Pa's Department of Health (DOH) maintains a nursing home facility locator. You can search for homes by county, zip code, city or do a radius search. You can search just county-owned homes, state-owned home, nonprofiit or for-profit homes. Once you find a home, you can click on patient care surveys and see them for yourself. But as NorCo Council member Dave Holland observed at the most recent County Council meeting, there is a 41-day lag between when a deficiency is observed and when it appears on the DOH website.
During 2025, Gracedale was cited for eight deficiencies on 4/16 (bedsores), 6/25 (abuse), 8/11 (staffing), 9/19 (elopement), 9/23 (elopement), 10/2 (elopement), 10/17 (abuse) and 11/18 (staffing). (I have previously detailed these deficiencies both here and here.) Gracedale is a 688-bed facility with a provisional license and provides residents with 3.23 hours of nursing care each day. It has a one-star (much below average) CMS rating and is red-flagged for abuse. It has the lowest CMS rating of all county-owned nursing homes. Gracedale is the only home that was cited for elopement.
How does this stack home against other county-owned nursing homes? Of 14 county-owned nursing homes. Gracedale provided residents with the least amount of nursing care. It is the only facility whose license is provisional. It was cited more than the other nursing homes. It is one of four county-owned homes that have been red-flagged for abuse.
Berks Heim (Berks County) was cited twice, on 12/3 and 10/10, over its use of chemical restraints. This is a 420-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.47 hours of nursing care each day. It has a four-star (above average) CMS rating.
Cedarbrook (Lehigh County) was cited once, on 5/9, over privacy curtains in one nursing unit. This is a 670-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.83 hours of nursing care each day. It has a five-star (much above average) CMS rating.
Indian Haven (Indiana County) was cited three times, on 2/5 (menus inaccurate), 3/5 (abuse - nurse removed call bell from resident) and 12/30 (staffing). This is a 108-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.46 hours of nursing care each day. It has a two-star (below) average CMS rating and has been red-flagged for abuse.
Fair Acres (Delaware County) was cited twice, on 7/18 (resident grievance forms missing) and 1/24 (medication irregularities). This is a 778-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.89 hours of nursing care each day. It has a five-star (much above average) CMS rating.
John J Kane (Glen Hazel - Allegheny County) was cited twice on 11/25 (physical restraints on resident always falling) and 6/6 (food safety). During 2025, John J Kane (Pittsburgh - Allegheny County). This is a 255-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 4.18 hours of nursing care each day. It has a three-star (average) CMS rating.
John J Kane (McKeesport - Allegheny County) was cited twice on 11/20 (failure to notify medical provider of abnormal vital signs) and 5/29 (wheelchair accident). This is a 360-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.67 hours of nursing care each day. It has a four-star (above average) CMS rating
John J Kane (Ross Tp - Allegheny County) was cited seven times on 1/14 (infection control), 2/3 (medication control), 2/26 (food safety), 4/11 (accident hazards), 8/6 (refusal to readmit) and 12/11 (skin tear from urine bag removal). This is a 240-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 4.21 hours of nursing care each day. It has a two-star (below average) CMS rating.
John J Kane (Scott Tp - Allegheny County) was cited twice on 7/17 (magnetic doors disengaged during power outage) and 9/5 (improper food storage. This is a 311-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 4.65 hours of nursing care each day. It has a three-star (average) CMS rating and is still red-flagged for abuse as a result of a 2024 incident in which a resident being provided with incontinence care slid off her bed and broke her leg.
Neshaminy Manor (Bucks County) was cited for no deficiencies over four visits. This is a 360-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.41 hours of nursing care each day. It has a five-star (much above average) CMS rating.
Pleasant Ridge Manor-West (Erie County) was cited twice on 6/26 (failure to provide oxygen and maintain oxygen equipment) and on 6/16 (delay in reporting allegations of abuse). This is a 300-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.8 hours of nursing care each day. It has a three-star (average) CMS rating.
Pocopson Nursing Home (Chester County) was cited once on 2/13 for staffing deficiencies. This is a 275-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.54 hours of nursing care each day. It has a five-star (much above average) CMS rating.
Rouse-Warren County Home (Warren County) was cited twice on 7/3 (poor housekeeping in two units) and 8/21 (failure to maintain respiratory care equipment). This is a 176-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.75 hours of nursing care each day. It has a three-star (average) CMS rating.
Westmoreland Manor (Westmoreland County) was cited twice on 5/8 (hot coffee spilled on resident) and 5/29 (resident fractured hip from abuse by another resident). This is a 408-bed facility with a regular license and provides residents with 3.63 hours of nursing care each day. It has a two-star CMS rating and is red-flagged for abuse
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