Nursing home
Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek
120 Lakeside Drive, Worthington, PA 16262 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Quality Life Services (10 facilities) · 114 certified beds
Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Worthington, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2025 cited 17 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $155,235In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek 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) | 3.51 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.6% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 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 $155,235, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek
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
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 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 16, 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 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 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 16, 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
- 120 Lakeside Drive
Worthington, PA 16262 - CMS certification #
- 395410
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 114
- Avg residents/day
- 109.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-04-06
- 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
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our secured memory care unit provides specialized support for residents living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
, our in-house hospice provider.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoking only in designated areas.
QLS - Sugar Creek has a designated smoking area for guests and residents.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Acmh Hospital, Kittanning. 8.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Quality Life Services - Chicora, Chicora. 4.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Concordia Visiting Nurses, Cabot. 10.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 4.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 16262 as micropolitan (micropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Innovative Renal Care Central Kittanning, Kittanning, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Innovative Renal Care Butler County, Butler, 12.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 16262.
Amedisys Hospice Care, office in Butler, 14.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vna Hospice, Western Pa, office in Butler, 14.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Good Samaritan Hospice Of Pittsburgh, office in Valencia, 18.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Allegheny Clinic, Leechburg. 20.0 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, 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 | 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 Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek a good nursing home?
CMS gives Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 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 - Sugar Creek staffed?
Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek have?
Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek is certified for 114 beds.