Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
425 Westminster Avenue, Hanover, PA 17331 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Homewood Retirement Centers (4 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hanover, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Dec 18, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $7,443In 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 Homewood Living Plum Creek (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) | 4.14 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.53 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.0% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 December 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 26, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,443, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Homewood Living Plum Creek (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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · 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 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Aug 30, 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
- 425 Westminster Avenue
Hanover, PA 17331 - CMS certification #
- 395898
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 95.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-04-10
- Chain
- Homewood Retirement Centers (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Homewood Retirement Centers
Homewood Retirement Centers operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Homewood Retirement Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, 3 meals a day, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Homewood Living Plum Creek (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 respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Fair Healthcare Center, our skilled and compassionate nurses are here for your needs around the clock.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three choice meals a day served in the dining room
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Memory Lane offers residents all-inclusive private suites with a bath and shower, centralized family style kitchen and dining, living room with fireplace, and a secure outdoor courtyard.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Fully equipped with appliances, the apartments vary in three sizes, starting with a one bedroom with den apartment and continuing to a two bedroom apartment with two bathrooms, as well as a two bedroom apartment, with two bathrooms and a den.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Upmc Hanover, Hanover. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hanover Hall for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hanover. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Reliance Healthcare Homehealth, Hanover. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Laslow's Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17331 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hanover Dialysis, Hanover, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Heritage Lake Dialysis, Gettysburg, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17331.
Hospice Program/Vna Of Hanover And Spring Grove, office in Hanover, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Bridginglife, Inc., office in Westminster, 15.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of York, office in York, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Expanding Medicine LLC, Manchester. 10.0 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very 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 | 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 Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Homewood Living Plum Creek (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 Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Homewood Living Plum Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 120 beds.