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C

64/100

Average

Embassy Of Hearthside

450 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA 16801

CMS 1/5 stars #6 of 6 in Centre County (814) 237-0630
Certified beds
157
Occupancy
79%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • $150,556 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Embassy Of Hearthside

Embassy of Hearthside runs 157 beds as a for-profit LLC, and the staffing numbers are where families should start, the federal staffing rating sits at just one star. That's the piece you feel day to day: how long it takes someone to answer a call light, whether there's enough help at meals and overnight. Its inspection record is the other concern. Seventy-seven deficiencies are on file, including three at the harm level and six tied to abuse, with six fines totaling $174,194. The last inspection was February 2026, so the record is current, not stale. Quality measures score well at four stars, but strong chart numbers don't offset thin staffing and a heavy enforcement history.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing15/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement2/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

15/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are.

  • →No staffing hours reported, scored neutral

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$150,556 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per dayNot reported
Registered nurse (RN) hoursNot reported

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hoursNot reported

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 20, 2026 (8 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of EMBASSY HEALTHCARE, which operates 33 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Embassy Of Hearthside

What is the ElderGrade for Embassy Of Hearthside? +

Embassy Of Hearthside holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Embassy Of Hearthside? +

This facility has not reported staffing hours to CMS in the current data release.

Has Embassy Of Hearthside been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Embassy Of Hearthside accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Embassy Of Hearthside is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.