Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania’s tanking nursing home care continued for the third consecutive report card, plunging the state’s ranking 14 spots to No. 46 overall and recording Pennsylvania’s first failing grade in any report.
  • Dangerous conditions became more prevalent in Pennsylvania’s nursing homes as severe deficiencies swelled more than 80 percent since the last report card.
  • Ninety-five percent of Pennsylvania’s nursing homes were cited one or more deficiencies.
  • Pennsylvania’s nursing home residents continued to have a difficult time getting much needed help from caregivers as residents received fewer than 2 hours and 21 minutes of direct care per day.
  • Pennsylvania is the MId-Atlantic Region’s lowest ranked state and the region’s only state to fail in care overall.

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Criteria DATA GRADE RANK   PREVIOUS DATA PREVIOUS GRADE PREVIOUS RANK
Direct Care Staffing Above Average
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident
Facilities With Deficiencies
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies
Health Inspections Above Average
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident
Verified Ombudsman Complaints
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