Nursing Homes in Harrisburg, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 31, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Harrisburg
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 31, 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 6,069 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 72.88 persons in Harrisburg. There were 5,205 residents in nursing homes as March 31, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 85.76 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) | 0.67 | 0.78 / 0.65 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.17 | 2.09 / 2.26 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.98 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
| All Staff | 3.82 | 3.78 / 3.78 |
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 5 new cases and 5 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 31, 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 |
|---|---|
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Bethany Village Retirement Center 5225 WILSON LANE MECHANICSBURG, PA |
20.00 |
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Spang Crest Manor 945 DUKE STREET LEBANON, PA |
6.00 |
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Chapel Pointe at Carlisle 770 S. HANOVER STREET CARLISLE, PA |
18.67 |
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Homeland Center 1901 NORTH FIFTH STREET HARRISBURG, PA |
12.67 |
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Lebanon Valley Brethren Home 1200 GRUBB STREET PALMYRA, PA |
3.33 |
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Lebanon Valley Home The 550 EAST MAIN STREET ANNVILLE, PA |
2.67 |
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Margaret E. Moul Home 2050 BARLEY ROAD YORK, PA |
2.67 |
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Masonic Village at Elizabethtown ONE MASONIC DRIVE ELIZABETHTOWN, PA |
2.67 |
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Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village 100 MOUNT ALLEN DRIVE MECHANICSBURG, PA |
8.00 |
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Sarah A Todd Memorial Home 1000 WEST SOUTH STREET CARLISLE, PA |
22.67 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Harrisburg based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation 970 COLONIAL AVENUE YORK, PA |
145.33 |
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York South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr 200 PAULINE DRIVE YORK, PA |
182.67 |
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Kingston Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 2400 KINGSTON COURT YORK, PA |
138.00 |
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Northern Dauphin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 990 MEDICAL ROAD MILLERSBURG, PA |
172.50 |
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Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center 745 OLD CHICKIES HILL ROAD COLUMBIA, PA |
105.00 |
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River's Bend Health and Rehab Center 800 KING RUSS ROAD HARRISBURG, PA |
89.33 |
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Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 940 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD CARLISLE, PA |
118.00 |
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Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1000 CLAREMONT ROAD CARLISLE, PA |
265.33 |
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Pleasant Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 118 PLEASANT ACRES RD,RD7 YORK, PA |
246.00 / |
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Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Palmyra 341 NORTH RAILROAD ST PALMYRA, PA |
167.33 |
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