Nursing home
Quality Life Services - Apollo
151 Goodview Drive, Apollo, PA 15613 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Quality Life Services (10 facilities) · 177 certified beds
Quality Life Services - Apollo is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Apollo, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.37 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on May 22, 2025 cited 35 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $37,880In 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 Quality Life Services - Apollo 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) | 3.37 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.2% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 35.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $37,880, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Quality Life Services - Apollo
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 appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · 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 · Jan 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 13, 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 · Nov 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · 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 · May 22, 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 · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 22, 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 · May 22, 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
- 151 Goodview Drive
Apollo, PA 15613 - CMS certification #
- 395371
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 177
- Avg residents/day
- 140.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-12-03
- Chain
- Quality Life Services (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Quality Life Services
Quality Life Services operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Quality Life Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Quality Life Services - Apollo using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, secured outdoor area
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Quality Life Services - Apollo 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) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Our robust campus offers a private, secure courtyard for nursing home residents and a fenced-in grassy outdoor area with shaded patio for personal care residents.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
QLS - Apollo is a smoke-free facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 9, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 16, 2025. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $15,558 proposed, $11,670 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Quality Life Services - Apollo, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $7,779 proposed, $5,835 now.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(g)(8)). Penalty $7,779 proposed, $5,835 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona. 9.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hillcrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Lower Burrell. 8.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Westarm Homecare, Lower Burrell. 8.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Vandergrift Pharmacy. 2.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 15613 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Parks Bend, Vandergrift, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Allegheny Valley, Natrona Heights, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Zzz Closed- Davita New Kensington Dialysis, New Kensington, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 15613.
Monarch Hospice, office in Lower Burrell, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heritage Hospice, LLC, office in New Kensington, 8.9 miles away, straight line
Caring Hospice Services, office in Monroeville, 12.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Allegheny Clinic, Leechburg. 4.0 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 | See above |
| 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 Quality Life Services - Apollo a good nursing home?
CMS gives Quality Life Services - Apollo an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Quality Life Services - Apollo staffed?
Quality Life Services - Apollo reports 3.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Quality Life Services - Apollo had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 35 deficiencies.
How many beds does Quality Life Services - Apollo have?
Quality Life Services - Apollo is certified for 177 beds.