, and that shows up in a five-star staffing rating. But weekends run roughly 13% thinner than weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. The trouble sits elsewhere: 36 deficiencies on the current record, including three at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $245,564 fine. Staff turnover matches the national rate at 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff leaves each year. Quality measures look strong at four stars, but a two-star inspection record is what's dragging this home's overall standing down.
Gracedale is a county-run home with 688 beds, and the numbers behind its record are worth understanding before you visit. Staffing sits at 3.68 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below what the home provides on weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets on a Saturday looks different from a Tuesday. The inspection history is the bigger concern: 22 deficiencies on the current record, six at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and $122,572 in fines. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a pattern of serious problems. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating reflects that pattern, not a single bad day.
Platinum Ridge runs 3.31 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday staffing, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Its inspection record is the bigger concern: 79 deficiencies, five of them at the harm or jeopardy level, 11 abuse-related, and $97,450 in fines across four penalties, all under for-profit LLC ownership. Turnover sits at 46.3%, roughly in line with the national 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff leaves each year. A June 2025 inspection is recent, but the pattern in the numbers predates it.
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center runs 173 certified beds in Columbia, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.03 hours per resident day, roughly 21% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 9% below the home's own weekday coverage, right when families often visit. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 36 deficiencies, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus 10 fines totaling $117,308. Staff turnover of 47.7% runs slightly above the national 45.8%, meaning many of the people caring for residents are still learning the building. The most recent inspection was July 2025, so the record is current.
Dubois Nursing Home runs 3.38 nurse hours per resident day, about 12 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 14 percent below its own weekday staffing. Annual turnover sits at 57.9 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the people providing care keep changing. The inspection record is where things get serious: 49 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $17,225 and a survey date of April 30, 2026. CMS gives this home one star each for health inspections and quality measures, three for staffing. The nonprofit ownership doesn't offset what the numbers show.
Saunders runs on 3.06 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekends drop about 15% below what it manages on weekdays. That shortfall shows up in the inspection record: 46 deficiencies, seven of them abuse-related and three serious enough to put residents in harm's way, with a one-star health inspection rating and a single fine of $14,433 behind it. Staff turnover sits at 54.2%, well above the national 45.8%, so the people providing that already-thin care are leaving faster than average. The last inspection was May 2025, so the record is current. A for-profit limited liability company operates its 180 certified beds.
Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center runs 138 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.37 hours per resident day, roughly 13 percent under the national average. Weekends dip about 7 percent below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 50.9 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the aides and nurses cycling through aren't staying long.
The current inspection record shows 38 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, with one tied to abuse. State inspectors last visited in November 2024. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, land at 2 out of 5. If you're weighing this one, ask about weekend coverage and how they screen and supervise staff.
Rose Meadows runs about 200 certified beds in Pittsburgh under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts: 3.60 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running roughly 8% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 56.1% while the national figure is 45.8%, so the people around your family member change often. The inspection record is heavier still, 31 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, with a single fine of $274,651. The quality measure score is strong, but that reflects charted care, not the conditions a state surveyor last documented in December 2025.
Bristol Health & Rehab Center is a 174-bed for-profit in Bucks County, and the federal numbers are rough across the board. Inspectors have cited 56 deficiencies on the current record, five of them serious enough to put residents in immediate harm or jeopardy, and two tied to abuse, a combination that helped land this home in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, the watch list for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes. Staffing sits at the bottom of the national range, and the government has fined the operator three times for a total of $428,987, with the most recent inspection in September 2024. That's a lot of documented problems for one building to carry.
The numbers that stand out at Linwood aren't the inspection score, it's the staffing. A one-out-of-five staffing rating at a 102-bed nonprofit in Scranton means the people providing daily care are spread thin by federal standards, and that's the thing families feel first. The inspection record backs it up: 59 deficiencies, including five tied to abuse and three serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus a recent inspection in March 2026 with a $113,348 fine on the books. Quality measures land at a middling three, but good clinical numbers can't carry a building when there aren't enough hands on the floor. Ask about direct-care hours per resident per day, and ask what changed after that last survey.
Laurel Lakes runs 186 certified beds in Chambersburg under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing. At 3.31 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 14% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops roughly 7% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover is 46.6%, close to the national 45.8%. The inspection record is heavier: 40 deficiencies currently on file, three at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, and a single CMS fine of $211,205. Its last inspection was May 20, 2026. If you're weighing this one, ask specifically about weekend nursing coverage and how the abuse-related findings were resolved.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Pennsylvania?
There are 257 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania, 39% of the 656 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Pennsylvania they average 4.24 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.89 for all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, a difference of +0.35 hours. Staff turnover averages 41% against 44.5%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Pennsylvania?