Nursing homes across Blair County, Pennsylvania, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Presbyterian Homes-Presby runs lean on nurse hours, 3.63 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 9% thinner than weekdays. Yet its staff tends to stay: turnover of 35.8% beats the 45.8% national figure by a wide margin, and CMS gives the staffing and quality measures 4 and 5 stars. The inspection record is where things get harder to square. Forty deficiencies are on file, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $32,949. A November 2025 inspection means the picture is current. Steady caregivers, yes, but a documented pattern of problems that stability hasn't erased.
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.
Homewood Living Martinsburg runs a nonprofit shop with 129 beds, and the numbers suggest decent day-to-day care. Nurse staffing sits at 4.31 hours per resident day, about 12% above the national average, and weekend coverage dips roughly 11% below its own weekday level, so families should ask how that gap gets managed. Staff turnover lands at 31.4%, well under the national 45.8%, which matters for continuity. On the record: 18 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related and worth a direct question. A December 2025 inspection and 4 out of 5 stars for both health inspections and staffing back up the pattern.
Maybrook Hills runs 240 certified beds in Altoona under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.66 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 15% below the home's own weekday coverage, which matters if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Turnover lands at 43.8%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, so the workforce is a bit more stable than average even with the thinner weekend hours. The current record carries 55 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level but one abuse-related, and the last inspection was August 2025.
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.
Garvey Manor is a church-affiliated nonprofit in Hollidaysburg with 132 beds, and its nurse staffing runs about 4.49 hours per resident day, roughly 16% above the national average. That's a real strength, though weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday level, so coverage isn't perfectly even. The harder numbers are elsewhere: staff turnover hits 60% against a national average near 46%, meaning a lot of the people providing that care are still new. The current record shows 29 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two abuse-related, plus a $40,641 fine. The most recent inspection was July 2025. Strong quality scores sit alongside turnover and inspection findings worth asking about directly.
Hilltop runs lean on nursing hours: 3.40 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 40.8%, which is actually lower than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay seem to stay. The bigger concern is the inspection record, 43 deficiencies, one abuse-related, and a two-star health inspection rating, with the last survey in December 2025. For a 133-bed for-profit home owned by an individual, that combination of thin daily staffing and a long deficiency list is what pulls its standing down.
Cedarwood runs lean on nursing hours, 3.03 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a fifth fewer hands per resident. The weekend gap matters too: coverage drops about 7% below the home's own weekday level, when families tend to visit and problems surface. The inspection record is the heavier worry. Seventy-four deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a one-star health inspection rating. Two fines total $29,909. Staff turnover, at 36.1%, actually sits below the national 45.8%, so retention isn't the weak point. Ownership is for-profit, a limited liability company. The most recent inspection was February 5, 2026.
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home runs on unusually deep staffing for a nursing home, 5.13 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, with weekend coverage dipping only about 10% below weekdays. Turnover sits at 23.3%, about half the national rate, which suggests aides and nurses tend to stay. The trouble shows up in inspections: 41 deficiencies on the current record, including three at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, and the state's most recent look came in June 2025. A state-run veterans home with steady staff and a thin inspection record is the tradeoff here, call about those harm-level findings before you visit.
Midtown Oaks runs 3.52 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 9% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 7% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 57.4% against a 45.8% national figure, so the aides and nurses cycling through are often new to the building. The inspection record carries 108 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $99,042 and a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was February 27, 2026. A for-profit LLC operates the 120-bed home. If you're considering this one, ask directly how they're fixing weekend staffing and what's changed since that February survey.