Nursing home
Sayre Health Care Center
151 Keefer Lane, Sayre, PA 18840 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 90 certified beds
Sayre Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sayre, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.70 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Mar 7, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sayre Health Care 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) | 2.70 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.4% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the April 3, 2026 inspection was corrected by May 1, 2026
What inspectors found at Sayre Health Care 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · 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 · Apr 3, 2026 · 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 · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 3, 2026 · 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 · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2026 · 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 Keefer Lane
Sayre, PA 18840 - CMS certification #
- 395101
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 75.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sayre Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 7 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Jun 4, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jan 23, 2026. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $9,362 proposed, $8,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sayre Health Care Center, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Design and construction of exit routes (1910.36(d)(1)). Penalty $9,362 proposed, $8,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 25, 2025.
- Mar 15, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 30, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sayre Health Care Center, LLC.
- Mar 12, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 17, 2021. 6 violations cited (5 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $15,311 proposed, $15,311 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sayre Health Care Center, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $13,653 proposed, $13,653 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)(v)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
- Other than serious: Recording work-related injuries and illnesses (1904.4(a)). Penalty $1,658 proposed, $1,658 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2021.
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
- Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elderwood at Waverly, Waverly. 3.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Chemung Co Dept Health Chha, Elmira. 13.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 2.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18840 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Sayre, Sayre, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 18840.
Guthrie Hospice, office in Towanda, 14.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Guthrie Medical Group PC, Sayre. 2.5 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 relatively 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 | 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sayre Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sayre Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sayre Health Care Center staffed?
Sayre Health Care Center reports 2.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Sayre Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sayre Health Care Center have?
Sayre Health Care Center is certified for 90 beds.