257 Independent Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania

Nurse hours

4.40 /day

Staff turnover

48%

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Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag runs a solid B, and the staffing numbers explain why. At 4.40 nurse hours per resident day, it's about 14% above the national average of 3.86, that's real coverage, though weekends dip roughly 6% below its own weekday level, so ask about Saturday and Sunday shifts specifically. Turnover sits at 47.5%, just above the national 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing staff turns over annually. The 37 deficiencies on record include two abuse-related citations, but none at the harm or jeopardy level, which matters. Inspectors were last on site in September 2025, so the record is fairly current.

Nurse hours

4.56 /day

Staff turnover

65%

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Wesley Enhanced Living - Doylestown runs 60 certified beds under nonprofit ownership, and the staffing numbers are genuinely strong: 4.56 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% above the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 7% below its own weekday coverage, which is worth asking about if your family member needs more hands-on help on Saturdays and Sundays. The bigger concern is turnover, 65.3% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents in a given year are relatively new. Inspections look solid: five deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with the most recent survey in March 2026.

Nurse hours

3.74 /day

Staff turnover

57%

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Cedar Hill runs 150 certified beds in Coraopolis under individual for-profit ownership, and its numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.74 hours per resident day, about 3% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 9% below the home's own weekday coverage. Staff turnover is the bigger flag: 57.2% annually against a 45.8% national average. The inspection record is where the tension shows. CMS gives the home two stars for health inspections, with 47 deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, but four tied to abuse. That contrasts sharply with its five-star quality measures and four-star staffing. The most recent inspection was August 28, 2025, so the record is current. Quality metrics look strong here; the inspection history and turnover are what a family should ask about directly.

Nurse hours

4.14 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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The Williamsport Home runs 4.14 total nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average of 3.86, a real edge, though weekend coverage dips about 11% below its own weekday levels, so the weekday-to-weekend gap is worth asking about directly. Its 31 deficiencies include zero at the harm or jeopardy level, but two abuse-related citations appear on the record, which is the kind of finding you'd want to understand before deciding. Staff turnover sits at 43%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the last inspection was recent at January 29, 2026. As a nonprofit, it answers to a mission rather than shareholders, which tends to show up in staffing consistency over time.

Nurse hours

4.11 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Sarah Reed Senior Living runs on more nursing hours than most homes, 4.11 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and that shows up in its four-out-of-five staffing rating. The trade-off is consistency: weekends dip about 9% below weekday coverage, and nearly half the staff turns over each year, slightly worse than the national rate. What stands out more is the inspection record: ten deficiencies on file, none causing harm or involving abuse, and a clean five-star health inspection rating with a visit as recent as December 2025. As a nonprofit with 106 beds, it's a stable operation with real strengths and one soft spot worth asking about.

Nurse hours

3.99 /day

Staff turnover

47%

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Allied Services Meade Street runs 3.99 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, and its weekend staffing drops roughly 14% from weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 46.5%, essentially matching the national rate, so this isn't a home bleeding workers faster than everyone else. The 20 deficiencies on record include none at the harm or jeopardy level and none related to abuse, and its last inspection was in January 2026. As a nonprofit with a recent inspection and mid-range staffing stars alongside stronger marks for inspections and quality measures, the picture is steady rather than standout.

Nurse hours

4.42 /day

Staff turnover

27%

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Fulton County Medical Center runs a lean, stable ship on the staffing side: 4.42 nurse hours per resident day beats the national average by about 15%, and a 26.8% turnover rate is well below the typical 45.8%. That consistency matters for residents who see the same faces day to day. The trouble sits elsewhere. Twenty-three deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with $16,801 in fines. Inspectors were last in on April 17, 2025. Strong staffing can't offset a record like that on its own, and the low quality-measure score suggests the day-to-day care isn't matching the hours being paid for.

Nurse hours

4.16 /day

Staff turnover

48%

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Lutheran Home At Hollidaysburg runs a church-affiliated nonprofit with 89 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.16 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, though weekends dip about 8% below its own weekday coverage. That staffing earns 4 stars from CMS, but the inspection record tells a different story: 39 deficiencies on file, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $101,905. Staff turnover runs 48.2%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The most recent inspection was December 2025, so the record is current. Quality measures score 4 stars; health inspections score 2. Ask about those harm-level and abuse deficiencies specifically.

Nurse hours

3.84 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Courtyard Gardens runs a nonprofit home with 102 beds in Middletown, and its nurse staffing sits right at the national average, 3.84 hours per resident day against 3.86 nationwide. That sounds fine until you notice weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, which is when falls and medication errors tend to happen. Staff turnover is 42%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, and the last inspection in September 2024 produced 15 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to cause harm, plus one fine of $8,469. The four-star inspection rating is real, but those two harm-level findings and the weekend gap are what pull the overall picture down.

Nurse hours

3.61 /day

Staff turnover

51%

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Beacon Ridge runs 118 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nursing hours come in at 3.61 per resident day, about 6% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends thin out further, running roughly 9% below the home's own weekday staffing, and annual turnover sits at 51.3% against a national 45.8%, so the people who are there are frequently new. The inspection record shows 38 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse, and the most recent inspection was April 2026. Quality measures score well; the health inspection side is where the trouble concentrates.

Nurse hours

3.90 /day

Staff turnover

38%

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Lutheran Home At Kane runs on a nonprofit model with 90 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.90 hours per resident day, just a hair above the national average of 3.86. That margin is thin enough that weekend coverage matters: staffing drops about 13% below weekday levels, so care on Saturdays and Sundays may feel different from a Tuesday. Turnover is 37.7%, noticeably better than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests less churn among the people doing the daily work. The current deficiency record shows six citations, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in November 2025. Quality measures score lower than staffing and inspection results, so ask about specific clinical outcomes.

Nurse hours

4.45 /day

Staff turnover

93%

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Monticello House has the bones of a strong nursing home: a five-star inspection record, five stars on quality measures, and no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level, with a clean record on abuse. Its 4.45 nurse hours per resident day sit about 15% above the national average. The problem is stability. Annual staff turnover runs 92.7%, roughly double the national figure, and weekend staffing drops about 11% below the home's own weekday level, so the coverage families tour on a Tuesday isn't quite what a Saturday looks like. A nonprofit owner and a recent inspection help. Whether aides stay long enough to know your mother is the open question.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

46%

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Concordia At Arbutus Park runs 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 8% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 46.4%, roughly matching the national figure, so this isn't a retention crisis, it's a coverage question. The current inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, with $16,800 in fines across three events. A 3/5 health inspection rating against 4/5 marks for quality measures and staffing tells you the care model looks better on paper than the surveyor's clipboard. The most recent inspection was August 2025, so the record is current.

Nurse hours

4.64 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Christ the King Manor runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model in Dubois, and the staffing numbers back up the care side: 4.64 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth more than the national average, with turnover at 25.8% against a national 45.8%. That stability matters, though weekend hours dip about 16% below weekday levels, so coverage isn't perfectly even. Inspections are recent and clean where it counts, seven deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, which supports the four-star health inspection rating. The weaker spot is the two-star quality measure score, suggesting outcomes tracked through MDS data lag behind the staffing strength. Overall, a solidly staffed home with room to improve on measured care quality.

Nurse hours

3.35 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Phoebe Richland Hcc runs 143 certified beds in Richlandtown under nonprofit ownership, and its inspection record is the strong part: eight deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a recent survey dated February 2026 and four out of five stars for both health inspections and quality measures. Staffing is where it thins out. At 3.35 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 13 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 4 percent below its own weekday level. Turnover of 35.7 percent beats the 45.8 percent national figure, which helps, but the daily hours are what families feel. Worth asking how coverage holds on Saturday and Sunday.

Nurse hours

4.21 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Windber Woods is a nonprofit home with 127 beds, and its staffing is the clearest strength here: 4.21 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 7% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 42.1%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. The trouble is the inspection record, 50 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related, plus $27,226 in fines across three penalties, with the most recent inspection dated February 2026. That combination of solid staffing and a heavy deficiency history is what pulls the overall picture down to average; the people providing care seem adequate in number, but the survey record says something keeps going wrong.

Nurse hours

4.04 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Nottingham Village runs 121 beds under corporate ownership in Northumberland, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture, 4.04 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, with turnover at 28.6% against a national 45.8%. That retention matters, since consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. Weekends are the soft spot: staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level. The inspection record is where the concerns sit, 31 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, with one fine of $8,018 and a survey completed in November 2025. Families should ask directly how weekend coverage is handled and what changed after those abuse findings.

Nurse hours

4.23 /day

Staff turnover

19%

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Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line sits in Media with 60 certified beds and a nonprofit owner. The staffing numbers are the real story here: 4.23 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, and turnover at 19.4% is unusually low against a national rate of 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips about 5% from weekday levels, which is a gap worth asking about directly. What holds the record back is the inspection side. Four deficiencies on file, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a single fine totaling $151,457. The last inspection was March 2026. Strong, stable staffing paired with a costly serious deficiency and middling inspection and quality ratings, that mix is what the grade reflects.

Nurse hours

4.37 /day

Staff turnover

47%

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Thornwald Home is a church-affiliated nonprofit in Carlisle with 83 certified beds, and its staffing is the clearest strength here: 4.37 nurse hours per resident day, about 13% above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips roughly 6% below its own weekday level, and turnover sits at 47.4%, slightly worse than the 45.8% national figure. Inspections are another story, 16 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $9,110. The most recent inspection was December 11, 2025, so the record is current. Solid daily staffing, but the deficiency history is what a family should ask about directly.

Nurse hours

3.28 /day

Staff turnover

40%

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Holy Family Manor runs lean on direct care: 3.28 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly a quarter below its own weekday staffing. The tradeoff shows up in consistency, 39.5% annual turnover, better than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. Its inspection record is the strongest part of the picture: six deficiencies on file, none involving harm or abuse, and a survey completed in July 2025, so the findings are recent rather than stale. As a church-affiliated nonprofit with 208 beds, it isn't chasing margin, and that shows up in a clean regulatory record even where daily coverage runs thin.