Pennsylvania Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed656 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Pennsylvania has 656 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

656active licensed nursing homes across 317 Pennsylvania cities appear on the state's public file.
55.8%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 163 carry a D or F.
72.5is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Erieis the highest-scoring larger city (14 facilities, average score 87.2).
Philadelphiahas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (47).
83,064is the combined licensed capacity across 656 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes656
Cities covered317
Statewide average records layer score72.5
Grade A facilities242 (36.9%)
Grade B facilities124 (18.9%)
Grade C facilities127 (19.4%)
Grade D facilities125 (19.1%)
Grade F facilities38 (5.8%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)656 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity83,064

How cities compare

Average records layer score by city (cities with 10+ facilities), against the statewide average of 72.5.

CityFacilitiesAvg scorevs state
Erie1487.2+14.7
Lancaster1078.5+6
York1069.3-3.2
Philadelphia4768.4-4.1
Pittsburgh2657.3-15.2

By city

Philadelphia (47)Pittsburgh (26)Erie (14)York (10)Lancaster (10)Scranton (9)Allentown (8)Bethlehem (8)Carlisle (8)Greensburg (8)Chambersburg (7)Lansdale (7)New Castle (6)Johnstown (6)Doylestown (5)Harrisburg (5)Easton (5)Wilkes Barre (5)West Chester (5)Uniontown (5)Lititz (5)Norristown (5)Monroeville (5)Hollidaysburg (4)Gettysburg (4)Pottsville (4)Canonsburg (4)Indiana (4)Pottstown (4)Williamsport (4)Mechanicsburg (4)Warminster (4)Media (4)Washington (4)State College (4)Hanover (3)Broomall (3)Bryn Mawr (3)Camp Hill (3)Reading (3)Altoona (3)Hazleton (3)Meadville (3)Newtown (3)Wyncote (3)Kingston (3)Bradford (3)Lebanon (3)Quakertown (3)Palmyra (3)Langhorne (3)Elizabethtown (3)Kittanning (3)Grove City (3)Wilkes-Barre (3)Meadowbrook (2)Plymouth Meeting (2)Lock Haven (2)Mcmurray (2)Greenville (2)Ambler (2)New Wilmington (2)West Reading (2)Hermitage (2)Carbondale (2)Lewisburg (2)Beaver Falls (2)Flourtown (2)Darby (2)Huntingdon (2)Nanticoke (2)Wexford (2)Kennett Square (2)Wellsboro (2)Newtown Square (2)Wyndmoor (2)Lewistown (2)Myerstown (2)Middletown (2)Warren (2)Hatboro (2)Yeadon (2)Montoursville (2)North Huntingdon (2)Somerset (2)Columbia (2)Dubois (2)Tunkhannock (2)Honey Brook (2)Nazareth (2)Sunbury (2)Stroudsburg (2)Lima (2)Fort Washington (2)Oil City (2)Cheswick (2)Glenside (2)Cranberry Township (2)Brookville (2)Shenandoah (2)Martinsburg (2)Dallas (2)Coraopolis (2)Danville (2)Waynesburg (2)Monongahela (2)Mckeesport (2)Bethel Park (2)Smethport (2)Franklin (2)Duncannon (2)Manheim (2)Verona (2)Wyomissing (2)Ephrata (2)Lafayette Hill (2)Latrobe (2)Markleysburg (2)Orwigsburg (2)Mercer (2)Glen Mills (2)West Grove (2)Zelienople (1)Warrington (1)Brackenridge (1)Munhall (1)Beaver (1)Richlandtown (1)Coal Township (1)Willow Grove (1)Windber (1)Montrose (1)Leesport (1)Sayre (1)Moscow (1)Trexlertown (1)New Oxford (1)Aliquippa (1)Topton (1)Chicora (1)Shillington (1)Saxonburg (1)Mars (1)Coopersburg (1)Selinsgrove (1)Havertown (1)Cornwall (1)Buckingham (1)Rosemont (1)Prospect Park (1)Lower Burrell (1)Richboro (1)Bedford (1)Roslyn (1)Harrisville (1)Bristol (1)Levittown (1)St Marys (1)Phoenixville (1)Susquehanna (1)Frackville (1)East Stroudsburg (1)Murrysville (1)White Marsh (1)Coaldale (1)Rydal (1)Narvon (1)Clearfield (1)Wayne (1)Towanda (1)Quarryville (1)Saint Marys (1)Mifflin (1)Spring House (1)Emporium (1)Honesdale (1)Jersey Shore (1)Girard (1)Oxford (1)Apollo (1)Newville (1)Waynesboro (1)Wynnewood (1)Mcconnellsburg (1)Northumberland (1)Tyrone (1)Christiana (1)Hamburg (1)Worthington (1)Schuylkill Haven (1)Mifflintown (1)Berwick (1)Everett (1)New Bloomfield (1)Millersburg (1)Holland (1)Dallastown (1)Royersford (1)Effort (1)Weatherly (1)Milford (1)Laureldale (1)Lehighton (1)Drums (1)Corry (1)Southampton (1)Lake Ariel (1)Bangor (1)Lower Gwynedd (1)Sellersville (1)Tremont (1)Malvern (1)Philipsburg (1)Sarver (1)Sinking Spring (1)Mountain Top (1)Ligonier (1)Forest City (1)Pennsburg (1)Taylor (1)Exeter (1)Dunmore (1)Hillsdale (1)Milton (1)Muncy (1)Fairview (1)Stevens (1)South Mountain (1)Troy (1)Mt Carmel (1)Hastings (1)Chester (1)Bridgeville (1)Pittston (1)Gibsonia (1)Shippenville (1)Youngsville (1)Millmont (1)Punxsutawney (1)Conneautville (1)Souderton (1)Sewickley (1)Peckville (1)Edinboro (1)Harleysville (1)Curwensville (1)Frederick (1)Meyersdale (1)Blue Bell (1)Kutztown (1)Laporte (1)Cabot (1)Wallingford (1)Springfield (1)Orbisonia (1)Coudersport (1)Clarks Summit (1)Clarion (1)Elkins Park (1)Oakmont (1)Gladwyne (1)Fayetteville (1)Mount Pleasant (1)Marienville (1)Rochester (1)Harmony (1)Whitehall (1)Willow Street (1)Bellefonte (1)Belleville (1)Butler (1)Montgomeryville (1)Haverford (1)Telford (1)Downingtown (1)Kane (1)Yardley (1)Watsontown (1)Ebensburg (1)Berlin (1)Annville (1)King Of Prussia (1)Saegertown (1)Bensalem (1)Millville (1)Turtle Creek (1)Tamaqua (1)Brockway (1)Wernersville (1)Davidsville (1)Orangeville (1)Titusville (1)Forksville (1)Huntingdon Valley (1)Waymart (1)Macungie (1)Jefferson Hills (1)Boothwyn (1)Bloomsburg (1)Shippensburg (1)Seneca (1)Baden (1)Scottdale (1)Jeannette (1)West Brandywine (1)Allison Park (1)Sharon (1)North Wales (1)New Holland (1)Portage (1)Richfield (1)Audubon (1)Akron (1)Athens (1)Exton (1)Matamoras (1)Spring City (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Rosewood Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Broomall · A

#2 Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation Leesport · A

#3 Cross Keys Village-Brethren Home Community, The New Oxford · A

#4 Lutheran Home At Topton, The Topton · A

#5 Simpson House INC Philadelphia · A

#6 Riverton Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center Allentown · A

#7 Cornwall Manor Cornwall · A

#8 Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation And Nursingcenter Buckingham · A

#9 Broomall Manor Broomall · A

#10 Sarah Reed Senior Living Erie · A

#11 Richboro Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Richboro · A

#12 Saint Paul Homes Greenville · A

#13 Holy Family Manor Bethlehem · A

#14 Gardens At York Terrace, The Pottsville · A

#15 Carbondale Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center Carbondale · A

#16 Wesbury United Methodist Commu Meadville · A

#17 Chandler Hall Health Services Newtown · A

#18 Kendal At Longwood Kennett Square · A

#19 St Luke'S Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Coaldale · A

#20 Moravian Manor Lititz · A

#21 William Hood Dunwoody Care Ctr Newtown Square · A

#22 Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community Quarryville · A

#23 Bethany Village Retirement Center Mechanicsburg · A

#24 Ball Pavilion, The Erie · A

#25 Rosewood Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Schuylkill Haven · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Pennsylvania

Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 656 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 317 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 83,064. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Pennsylvania city has the most nursing homes?

Philadelphia, with 47 licensed nursing homes, followed by Pittsburgh (26) and Erie (14).

How are Pennsylvania nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Pennsylvania republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Pennsylvania Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/pa

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Pennsylvania Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/pa.

Plain, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/pa

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