257 Independent Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania

Nurse hours

3.88 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Paul's Run runs a tight ship on staffing, with 3.88 nurse hours per resident day, just a hair above the national average of 3.86. That margin is thin, and weekends dip about 6% below the home's own weekday coverage, so care can feel lighter on Saturdays and Sundays. The standout number is turnover: 29% against a national 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses tend to stick around, which matters for residents who value familiar faces. Inspections are current (August 2025), the health inspection rating sits at 4 out of 5, and none of the 15 deficiencies on record rose to harm or jeopardy, though two are abuse-related, worth asking about directly. Nonprofit ownership, 119 beds.

Nurse hours

4.48 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Morrisons Cove Home runs more nursing hours per resident than most places, 4.48 a day against a national average of 3.86, and the federal staffing and quality ratings reflect that. The catch is consistency: weekends drop about 14% below the home's own weekday coverage, so a Saturday shift looks noticeably thinner than a Tuesday. Turnover sits at 48.9%, a bit above the national 45.8%, which means new faces cycle through fairly often. The inspection record shows 26 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. The most recent inspection was in February 2026, so the picture is current. As a nonprofit with 114 beds, it's stable and well-staffed on paper, with room to tighten weekend coverage and retention.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Ephrata Manor runs a nonprofit shop with 120 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.22 hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average. Weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday coverage, so if you're visiting on a Saturday, expect a slightly thinner floor than midweek. Staff turnover is 43.5%, just under the national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers know your mother's habits. Inspections in September 2024 turned up 11 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus a single fine of $13,845. No abuse findings. The star ratings sit at 4 out of 5 across health, quality, and staffing, solid, not perfect.

Nurse hours

4.81 /day

Staff turnover

59%

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Chambers Pointe runs a nonprofit home in Chambersburg with 50 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits about 25% above the national average at 4.81 hours per resident day. Weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 58.6% against a national 45.8%, meaning the people delivering that care are cycling through fairly quickly. The inspection record is the harder read: 18 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $15,593. A March 2026 inspection is recent. Strong quality measures and above-average staffing sit alongside real regulatory problems here, so weigh both before deciding.

Nurse hours

4.55 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Ball Pavilion runs on strong staffing: 4.55 nurse hours per resident day, about 18% above the national average, and a five-star CMS staffing rating backs that up. Weekend coverage dips roughly 15% below its own weekday level, and turnover sits at 39%, better than the 45.8% national average, though still meaning more than a third of staff leaving each year. The health inspection record is solid: 11 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with an inspection dated March 2026. What pulls the numbers down is the quality measure rating at 2 out of 5, even as staffing and inspections hold up.

Nurse hours

4.13 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Phoebe Berks runs about 4.13 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 7% above the national average, and staff turnover sits at 43.2%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, though it still means close to half the nursing staff turns over in a year. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below weekday levels, a gap families should know about. The inspection record is clean where it counts: five deficiencies total, none causing harm or jeopardy and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated March 2026. Quality measure scores land mid-range, so day-to-day care outcomes look average even as the staffing and inspection numbers hold up.

Nurse hours

3.43 /day

Staff turnover

17%

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Neshaminy Manor is county-owned, and that shows up in the numbers in a good way: only 3 deficiencies on its current record, none at the harm level, none abuse-related, and a recent inspection in February 2026. The trade-off is staffing. At 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 11% below the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 11% thinner than weekdays, so a Saturday shift isn't the same as a Tuesday one. What offsets that is retention: 17% annual turnover against a national average near 46% means familiar faces, which matters for consistent care. Worth asking how they cover weekends.

Nurse hours

4.24 /day

Staff turnover

53%

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Zerbe Sisters runs nurse staffing at 4.24 hours per resident day, roughly 10% above the national average, but the margin thins on weekends, when coverage drops about 9% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 52.8%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, so the faces around a resident change more often than average. The inspection record shows three deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $10,033; the most recent inspection was in April 2026. Strong staffing and quality scores sit alongside real gaps in consistency and past safety findings.

Nurse hours

3.79 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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Elk Haven runs on a nonprofit model with 120 certified beds, and its staffing sits at 3.79 nurse hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 9% below the home's own weekday coverage, so if you're visiting on a Saturday, expect a thinner floor. Staff turnover is the brighter spot: 32.7% against a national 45.8% means fewer unfamiliar faces than at most homes. On inspections, nine deficiencies are on record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single $8,018 fine. The most recent inspection was May 2026.

Nurse hours

3.63 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Germantown Home runs a leaner nursing floor than most: 3.63 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping roughly 9% below its own weekday coverage. That gap matters most on Saturdays and Sundays, when families often visit and needs don't pause. Where it stands out is retention, 26.4% annual turnover against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses largely stay, which tends to show up in familiarity and consistency of care. Fourteen deficiencies sit on the record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in August 2025. As a nonprofit, there's no ownership chain pulling profit out.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

48%

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Concordia At Spiritrust Sprenkle Drive runs about 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national figure of 3.86, and weekends drop another 7% below its own weekday coverage. That thinner weekend floor matters because the home's current record carries 19 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $24,670. Staff turnover sits at 47.9%, a bit above the 45.8% national average. The quality measure score is strong, but staffing and inspection results are middling, and the last full inspection came in November 2025.

Nurse hours

3.84 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley runs 120 certified beds as a nonprofit, with total nurse staffing at 3.84 hours per resident day, just under the national average, and weekends about 9% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 42.2%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. The current record shows 28 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $8,824; the most recent inspection was May 2026. CMS rates the home 3 out of 5 on health inspections but 4 out of 5 on both quality measures and staffing. The inspection history and those abuse-related findings are what pull against the otherwise solid marks.

Nurse hours

3.44 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Centre Care runs a 240-bed nonprofit operation in Bellefonte, and the numbers show a place that's mostly steady but not without friction. Nurse staffing sits at 3.44 hours per resident day, about 11 percent under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 12 percent below the home's own weekday pace, worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Turnover at 36.3 percent actually beats the national rate of 45.8, which suggests aides and nurses tend to stick around here. The 26 deficiencies on record include two tied to abuse, though none rose to the level of harm or jeopardy, and the most recent inspection came in August 2025.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

45%

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Lafayette Manor runs on a nonprofit model with 98 beds in Uniontown, and its nurse staffing sits a bit above the national average, 4.02 hours per resident day against 3.86. That edge shrinks on weekends, though, when coverage drops roughly 13% below its own weekday level, so the weekday numbers don't tell the whole story. Turnover lands at 45.3%, essentially matching the national rate. The record shows 37 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, but four tied to abuse, worth asking about directly. Inspectors were last on site in September 2025, and the health inspection rating came back at 2 out of 5, even as quality measures scored 5 out of 5. Those two scores pulling in opposite directions is the tension here.

Nurse hours

3.94 /day

Staff turnover

50%

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Naamans Creek Country Manor runs a bit more nursing time per resident than the national average, 3.94 hours versus 3.86, but weekend coverage drops about 7% below its own weekday level, so your Saturday visit may look different from your Tuesday one. Staff turnover sits at 49.5%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, which means familiar faces are harder to keep. The current record shows 17 deficiencies, none at the harm level, though one is abuse-related. The last inspection was in May 2025, so the picture is recent. This is a nonprofit home with decent staffing numbers and some churn worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.52 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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Haven Convalescent Home runs 3.52 nurse staffing hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. What offsets that is a clean record and a stable workforce: one deficiency total, none at harm level, none abuse-related, and a recent inspection in November 2025. Staff turnover of 30.6% sits well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for residents who need consistent caregivers. The quality measure score of 3 out of 5 is the softer spot here, worth asking about during a tour.

Nurse hours

4.03 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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St. Joseph's Manor runs about 296 certified beds in Meadowbrook, and the nurse staffing number that matters here is 4.03 hours per resident day, roughly 4% above the national average of 3.86. That's not a small edge when you consider how much of a resident's day is shaped by how many hands are actually available. Weekend coverage does drop about 12% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 36.3%, better than the national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The current record shows 10 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in January 2026.

Nurse hours

3.82 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Pinecrest Manor runs 138 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the story: ten deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level, none tied to abuse, with a survey completed January 30, 2026. Nurse staffing sits at 3.82 hours per resident day, roughly one percent under the national average of 3.86, and the bigger gap is internal, weekends run about sixteen percent leaner than weekdays, which matters if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. The staffing and inspection ratings both land at four stars, quality measures at three, so what you're looking at is a home that's kept its record clean rather than one that's thrown extra hands on the floor.

Nurse hours

4.17 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing is a 92-bed nonprofit in Wilkes Barre, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture: 4.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, which earns it a 4 out of 5 from CMS on staffing. Turnover sits at 42.7%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, though weekends run about 8% leaner than weekdays. Twenty deficiencies appear on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in November 2025. Health inspection and quality measures both land at 3 out of 5.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Wyncote Care Center runs 58 certified beds in Montgomery County under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.22 hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average of 3.86. That advantage narrows on weekends, when coverage drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so the weekday-to-weekend gap matters as much as the yearly figure. The current record shows 23 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related, and one fine totaling $4,194. Inspections are recent, dated January 2026, and the three CMS star categories, health, quality measures, staffing, all land at 3 out of 5.