Pennsylvania nursing homes ranked

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656 nursing homes in Pennsylvania are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 156 rated 5 stars: Highlands at Wyomissing in Wyomissing, Upmc Northwest Transitional Care Unit in Seneca, Rehabilitation Center at Brethren Village in Lancaster, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All Pennsylvania nursing homes

656 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in Pennsylvania

• Nursing homes in Philadelphia (47)
• Nursing homes in Pittsburgh (26)
• Nursing homes in Erie (14)
• Nursing homes in Lancaster (10)
• Nursing homes in York (10)
• Nursing homes in Scranton (9)
• Nursing homes in Allentown (8)
• Nursing homes in Bethlehem (8)
• Nursing homes in Carlisle (8)
• Nursing homes in Greensburg (8)
• Nursing homes in Wilkes Barre (8)
• Nursing homes in Chambersburg (7)

Nursing homes by city in Pennsylvania

• Akron (1)
• Aliquippa (1)
• Allentown (8)
• Allison Park (1)
• Altoona (3)
• Ambler (2)
• Annville (1)
• Apollo (1)
• Athens (1)
• Audubon (1)
• Baden (1)
• Bangor (1)
• Beaver (1)
• Beaver Falls (2)
• Bedford (1)
• Bellefonte (1)
• Belleville (1)
• Bensalem (1)
• Berlin (1)
• Berwick (1)
• Bethel Park (2)
• Bethlehem (8)
• Bloomsburg (1)
• Blue Bell (1)
• Boothwyn (1)
• Brackenridge (1)
• Bradford (3)
• Bridgeville (1)
• Bristol (1)
• Brockway (1)
• Brookville (2)
• Broomall (3)
• Bryn Mawr (3)
• Buckingham (1)
• Butler (1)
• Cabot (1)
• Camp Hill (3)
• Canonsburg (4)
• Carbondale (2)
• Carlisle (8)
• Chambersburg (7)
• Chester (1)
• Cheswick (2)
• Chicora (1)
• Christiana (1)
• Clarion (1)
• Clarks Summit (1)
• Clearfield (1)
• Coal Township (1)
• Coaldale (1)
• Columbia (2)
• Conneautville (1)
• Coopersburg (1)
• Coraopolis (2)
• Cornwall (1)
• Corry (1)
• Coudersport (1)
• Cranberry Township (2)
• Curwensville (1)
• Dallas (2)
• Dallastown (1)
• Danville (2)
• Darby (2)
• Davidsville (1)
• Downingtown (1)
• Doylestown (5)
• Drums (1)
• Dubois (2)
• Duncannon (2)
• Dunmore (1)
• East Stroudsburg (1)
• Easton (5)
• Ebensburg (1)
• Edinboro (1)
• Effort (1)
• Elizabethtown (3)
• Elkins Park (1)
• Emporium (1)
• Ephrata (2)
• Erie (14)
• Everett (1)
• Exeter (1)
• Exton (1)
• Fairview (1)
• Fayetteville (1)
• Flourtown (2)
• Forest City (1)
• Forksville (1)
• Fort Washington (2)
• Frackville (1)
• Franklin (2)
• Frederick (1)
• Gettysburg (4)
• Gibsonia (1)
• Girard (1)
• Gladwyne (1)
• Glen Mills (2)
• Glenside (2)
• Greensburg (8)
• Greenville (2)
• Grove City (3)
• Hamburg (1)
• Hanover (3)
• Harleysville (1)
• Harmony (1)
• Harrisburg (5)
• Harrisville (1)
• Hastings (1)
• Hatboro (2)
• Haverford (1)
• Havertown (1)
• Hazleton (3)
• Hermitage (2)
• Hillsdale (1)
• Holland (1)
• Hollidaysburg (4)
• Honesdale (1)
• Honey Brook (2)
• Huntingdon (2)
• Huntingdon Valley (1)
• Indiana (4)
• Jeannette (1)
• Jefferson Hills (1)
• Jersey Shore (1)
• Johnstown (6)
• Kane (1)
• Kennett Square (2)
• King of Prussia (1)
• Kingston (3)
• Kittanning (3)
• Kutztown (1)
• Lafayette Hill (2)
• Lake Ariel (1)
• Lancaster (10)
• Langhorne (3)
• Lansdale (7)
• Laporte (1)
• Latrobe (2)
• Laureldale (1)
• Lebanon (3)
• Leesport (1)
• Lehighton (1)
• Levittown (1)
• Lewisburg (2)
• Lewistown (2)
• Ligonier (1)
• Lima (2)
• Lititz (5)
• Lock Haven (2)
• Lower Burrell (1)
• Lower Gwynedd (1)
• Macungie (1)
• Malvern (1)
• Manheim (2)
• Marienville (1)
• Markleysburg (2)
• Mars (1)
• Martinsburg (2)
• Matamoras (1)
• McConnellsburg (1)
• McKeesport (2)
• McMurray (2)
• Meadowbrook (2)
• Meadville (3)
• Mechanicsburg (4)
• Media (4)
• Mercer (2)
• Meyersdale (1)
• Middletown (2)
• Mifflin (1)
• Mifflintown (1)
• Milford (1)
• Millersburg (1)
• Millmont (1)
• Millville (1)
• Milton (1)
• Monongahela (2)
• Monroeville (5)
• Montgomeryville (1)
• Montoursville (2)
• Montrose (1)
• Moscow (1)
• Mount Pleasant (1)
• Mountain Top (1)
• Mt Carmel (1)
• Muncy (1)
• Munhall (1)
• Murrysville (1)
• Myerstown (2)
• Nanticoke (2)
• Narvon (1)
• Nazareth (2)
• New Bloomfield (1)
• New Castle (6)
• New Holland (1)
• New Oxford (1)
• New Wilmington (2)
• Newtown (3)
• Newtown Square (2)
• Newville (1)
• Norristown (5)
• North Huntingdon (2)
• North Wales (1)
• Northumberland (1)
• Oakmont (1)
• Oil City (2)
• Orangeville (1)
• Orbisonia (1)
• Orwigsburg (2)
• Oxford (1)
• Palmyra (3)
• Peckville (1)
• Pennsburg (1)
• Philadelphia (47)
• Philipsburg (1)
• Phoenixville (1)
• Pittsburgh (26)
• Pittston (1)
• Plymouth Meeting (2)
• Portage (1)
• Pottstown (4)
• Pottsville (4)
• Prospect Park (1)
• Punxsutawney (1)
• Quakertown (3)
• Quarryville (1)
• Reading (3)
• Richboro (1)
• Richfield (1)
• Richlandtown (1)
• Rochester (1)
• Rosemont (1)
• Roslyn (1)
• Royersford (1)
• Rydal (1)
• Saegertown (1)
• Saint Marys (1)
• Sarver (1)
• Saxonburg (1)
• Sayre (1)
• Schuylkill Haven (1)
• Scottdale (1)
• Scranton (9)
• Selinsgrove (1)
• Sellersville (1)
• Seneca (1)
• Sewickley (1)
• Sharon (1)
• Shenandoah (2)
• Shillington (1)
• Shippensburg (1)
• Shippenville (1)
• Sinking Spring (1)
• Smethport (2)
• Somerset (2)
• Souderton (1)
• South Mountain (1)
• Southampton (1)
• Spring City (1)
• Spring House (1)
• Springfield (1)
• St Marys (1)
• State College (4)
• Stevens (1)
• Stroudsburg (2)
• Sunbury (2)
• Susquehanna (1)
• Tamaqua (1)
• Taylor (1)
• Telford (1)
• Titusville (1)
• Topton (1)
• Towanda (1)
• Tremont (1)
• Trexlertown (1)
• Troy (1)
• Tunkhannock (2)
• Turtle Creek (1)
• Tyrone (1)
• Uniontown (5)
• Verona (2)
• Wallingford (1)
• Warminster (4)
• Warren (2)
• Warrington (1)
• Washington (4)
• Watsontown (1)
• Waymart (1)
• Wayne (1)
• Waynesboro (1)
• Waynesburg (2)
• Weatherly (1)
• Wellsboro (2)
• Wernersville (1)
• West Brandywine (1)
• West Chester (5)
• West Grove (2)
• West Reading (2)
• Wexford (2)
• White Marsh (1)
• Whitehall (1)
• Wilkes Barre (8)
• Williamsport (4)
• Willow Grove (1)
• Willow Street (1)
• Windber (1)
• Worthington (1)
• Wyncote (3)
• Wyndmoor (2)
• Wynnewood (1)
• Wyomissing (2)
• Yardley (1)
• Yeadon (2)
• York (10)
• Youngsville (1)
• Zelienople (1)

Questions about Pennsylvania nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in Pennsylvania?

656 nursing homes in Pennsylvania are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 316 cities. 599 of them accept Medicaid.

How are Pennsylvania nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in Pennsylvania is 3.0 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 156 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do Pennsylvania nursing homes have?

The median Pennsylvania home reports 3.64 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined?

296 (45%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Delaware nursing homes (44)
• Maryland nursing homes (221)
• New Jersey nursing homes (348)
• New York nursing homes (592)
• Ohio nursing homes (924)
• West Virginia nursing homes (123)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.