Nursing home
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation
141 Heisey Avenue, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 45 certified beds
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.53 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jun 18, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $88,614In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.53 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 1, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $88,614, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 141 Heisey Avenue
Elizabethtown, PA 17022 - CMS certification #
- 395844
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 41.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-03-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: private room.
The physical environment strikes a comfortable balance between homeliness and clinical functionality, with fully furnished private rooms featuring kitchenettes and private bathrooms that afford residents meaningful autonomy, while the outdoor garden and restaurant-style dining room provide communal spaces that feel gen...
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. 10.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health Of Central Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Weis Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17022 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Elizabethtown Dialysis, Elizabethtown, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, 10.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Home Dialysis Services Of Hershey, Hershey, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17022.
Masonic Village Hospice, office in Elizabethtown, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (York), office in York, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Choices Healthcare, office in Lancaster, 12.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group, Hershey. 10.0 miles away, straight line. 8 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed?
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation reports 3.53 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation have?
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation is certified for 45 beds.