Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
1901 North Fifth Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 95 certified beds
Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.62 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 4.62 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.94 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.4% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Dec 29, 2025 · 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 · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
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 · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023
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
- 1901 North Fifth Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102 - CMS certification #
- 395475
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 95
- Avg residents/day
- 91.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-07-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2005
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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 hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Homeland Hospice 5K and Memory Walk to celebrate lives, remember loved ones, and support compassionate care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
For activities sponsored by Homeland Center, transportation is provided at no charge.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: semi-private room.
Semi-private furnished rooms feature individually controlled heating/air conditioning units and an emergency call system in every room.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 24, 2005 to May 23, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,842 owed to 35 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $3,850. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Homeland Center (Home for the Friendless). Case 1473799.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals, Harrisburg. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Gardens at Camp Hill, Camp Hill. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Lemoyne. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17102 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Camp Hill, Camp Hill, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dcc Camp Hill Home, Camp Hill, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc Liberty Dialysis Camp Hill, Lemoyne, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17102.
Gentiva, office in Camp Hill, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Adoration Hospice, office in Camp Hill, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Homeland Hospice, office in Harrisburg, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group, Hershey. 12.8 miles away, straight line. 2 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, tornado relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.62 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Homeland Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 95 beds.