Worst Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania
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129 Overall 1-Star Facilities
106 1-Star Health Inspections
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Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of nursing facilities, and not all of them provide the standard of care that residents deserve. Using Medicare’s Five-Star Quality Rating System, we’ve identified the nursing homes in Pennsylvania that have earned the lowest possible rating across four key categories: overall quality, health inspections, staffing, and quality of care measures.
If you believe a loved one has suffered nursing home abuse or neglect at any of these or other facilities in Pennsylvania, our team is here to help.
Nursing Homes With an Overall One-Star Rating in Pennsylvania
Medicare’s Five-Star Quality Rating System assigns every Medicare-certified nursing home a rating from one to five stars. A five-star rating reflects excellent care; a one-star rating signals serious, systemic deficiencies. The overall rating is calculated from three component scores:
- Health inspections: How well a facility complies with federal health and safety standards, based on annual state inspections and complaint investigations from the past three years.
- Staffing: The amount of time nurses and aides spend with residents, adjusted for the facility’s resident population.
- Quality measures: How effectively a facility manages ongoing resident health outcomes, such as preventing falls, bedsores, and unnecessary hospitalizations.
There are 129 nursing homes in Pennsylvania with an overall one-star Medicare rating:
- Accela Rehab and
- Care Center at Springfield
- Aristacare at East Falls
- Aristacare at Meadow Springs
- Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Aventura at Creekside
- Aventura at Pembrooke
- Aventura at Prospect
- Aventura at Terrace View
- Beaver Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Bradford Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Bridgeville Rehabilitation & Care Center
- Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
- Bristol Health & Rehab Center
- Bryn Mawr Extended Care Center
- Canterbury Place
- Care Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Carnegie Park Post Acute
- Cedarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Chapel Manor
- Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Complete Care at Harston Hall LLC
- Concordia at Villa St Joseph
- Corner View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Corry Manor
- Cranberry Place
- Crawford Care Center
- Edenbrook of Greenwood Hill
- Edenbrook of Yeadon
- Edenbrook South
- Edison Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Eldercrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Embassy of Hearthside
- Embassy of Scranton
- Embassy of Tunkhannock
- Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Forest Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Gardens at Millville
- Glen Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Greene Health & Rehab Center
- Greenery Center for Rehab and Nursing
- Greenfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Hanover Hall for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Harborview Rehabilitation and Care Center at Lansdale
- Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center at Doylestown
- Harmar Village Health & Rehab Center
- Heritage Care Center
- Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Johnstown
- Highland Hills Post Acute
- Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Hilltop Heights Health & Rehab Center
- Hopkins Center
- ImmaculateMaryCenter for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
- Independence Rehab and Nursing
- Inners Creek Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ivy Park Post Acute
- Jersey Shore Skilled
- Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Kadima Rehabilitation &
- Nursing at Campbelltown
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Cheswick
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Harmony
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Irwin
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Lititz
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Palmyra
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Pottstown
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Washington
- Kinzua Nursing and Rehab
- Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
- Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Lebanon Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Lecom at Snyder Memorial
- Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Loyalhanna Care Center
- Majestic Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Manor at St Luke Village
- Maple Heights Health & Rehab Center, LLC
- Monroeville Post Acute
- Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Mountain Laurel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Mountain View
- Rehabilitation and Senior Living Center
- Mount Carmel Senior Living Community
- Mulberry Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Northampton County-Gracedale
- Oak Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Oakwood Heights Village
- Paramount Nursing and Rehab at Fayetteville, LLC
- Patriot Village
- Pennknoll Village
- Perry Health & Rehab Center
- Platinum Ridge Center for Rehab & Healing
- Pleasant Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Providence Health & Rehab Center
- Quality Life Services – Apollo
- Quality Life Services – Chicora
- Rehabilitation Center at Jefferson Hills, The
- Ridgeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Riverside Health & Rehab Center
- River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Roosevelt Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Saint Anne Home
Sapphire Care and Rehab Center - Saunders Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Sayre Health Care Center
- Schuylkill Center
- Seneca Place
- Somerset Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- St John Specialty Care Center
- Stroudsburg Post Acute Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC
- Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Transitions Healthcare Shook Home
- Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Wayne Woodlands Manor
- Wecare at Monroeville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Wecare at Murrysville Rehab and Nursing Center
- Wecare at South Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Wecare at Sycamore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Willows of Presbyterian Senior
- Woodhaven Health & Rehab Center
- Wyndmoor Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- York Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- York South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation
One-Star for Health Inspections in Pennsylvania
Medicare’s health inspection rating reflects how well a nursing home meets federal standards for resident health and safety. State inspectors conduct unannounced surveys at least once a year, reviewing care practices, resident records, medications, infection control, and facility conditions. They also investigate complaints filed by residents, families, and staff. A one-star health inspection rating means a facility has repeatedly failed these reviews, which is often across multiple survey cycles.
Failing health inspections can be a warning sign of nursing home neglect and, in the most serious cases, abuse. Deficiencies commonly cited in low-rated facilities include inadequate supervision, understaffing, failure to prevent falls and infections, and poor medication management.
Pennsylvania is home to 106 nursing homes with a one-star health inspection rating:
- Accela Rehab and Care Center at Springfield
- Aristacare at East Falls
- Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Aventura at Creekside
- Aventura at Pembrooke
- Aventura at Prospect
- Aventura at Terrace View
- Beaver Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Bridgeville Rehabilitation & Care Center
- Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
- Bristol Health & Rehab Center
- Bryn Mawr Extended Care Center
- Care Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Carnegie Park Post Acute
- Cedarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Chapel Manor
- Complete Care at Harston Hall LLC
- Concordia at Villa St Joseph
- Corner View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Cranberry Place
- Edenbrook of Greenwood Hill
- Edenbrook of Yeadon
- Edenbrook South
- Eldercrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Embassy of Hearthside
- Embassy of Scranton
- Embassy of Tunkhannock
- Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Gardens at Millville
- Glen Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Greene Health & Rehab Center
- Greenfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Hanover Hall for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Harborview Rehabilitation and Care Center at Lansdale
- Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center at Doylestown
- Harmar Village Health & Rehab Center
- Heritage Care Center
- Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Johnstown
- Highland Hills Post Acute
- Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Hilltop Heights Health & Rehab Center
- Hopkins Center
- ImmaculateMaryCenter for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
- Independence Rehab and Nursing
- Inners Creek Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ivy Park Post Acute
- Jersey Shore Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Campbelltown
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Cheswick
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Harmony
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Irwin
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Palmyra
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Pottstown
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Washington
- Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
- Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Loyalhanna Care Center
- Majestic Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Maple Heights Health & Rehab Center, LLC
- Monroeville Post Acute
- Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Mountain Laurel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Mountain View Rehabilitation and Senior Living Center
- Mount Carmel Senior Living Community
- Mulberry Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Northampton County-Gracedale
- Oak Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Paramount Nursing and Rehab at Fayetteville, LLC
- Patriot Village
- Pennknoll Village
- Perry Health & Rehab Center
- Platinum Ridge Center for Rehab & Healing
- Pleasant Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Providence Health & Rehab Center
- Quality Life Services – Apollo
- Quality Life Services – Chicora
- Ridgeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Riverside Health & Rehab Center
- River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Roosevelt Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Saint Anne Home
- Saunders Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Schuylkill Center
- Seneca Place
- Somerset Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- St John Specialty Care Center
- Stroudsburg Post Acute Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC
- Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Wecare at Monroeville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Wecare at Murrysville Rehab and Nursing Center
- Wecare at South Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Wecare at Sycamore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Willows of Presbyterian Senior
- Woodhaven Health & Rehab Center
- Wyndmoor Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- York Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- York South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation
One-Star for Staffing in Pennsylvania
Medicare’s staffing rating measures the daily hours that registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) spend caring for each resident. Adequate staffing is one of the most critical factors in nursing home quality — when there aren’t enough staff members, residents may go without timely assistance, medication, hygiene care, or adequate supervision.
Understaffing is one of the leading causes of nursing home neglect in Pennsylvania. Facilities with one-star staffing ratings have been found to provide substantially less hands-on care than what federal guidelines recommend, placing residents at significantly greater risk of preventable harm.
There are 29 nursing homes in Pennsylvania with a one-star staffing rating:
- Aristacare at East Falls
- Aristacare at Meadow Springs
- Aventura at Terrace View
- Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Bradford Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Corry Manor
- Crawford Care Center
- Edison Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Forest Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Greenery Center for Rehab and Nursing
- ImmaculateMaryCenter for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
- Ivy Park Post Acute
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Campbelltown
- Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
- Lebanon Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Manor at St Luke Village
- Northampton County-Gracedale
- Quality Life Services – Apollo
- Rehabilitation Center at Jefferson Hills
- Sapphire Care and Rehab Center
- Sayre Health Care Center
- Southwestern Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Wecare at Monroeville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
One-Star for Quality Measures in Pennsylvania
Medicare’s quality measures rating assesses how well nursing homes manage the ongoing health and well-being of their residents. This rating tracks outcomes across a range of clinical indicators, including rates of falls with injury, pressure ulcers (bedsores), urinary tract infections, unexpected weight loss, and preventable hospitalizations. A one-star quality measures rating indicates that a facility’s resident outcomes fall well below the national average.
Poor-quality measure scores are often associated with insufficient staffing and inadequate care protocols. When nursing homes fail their residents on quality measures, the real-world consequences include preventable injuries, chronic pain, dangerous infections, and, in some cases, wrongful death.
There are 25 nursing home facilities in Pennsylvania with a one-star quality measures rating:
- Aristacare at East Falls
- Aventura at Terrace View
- Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
- Canterbury Place
- Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Corner View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Embassy of Tunkhannock
- Greenfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center at Doylestown
- Independence Rehab and Nursing
- Jersey Shore Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Campbelltown
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Irwin
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Lititz
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Palmyra
- Kinzua Nursing and Rehab
- Lecom at Snyder Memorial
- Northampton County-Gracedale
- Oakwood Heights Village
- Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Transitions Healthcare Shook Home
- Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Wayne Woodlands Manor
- Wecare at South Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Woodhaven Health & Rehab Center
Explore Worst Pennsylvania Nursing Homes by City
Pennsylvania’s two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, together account for a significant portion of the state’s lowest-rated nursing facilities. Families in these metro areas face a particularly challenging landscape when evaluating care options, and should scrutinize Medicare ratings, state inspection records, and staffing levels before placing a loved one in any facility.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia has one of the highest concentrations of one-star nursing homes in the state. Multiple facilities appear on both the overall one-star list and the health inspection one-star list, signaling persistent problems with care quality.
Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh metro area is home to a significant number of underperforming nursing facilities, with several facilities earning one-star ratings across multiple categories simultaneously.
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Recent Legal Actions
The facilities listed in this article are rated by Medicare, but ratings alone don’t capture the full scope of harm that can occur in underperforming nursing homes. Recent legal actions in Pennsylvania illustrate the serious, and sometimes fatal, consequences of nursing home negligence.
Bristol Health & Rehab Center
In January 2026, a lawsuit was filed against Bucks County, PA nursing home, Bristol Health & Rehab Center, following an explosion that left three dead.
ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation - Pottstown
In September 2025, ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation – Pottstown was part of a larger lawsuit against ProMedica Health System, Inc. and its affiliates for providing grossly substandard nursing home services
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If your loved one has been harmed in a Pennsylvania nursing home, you may be entitled to compensation for their medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages. At Nursing Homes Abuse, we connect families with experienced Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyers who fight for residents’ rights and hold negligent facilities accountable.
