State data · CMS September 2026
Nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 656 nursing homes certified for Medicare or Medicaid, with 83,064 certified beds and a median occupancy of 88.7% (US median 85.7%). 63% are for-profit, 34% nonprofit and 3% government-owned, and 61% belong to a chain or affiliated group. HUD has endorsed 182 FHA-insured Section 232 nursing home loans in Pennsylvania since fiscal 2001, totaling $2.4 billion in original principal, 42 of them since fiscal 2021.
- Facilities
- 656
- Certified beds
- 83,064
- Median occupancy
- 88.7%
- Median nurse hours / resident day
- 3.63
- HUD 232 loans since FY2001
- 182
Star ratings
CMS overall ratings for the 652 rated Pennsylvania facilities. 4 are Special Focus Facilities and 20 are candidates, the CMS list for homes with a history of serious quality problems.
Ownership
| Measure | Pennsylvania | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 414 | 63% |
| Nonprofit | 221 | 34% |
| Government | 21 | 3% |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | 1 | 0% |
| Private equity owner self-reported to CMS | 27 | 4% |
| REIT owner self-reported to CMS | 15 | 2% |
Largest chains and affiliated groups in Pennsylvania
- Saber Healthcare Group: 37 facilities
- Genesis Healthcare: 37 facilities
- Marquis Health Services: 21 facilities
- Kadima Healthcare Group: 14 facilities
- Wecare Centers: 12 facilities
- Embassy Healthcare: 12 facilities
- Valley West Health: 11 facilities
- Lme Family Holdings: 11 facilities
- Quality Life Services: 10 facilities
- Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services: 10 facilities
Facilities with HUD Section 232 history
95 Pennsylvania facilities match at least one FHA-insured loan in HUD's healthcare database, most recent endorsement first.
Largest by certified beds
- Fair Acres Geriatric Center, Lima: 778 beds
- Northampton County-Gracedale, Nazareth: 688 beds
- Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, Allentown: 670 beds
- Friendship Rehab and Health, Beaver: 589 beds
- Parkhouse Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Royersford: 467 beds
- Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lancaster: 446 beds
- Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown: 434 beds
- Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation, Leesport: 420 beds
- Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg: 408 beds
- Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Harrisburg: 404 beds
Every Pennsylvania facility
The full list is sorted by city, 4 pages of up to 200.
Akron to HanoverHanover to OrangevilleOrbisonia to WeatherlyWellsboro to Zelienople
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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