Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
340 N. Middletown Road, Lima, PA 19037 · Map
Government - County · 778 certified beds
Fair Acres Geriatric Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lima, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.92 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jan 24, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fair Acres Geriatric Center 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) | 3.92 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 99.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | below 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 February 13, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 23, 2026
What inspectors found at Fair Acres Geriatric Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · 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
- 340 N. Middletown Road
Lima, PA 19037 - CMS certification #
- 395780
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 778
- Avg residents/day
- 455.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-02-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Fair Acres Geriatric Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Fair Acres Geriatric Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Fair Acres is proud to offer our residents long term care, short term rehabilitation, respite care and hospice services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Fair Acres is proud to offer our residents long term care, short term rehabilitation, respite care and hospice services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Willowbrooke Court SKD Care Center at Lima Estates, Lima. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Semack Home Care And Transportation LLC, Aston. 3.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19037 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Riddle Dialysis Center, Media, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Swarthmore, Swarthmore, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Upland Dialysis Center, Chester, 5.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19037.
Hospice Compassus - Philadelphia, office in Newtown Square, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Christiana Care Health Services Inc, Wilmington. 8.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 Fair Acres Geriatric Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fair Acres Geriatric Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fair Acres Geriatric Center staffed?
Fair Acres Geriatric Center reports 3.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Fair Acres Geriatric Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fair Acres Geriatric Center have?
Fair Acres Geriatric Center is certified for 778 beds.