Nursing Homes in Portage, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 7, 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 Portage
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 7, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Portage has a total of 22 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,626 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Portage of 6,546, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.49 persons in Portage. There were 1,921 residents in nursing homes as April 7, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 73.15 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, Portage 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 Portage and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.94 | 0.78 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.07 | 2.09 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.98 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.98 | 3.78 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 Infections in Portage 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 Portage there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 7, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Portage
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 Portage Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Portage, 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 Portage
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Portage 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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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Tcu 320 MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWN, PA |
10.00 |
Laurel View Village 2000 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE DAVIDSVILLE, PA |
50.67 |
Quality Life Services - Westmont 787 GOUCHER STREET JOHNSTOWN, PA |
60.67 |
Garvey Manor 1037 SOUTH LOGAN BOULEVARD HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA |
59.33 |
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 700 S. CAYUGA AVENUE ALTOONA, PA |
50.67 |
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home 500 MUNICIPAL DR HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA |
62.00 |
Homewood at Martinsburg Pa Inc 437 GIVLER DRIVE MARTINSBURG, PA |
46.67 |
Somerset Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 228 SIEMON DRIVE SOMERSET, PA |
120.17 |
Cedarwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 951 WASHINGTON AVENUE TYRONE, PA |
128.67 |
Haida Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 397 THIRD AVENUE EXTENSION HASTINGS, PA |
75.33 / |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Portage based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Midtown Oaks Health and Rehab Center 1020 GREEN AVENUE ALTOONA, PA |
110.67 |
Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Johnstown 807 GOUCHER STREET JOHNSTOWN, PA |
116.00 |
Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente 301 VALLEY VIEW BOULEVARD ALTOONA, PA |
106.67 |
Hilltop Heights Health and Rehab Center 100 WOODMONT ROAD JOHNSTOWN, PA |
148.00 |
Maple Heights Health and Rehab Center, LLC 429 MANOR DRIVE EBENSBURG, PA |
277.33 |
Maple Winds Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC 4112 SPRING HILL ROAD PORTAGE, PA |
77.33 |
Arbutus Park Manor 207 OTTAWA STREET JOHNSTOWN, PA |
30.00 |
Richland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 349 VOTECH DRIVE JOHNSTOWN, PA |
86.67 |
Presbyterian Homes-Presby 220 NEWRY STREET HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA |
91.17 |
Morrisons Cove Home 429 SOUTH MARKET STREET MARTINSBURG, PA |
92.33 |
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