399 of the 656 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania (61%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. They average 3.66 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.23 hours below the 3.89 for every home in Pennsylvania. Nurse staff turnover runs 46.7%, 2.2 points higher than the 44.5% across all homes there. Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center At Brittany in Lansdale grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How chain-owned homes in Pennsylvania compare
This group set against every nursing home in Pennsylvania, from the current CMS release.
Chapel Manor runs 238 certified beds in Philadelphia under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.34 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 8 percent below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is where the real concern lives: 69 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus three tied to abuse. Staff turnover at 43.4 percent is slightly better than the national figure, and one $17,192 fine is on file, with the most recent inspection done in December 2025.
Embassy Of Wyoming Valley runs 120 beds in Wilkes Barre under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.50 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% under the national average, with weekends running about 7% lighter than its own weekdays. Turnover lands at 42.4%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure. What stands out more is the inspection record: 48 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $20,496, with the most recent inspection dated January 30, 2026. The quality measure stars look strong, but that scorecard reflects resident care metrics, not how safely the building is run day to day.
Crestview Center runs 180 beds in Langhorne under for-profit partnership ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.41 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 6% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Turnover lands at 45.3%, essentially matching the national rate of 45.8%, so that's not the standout concern here. The inspection record is: 38 deficiencies, 5 at harm or jeopardy level, 3 abuse-related, with a 2/5 health inspection rating. The most recent inspection was July 2025, so the picture is current. Quality measures score well at 4/5, but that sits alongside a much weaker health inspection result.
Forest Hills runs on 3.41 nurse hours per resident day, about 12% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly another 10% below its own weekday numbers, so the thinnest coverage lands when families visit and doctors don't. The inspection record is the bigger issue: 36 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 7 abuse-related, with a 2/5 health inspection rating and 1/5 staffing from CMS. Quality measures score 3/5, which suggests charted care looks better than the staffing and inspection history support. It's a 200-bed for-profit LLC in Weatherly, last inspected March 13, 2026. Ask specifically how weekends are covered and what changed since those abuse citations.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Luzerne is a 37-bed for-profit home in Drums, and the numbers that stand out most aren't the staffing ones. Nurse coverage sits at 3.75 hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends run about 7% thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 36.1% actually beats the national rate. The trouble is elsewhere: 57 deficiencies on the current record, three of them at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, plus two fines totaling $86,122. Both CMS inspection and quality-measure ratings sit at the bottom. When a home's record shows that many problems and that few stars on care quality, staffing that merely approaches average doesn't offset it.
Graduate Post Acute runs 150 beds in Philadelphia under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits around 3.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10 percent below the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 9 percent below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is the real story: 84 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $17,940 in fines across two penalties. Staff turnover of 41.8 percent is slightly better than the 45.8 percent national figure, and the most recent inspection was December 2025. CMS rates the quality measures 5 out of 5 but health inspections just 1 out of 5, a split worth asking about directly.
Stroudsburg Post Acute runs 174 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.73 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 3% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends about 10% thinner than its own weekdays. Annual turnover is 52.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people around your relative change often. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 44 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and a single $112,359 fine, with the most recent inspection dated May 22, 2026.
Slate Belt runs lean on nursing hours, 2.98 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 12% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover lands at 43.3%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, so the problem isn't retention so much as how many aides and nurses are on the floor at once. The current record shows 15 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, though the most recent inspection was January 2026 and the health inspection rating sits at 4 out of 5. Under a for-profit limited liability company, the pattern reads as a building that inspects well on paper while daily staffing stays well under what residents typically need.
Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing runs 214 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers show a building stretched thin on the floor. Nurse staffing sits at 3.20 hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent below the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 6 percent below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 46.1 percent means nearly half the nursing workforce turns over in a year, which matters more when a home is already short-staffed. The inspection record is the harder read: 32 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus one fine totaling $17,342.
Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center runs about 18% leaner on nursing hours than the national average, and weekends are thinner still, roughly 7% below what the building staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 40.4%, which is actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hours each resident gets. The inspection record is the harder read: 29 deficiencies, three serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and a February 2026 inspection that's still recent. Quality measures score well, but staffing and inspections don't, and that gap is worth asking about directly.
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Springfield, a for-profit LLC home with 129 certified beds in Glenside, runs on thin staffing. At 3.43 nurse hours per resident day it sits roughly 11 percent under the national average, and weekends drop another 11 percent below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover tells its own story: 79.6 percent of staff leaving annually, against a national 45.8 percent average. The inspection record is where the numbers get heavy: 114 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level, six abuse-related, and seven fines adding up to $69,735. Staffing rates 2 out of 5 stars and health inspections just 1.
Belle Terrace runs on 3.11 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 19 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 6 percent below what the home staffs during the week. The bigger number is turnover: 71.2 percent of staff leave in a year, against a national average of 45.8 percent. That churn shows up on the inspection record too, 25 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none rose to harm or jeopardy. A for-profit LLC operates the 59-bed home, and its last inspection was December 5, 2025. Federal inspectors rated staffing 2 out of 5 stars, health inspections and quality measures 3 each.
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community runs about 3.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips another 9% below its own weekdays. That thin staffing shows in the CMS staffing rating of 1 out of 5, and turnover sits at 46.9%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is heavy: 51 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, with one fine of $24,700 and a health inspection rating of 2 out of 5. The most recent inspection was July 2025. Quality measures score a middling 3 out of 5, but staffing and inspections are where the problems concentrate at this for-profit LLC.
Havencrest runs lean on nursing staff, 3.63 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average, and weekends get thinner still, dropping about 7% below the home's own weekday coverage. Staff turnover sits at 48.9%, a few points above the national rate, so the people providing care change often. The current record shows 24 deficiencies, two of them abuse-related; none rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy, and the most recent inspection came in February 2026. CMS gives the home two stars each for health inspections, quality measures, and staffing. It's a 48-bed for-profit limited liability company in Washington County.
Southmont of Presbyterian Seniorcare runs 3.90 nurse hours per resident day, just barely above the national average of 3.86, though weekends dip about 9% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 34.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. The trouble is inspections: 14 deficiencies on record, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, with one fine of $8,824. That inspection history is what drags the overall picture down, despite solid staffing numbers and a recent survey date of May 2026.
Transitions Healthcare Washington Pa runs 120 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing is the weak spot: 3.54 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 9% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 47.3%, slightly above the national 45.8%, and CMS gives staffing just 1 out of 5 stars even as quality measures score 4 out of 5. The inspection record shows 19 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated March 25, 2026. Ownership, turnover, and thin weekend coverage are the pieces worth weighing before you decide.
Willows of Presbyterian Senior has 193 certified beds and solid nurse staffing on paper, 3.88 hours per resident day, essentially matching the national average, with a 4-star staffing rating. But that coverage thins on weekends, dropping roughly 11% below weekday levels, and turnover sits at 45.5%. The real problem is the inspection record: 56 deficiencies, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $132,149. A 1-star health inspection rating against a 3-star quality measure score tells you the care concerns here aren't about numbers on a page, they're about what surveyors actually found.
Riverside Health & Rehab Center runs 119 certified beds in Mckeesport, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd want you to see. Nurses provide 3.42 hours per resident per day, roughly 11 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 7 percent below the home's own weekday levels. That means the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 56.5 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with $35,138 in fines and a January 2026 inspection. Ask about weekend nurse coverage and how they screen staff before you decide.
South Hills Post Acute runs on thin staffing. At 3.18 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits about 18 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10 percent below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover tells a related story: 63.4 percent of nursing staff leaving annually against a 45.8 percent national figure, which means the people caring for residents are often new to the building. The inspection record is genuinely decent, 20 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and a recent survey, but good surveys don't staff a night shift. For-profit LLC ownership, 160 beds, and a staffing picture that's the clear weak point here.
Sena Kean runs about 3.44 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% under the national average, with weekends dipping another 13% below its own weekday levels. That thin coverage is the main reason its staffing rating sits at 1 out of 5, and it's hard to separate from a 64.6% annual turnover rate, well above the 45.8% national figure. The health inspection record shows 21 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a 2/5 inspection rating despite a recent April 2026 survey. Quality measures score well at 4/5, but that reflects resident outcomes, not the hands available to deliver care.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in Pennsylvania?
There are 399 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania, 61% of the 656 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Pennsylvania they average 3.66 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.89 for all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, a difference of -0.23 hours. Staff turnover averages 46.7% against 44.5%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in Pennsylvania?