CCN 395400 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center
745 Old Chickies Hill Road, Columbia, PA 17512
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center is a 173-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbia, Pennsylvania, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1978. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 165.8 residents a day, about 96% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $24.5 million originally, at 5.12%, with $24.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in April 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 165.8 (95.8% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Susquehanna Rehabilitation & Wellness Center LLC
- Certified since
- Jan 31, 1978
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban, part of a continuing care retirement community
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Pennsylvania median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 | State spread: 145 at 1, 135 at 2, 118 at 3, 97 at 4, 157 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.03 | 3.63 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.78 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.7% | 44.2% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 95.8% | 88.7% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 9 totaling $105,688 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 10 (Jun 17, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center meets that part today: 3 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snhhc LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/09/2021 |
| Sar Ft Family TrOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/09/2021 |
| Atwood, MarkIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2025 |
| Mandel, AvitalIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/09/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2021 | Susquehanna Rehabilitation & Wellness Center LLC | Susquehanna Operator LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center, 173 beds. Lender at endorsement: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | $24,480,000 | Active: 5.12%, $24,374,204 balanceMatures Apr 1, 2061. Servicer: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | 03422224 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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