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Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

655 facilities67,429 residents3.90 avg HPRD

vs National Average

+0.01 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · Pennsylvania: 3.90

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Pennsylvania ranks among the higher-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 3.90 HPRD — 0.01 hours above the national average. Only 65.0% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.79 HPRD, with 39.2% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

3.90

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▲ 0.01 vs national

0.79

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▲ 0.10 vs national

65.0%

Meet CMS Benchmark

426 of 655 facilities

13.0%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

10.7%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

3.64

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Pennsylvania's 655 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

3.54

avg HPRD

410 facilities (63%)

Non-Profit

4.52

avg HPRD

223 facilities (34%)

Government

4.24

avg HPRD

22 facilities (3%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in Pennsylvania average 0.98 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 28% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in Pennsylvania

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

MEADVILLE MEDICAL CTR TCU

UPMC NORTHWEST TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT

SNU ARMSTRONG CO MEMORIAL HOSP

REHABILITATION CENTER AT BRETHREN VILLAGE LLC

TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT AT NAZARETH HOSPITAL

PHILADELPHIA

7.50 HPRD

RN: 4.66

▼ Most Understaffed in Pennsylvania

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

655

REHABILITATION CENTER AT JEFFERSON HILLS, THE

Mahoning Operating LLC

KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT CAMPBELLTOWN

Ellen Memorial Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente

HONESDALE

2.51 HPRD

RN: 0.38

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Pennsylvania — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Montgomery	58	4.04	0.93	63.8%	Mixed C/A
▸Allegheny	52	3.74	0.90	55.8%	Mixed C/B
▸Philadelphia	46	4.03	0.74	73.9%	Mixed B/C
▸Lancaster	31	4.25	0.79	67.7%	Mixed C/B
▸Bucks	29	4.08	0.91	72.4%	Mixed C/A
▸Delaware	28	4.07	0.83	67.9%	Mixed B/C
▸Luzerne	22	3.69	0.66	72.7%	Mixed B/C
▸Chester	20	4.14	0.82	60.0%	Mixed C/A
▸Westmoreland	19	3.67	0.78	63.2%	Mixed B/C
▸Erie	18	3.96	0.74	77.8%	Mixed B/C
▸Cumberland	17	3.97	0.81	64.7%	Mixed A/B
▸Lehigh	16	4.10	1.01	56.3%	Mixed C/A+
▸Lackawanna	16	3.99	0.71	81.3%	Mixed C/B
▸Berks	15	3.83	0.75	40.0%	Mixed C/B
▸York	14	3.83	0.63	57.1%	Mostly C
▸Schuylkill	13	3.52	0.58	23.1%	Mostly C
▸Washington	12	3.51	0.75	58.3%	Mostly C
▸Northampton	12	3.70	0.73	41.7%	Mostly C
▸Butler	11	4.07	0.99	81.8%	Mixed B/C
▸Lebanon	10	4.16	0.83	80.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Mercer	10	3.68	0.70	70.0%	Mixed C/B
▸Blair	10	3.96	0.75	90.0%	Mostly B
▸Franklin	9	4.57	1.08	88.9%	Mixed A+/B
▸Cambria	9	3.96	1.01	66.7%	Mixed B/C
▸Dauphin	8	3.58	0.55	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Lycoming	8	3.72	0.59	62.5%	Mixed B/C
▸Lawrence	8	3.56	0.74	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Fayette	7	3.63	0.67	85.7%	Mostly B
▸Northumberlnd	7	3.62	0.53	57.1%	Mostly C
▸Mc Kean	6	3.97	0.83	66.7%	Mixed A/B
▸Beaver	6	3.39	0.74	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Centre	6	4.44	0.72	83.3%	Mixed A/C
▸Crawford	6	4.78	1.08	83.3%	Mixed D/A+
▸Adams	6	3.71	0.76	66.7%	Mixed A/C
▸Somerset	6	3.87	0.62	66.7%	Mostly C
▸Venango	5	4.43	1.25	60.0%	Mixed C/A+
▸Indiana	5	3.78	0.59	80.0%	Mostly B
▸Jefferson	4	3.41	0.69	50.0%	Mixed C/B
▸Columbia	4	3.32	0.54	50.0%	Mixed D/B
▸Monroe	4	3.43	0.59	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Clearfield	4	3.90	0.59	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Armstrong	4	4.53	1.05	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Bradford	4	3.22	0.54	25.0%	Mixed C/B
▸Huntingdon	3	3.66	0.51	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Wayne	3	3.17	0.45	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Perry	3	3.60	0.61	66.7%	Mostly C
▸Juniata	3	3.94	0.71	66.7%	Mixed A/B
▸Susquehanna	3	3.34	0.65	33.3%	Mixed B/C
▸Union	3	4.13	0.57	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Warren	3	3.58	0.52	66.7%	Mostly C
▸Mifflin	3	3.68	0.48	66.7%	Mixed B/C
▸Carbon	2	2.08	0.28	0.0%	Mixed D/F
▸Potter	2	4.16	1.01	50.0%	Mixed A+/C
▸Elk	2	3.83	0.83	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Greene	2	3.43	0.47	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Clinton	2	3.84	0.62	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Bedford	2	3.59	0.90	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Clarion	2	3.43	0.65	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Pike	2	3.78	0.74	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Sullivan	2	3.59	0.62	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Tioga	2	3.99	0.75	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Cameron	1	4.10	0.97	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Snyder	1	3.47	0.38	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Fulton	1	4.34	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Wyoming	1	3.73	0.77	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Forest	1	3.64	0.47	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Montour	1	3.76	0.52	100.0%	Mostly C

HPRD Range in Pennsylvania

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.40

25th pctile

3.64

Median

4.20

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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