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.
Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center in Doylestown runs on thinner staffing than most homes: 3.50 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 8% below its own weekday levels, exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 49%. The bigger concern is the inspection record, 50 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and $68,903 in fines across three penalties. Federal inspectors last visited in September 2024 and rated health inspections and quality measures 1 out of 5. Corporate ownership, 120 beds. The staffing number is the closest thing to good news here; it's the harm-level findings that should shape your questions.
Nurse staffing at this Phoenixville home runs about 3.16 hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, and weekends dip even lower than weekdays. Annual turnover is 69.5%, meaning most of the people caring for your relative will be gone within a year, against a national rate near 46%. The inspection record shows 32 deficiencies, including two at the level that put residents in actual harm or jeopardy and three tied to abuse. A single fine of $94,695 is on file from an inspection completed in August 2025. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company, and while its quality measure star sits at 5, that score describes charted care, not whether enough hands are present to deliver it.
If you're weighing Hopkins Center for someone in your family, the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. Nurses provide 3.42 hours of care per resident per day, about 11 percent under the national average, and weekends run roughly 8 percent thinner than weekdays, so the coverage gaps land when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 50 percent, above the national 45.8 percent, meaning many of the people involved in daily care are still learning the building. On inspections, the record shows 49 deficiencies, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 6 tied to abuse, plus six fines totaling $155,155. That history, reviewed again in August 2025, is worth asking about directly.
Edenbrook On Second Ave runs 160 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing picture is thin: 3.62 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 9% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 65.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for residents change often. The current record shows 43 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related citations, and the last inspection was in May 2026. CMS rates staffing and quality measures at 2 stars each and inspection results at 2, all below the midpoint. Families weighing this home should ask directly about weekend coverage and how the abuse citations were resolved.
Bethlehem North runs on 3.22 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends are staffed roughly 11% thinner than weekdays. That thin coverage shows up in the federal staffing rating, which sits at 1 out of 5. Turnover runs 55.9% against a national 45.8%, so aides and nurses cycle through steadily, and 28 deficiencies sit on the current record, including two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. The most recent inspection was February 2026. It's a 217-bed for-profit corporate home; with 2s for both inspections and quality measures, the numbers don't point to a place running on much margin.
Cranberry Place runs 150 certified beds in Butler County under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits right at the national average, about 3.90 hours per resident day. The problem is who's left on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 15% below its own weekday level, and how fast the staff turns over: 66.3% annually against a national 45.8%. That churn shows up in the inspection record, where 87 deficiencies include 9 abuse-related citations and 6 at the harm or jeopardy level, drawing two fines totaling $42,774. The most recent inspection was January 31, 2026, so the record is current. Families weighing this home should ask specifically how weekend coverage and staff retention are being addressed.
Forest City Nursing and Rehab Center is a 132-bed for-profit home in Susquehanna County, and the numbers point to staffing strain. At 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 17% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 10% below its own weekday levels, meaning the thinnest coverage comes when families tend to visit. That staffing shortfall shows up in the inspection record too: 19 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $21,405 fine. The most recent inspection was February 2025, so the picture is current. There's no abuse finding on file, which matters. But with both staffing and quality measures at the bottom of CMS's scale, this is a home worth asking hard questions about before committing.
Harborview runs about 14 percent thinner on nurse staffing than the national average, and weekends dip roughly 7 percent below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 51.7 percent against a national 45.8 percent, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves within a year. The current inspection record carries 62 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, and the two fines on file total $191,228. The last inspection was in August 2025, so that record is recent. A for-profit LLC operates the 126-bed building.
The Gardens at Orangeville runs on 3.06 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a fifth below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 9% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 45.7%, almost exactly the national figure, so this isn't a retention crisis so much as a steady churn. State inspectors logged 42 deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. The last inspection was September 2025. It's a for-profit limited liability company with 119 beds, and the federal stars split the difference: three for health inspections, two each for quality measures and staffing.
Laurel Ridge Center runs 61 beds in Uniontown under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are where I'd start. At 3.29 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 15% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 10% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 55.2% tops the national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The current record shows 13 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. CMS rated quality measures 1 out of 5 and staffing 2 out of 5, with a June 2025 inspection.
St. Francis Center runs 273 beds in Darby, and the numbers tell two different stories. Inspectors have been through recently, July 2025, and found 23 deficiencies, none of them serious enough to harm a resident and none related to abuse, which is why the health inspection rating sits at 4 out of 5. Staffing is the weak point. At 3.39 nurse hours per resident day, this home runs about 12 percent below the national average, and weekends drop another 8 percent below its own weekday levels. Annual turnover of 58.4 percent is well above the 45.8 percent national figure, so the people providing that care are cycling through quickly.
Inners Creek runs 202 certified beds in Dallastown under corporate ownership, and the numbers here deserve a close look before you decide anything. Nurse staffing sits at 3.37 hours per resident day, roughly 13 percent under the national average, and it thins out further on weekends, dropping about 7 percent below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover is 54 percent a year against a national 45.8 percent, meaning more than half the caregivers are new to their jobs within twelve months. On the inspection side, the current record shows 62 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm level and 4 tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $47,031. The most recent inspection was October 25, 2024.
Woodhaven runs lean on nursing hours, 3.20 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it thins out further on weekends, dropping about 9% below its own weekday staffing. That shortfall shows up in retention too: 55.6% of staff left over the past year, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means new faces are constantly learning the building. The inspection record is the bigger concern. Fifty deficiencies are open right now, one of them serious enough to involve actual harm and another tied to abuse, plus a $37,480 fine. For a family weighing this place, those are the numbers worth pressing the administrator on directly.
Aristacare At East Falls runs 5.50 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, but the weekend gap and a 58.6% turnover rate suggest those hours aren't reliably staffed by the same people. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 79 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $57,568. A 1/5 inspection rating and a 1/5 staffing rating, despite the raw hours, point to real gaps between what's scheduled and what families actually experience.
Squirrel Hill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a 178-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh, and the federal numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Since its last inspection in February 2025, CMS has logged 108 deficiencies, 14 tied to abuse and 5 serious enough to put residents in immediate harm, along with two fines totaling $184,782. It sits in the Special Focus Facility program, the government's list for homes with a pattern of persistent problems. Staffing is the other warning sign: one star, well below what you'd want for 178 residents. Ownership is corporate and for-profit. If you're considering this one, ask directly what's changed since February.
Embassy of Saxonburg has a serious compliance problem. Federal inspectors have cited 64 deficiencies, including three that put residents in immediate harm and seven tied to abuse, enough to land it in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which tracks the worst-performing homes in the country, and to draw $339,073 in fines. Staffing sits about 13% under the national average at 3.36 nurse hours per resident day, and the 52% annual turnover means the aides and nurses working weekends, already 4% leaner than weekdays, are often new. The quality star rating looks decent, but a one-star inspection record with abuse citations on file is the part that matters most.
Embassy Of Scranton carries 84 deficiencies on its current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and seven tied to abuse. That's the kind of inspection history that lands a home in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which it is. It's owned by a for-profit limited liability company and holds 139 certified beds. Nurse staffing sits at 3.45 hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average, with weekends about 4% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 47.5%, just above the national figure of 45.8%. Two fines totaling $33,670 are also on record. The quality measure rating sits at three stars, but the inspection record is where the real story is.
Wecare At South Hills runs about 18% below the national average on nurse staffing, at 3.15 hours per resident day, and weekend coverage slips roughly 6% below what it manages during the week. Staff turnover sits at 65.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for residents are changing constantly. The deficiency record is the part that should get your attention: 66 total, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and eight tied to abuse. CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program and fined it $32,386. Its most recent inspection was January 23, 2026.
Onyx Wellness Center runs 3.35 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 13% under the national average, and weekends drop about 8% below its own weekday staffing. That gap matters because 69.4% of staff left over the past year, against a national average near 46%. The inspection record shows 25 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $109,654; the most recent inspection was March 5, 2026. Its quality measure score looks strong, but that reflects charted care, not the hands available to deliver it.
Embassy Of Tunkhannock carries a federal Special Focus Facility designation, which CMS reserves for homes with a persistent record of poor care, and the numbers behind that status are hard to argue with. Fifty-seven deficiencies sit on the current record, five of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy to residents, and five tied to abuse. Nurse staffing runs about 20% below the national average, weekends dip below weekdays, and over half the nursing staff turned over in a year. A for-profit LLC operates the 124-bed building, and CMS has logged two fines totaling $103,502. The most recent inspection was January 30, 2026.
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?