Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Harrisburg, PA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Harrisburg
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 27, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Harrisburg has a total of 48 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,381 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Harrisburg of 442,289, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 69.31 persons in Harrisburg. There were 5,323 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 83.42 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Harrisburg has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Harrisburg and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.68	0.79 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.17	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.98	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.83	3.81 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.

COVID-19 Infections in Harrisburg Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Harrisburg there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Harrisburg

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Harrisburg Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Harrisburg, PA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Harrisburg

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Harrisburg based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village 100 MOUNT ALLEN DRIVE MECHANICSBURG, PA	14.67
Homeland Center 1901 NORTH FIFTH STREET HARRISBURG, PA	12.67
Misericordia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 998 SOUTH RUSSELL STREET YORK, PA	10.00
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home 1200 GRUBB STREET PALMYRA, PA	2.67
Sarah A Todd Memorial Home 1000 WEST SOUTH STREET CARLISLE, PA	12.00
Lebanon Valley Home The 550 EAST MAIN STREET ANNVILLE, PA	2.67
Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 BARLEY ROAD YORK, PA	2.67
Chapel Pointe at Carlisle 770 S. HANOVER STREET CARLISLE, PA	10.00
St Anne's Retirement Community 3952 COLUMBIA AVENUE COLUMBIA, PA	11.33
Masonic Village at Elizabethtown ONE MASONIC DRIVE ELIZABETHTOWN, PA	2.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Harrisburg based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Amoroso Healthcare and Rehabilitation Woodridge 3625 NORTH PROGRESS AVE HARRISBURG, PA	58.00
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Palmyra 341 NORTH RAILROAD ST PALMYRA, PA	162.67
Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 940 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD CARLISLE, PA	160.00
Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1000 CLAREMONT ROAD CARLISLE, PA	222.83
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation 141 HEISEY AVENUE ELIZABETHTOWN, PA	162.67
Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation 970 COLONIAL AVENUE YORK, PA	137.33
Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation 700 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD CARLISLE, PA	253.67
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Campbelltown 2880 HORSESHOE PIKE PALMYRA, PA	146.00
Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg 120 SOUTH FILBERT ST MECHANICSBURG, PA	86.00 /
Kingston Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 2400 KINGSTON COURT YORK, PA	221.83

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