Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
227 West 22Nd Street, Erie, PA 16502 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 106 certified beds
Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Erie, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.26 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sarah Reed Senior Living (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) | 4.26 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.4% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above 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 June 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Sarah Reed Senior Living (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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 12, 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 5, 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 · Mar 22, 2024 · 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 · Mar 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2024 · 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
- 227 West 22Nd Street
Erie, PA 16502 - CMS certification #
- 395206
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 106
- Avg residents/day
- 98.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-05-23
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2022
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sarah Reed Senior Living (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 / Short-Term Stays
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Residents enjoy complimentary access to nursing consultations, a dietician, planned exercise, recreation, entertainment, interdenominational religious programs, chapel, lounges, library, transportation, and security services.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
One and Two Bedroom Apartments
(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 Jan 15, 2022 to Jan 6, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $233 owed to 4 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sarah Reed Senior Living (Sarah A. Reed Retirment Center). Case 1989457.
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
- Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- LECOM At Village Square, LLC, Erie. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Healthcare, Erie. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 16502 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Dialysis Center Of Erie, Erie, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Erie Dialysis, Erie, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Lake Erie Home Dialysis, Erie, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 16502.
Family Hospice, office in Erie, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Interim Healthcare Hospice Of Erie, office in Erie, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vna Hospice Services Of Erie County, office in Erie, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Regional Health Services Inc, Erie. 1.4 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very 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 | 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 |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Sarah Reed Senior Living (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 106 beds.