Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Mechanicsburg, PA

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

Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Mechanicsburg has a total of 48 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,515 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Mechanicsburg of 8,990, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.38 persons in Mechanicsburg. There were 5,256 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.68 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, Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.67	0.79 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.13	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.98	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.79	3.80 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg there were a total of 36 new cases and 36 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Mechanicsburg

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 Mechanicsburg Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Mechanicsburg, 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 Mechanicsburg

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Mechanicsburg 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
Masonic Village at Elizabethtown ONE MASONIC DRIVE ELIZABETHTOWN, PA	2.00
Homeland Center 1901 NORTH FIFTH STREET HARRISBURG, PA	12.67
Misericordia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 998 SOUTH RUSSELL STREET YORK, PA	7.33
Sarah A Todd Memorial Home 1000 WEST SOUTH STREET CARLISLE, PA	12.00
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home 1200 GRUBB STREET PALMYRA, PA	2.67
Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 BARLEY ROAD YORK, PA	7.33
Chapel Pointe at Carlisle 770 S. HANOVER STREET CARLISLE, PA	10.00
Spiritrust Lutheran The Village at Gettysburg 1075 OLD HARRISBURG ROAD GETTYSBURG, PA	22.00
Spiritrust Lutheran The Village at Sprenkle Drive 1801 FOLKEMER CIRCLE YORK, PA	24.67

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

Facility	Rating
Amoroso Healthcare and Rehabilitation Woodridge 3625 NORTH PROGRESS AVE HARRISBURG, PA	60.00
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Palmyra 341 NORTH RAILROAD ST PALMYRA, PA	145.67
Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 940 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD CARLISLE, PA	207.00
Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1000 CLAREMONT ROAD CARLISLE, PA	225.50
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation 141 HEISEY AVENUE ELIZABETHTOWN, PA	162.67
Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation 970 COLONIAL AVENUE YORK, PA	135.33
Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation 700 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD CARLISLE, PA	255.67
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	200.50

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