Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
998 South Russell Street, York, PA 17402 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 50 certified beds
Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in York, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.50 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 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 Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 4.50 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.68 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.5% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below 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 September 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 27, 2025
What inspectors found at Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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
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 · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - 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 · Oct 12, 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
- 998 South Russell Street
York, PA 17402 - CMS certification #
- 395998
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 46.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-12-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2009
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation 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.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our highly qualified nursing staff provides our residents 24-hour care for both short and long-term stays.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
In addition to skilled nursing care, we provide rehabilitation services (physical, occupational and speech therapy) and hospice care for end of life needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom, semi-private room.
All of our rooms are either private (1 bed per room) or semi-private (2 beds per room).
(page, checked Oct 12, 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 Mar 1, 2009 to Feb 26, 2011. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,605 owed to 17 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Misericordia Convalescent Home). Case 1612534.
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
- Wellspan York Hospital, York. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kingston Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, York. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Racheal Home Health Care Inc., York. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17402 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Central York, York, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Saint Charles Way Dialysis, York, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc South York, York, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17402.
Memorial White Rose Hospice, office in York, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (York), office in York, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of York, office in York, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pawan Arora, MD, York. 0.7 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 high, 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 | 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: 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 Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 4.50 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 50 beds.