Nursing home
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
25 Cove Road, Duncannon, PA 17020 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Transitions Healthcare (6 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Apr 23, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (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) | 3.87 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.1% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (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
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 23, 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 · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · 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 · Apr 23, 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 · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 31, 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 · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 9, 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
- 25 Cove Road
Duncannon, PA 17020 - CMS certification #
- 395915
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 53.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-12-08
- Chain
- Transitions Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Transitions Healthcare
Transitions Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Transitions Healthcare 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 Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our skilled nursing unit provides 24-hour nursing care, progressive rehabilitation and therapy programs, and daily activities in semi-private or private room accommodations.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, semi-private room.
In the spring of 2008, the newly constructed Personal Care and Independent Living wing was opened featuring private, semi-private, studio and one bedroom suite accommodations.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, Enola. 5.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Stonebridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Duncannon. 3.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Residential Home Health Of Carlisle, LLC, Mechanicsburg. 8.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17020 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Freedom Center Of Central Pa, Enola, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Care Center Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc Capital Area, Harrisburg, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17020.
Residential Hospice Of Carlisle, LLC, office in Mechanicsburg, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Camp Hill, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Homeland Hospice, office in Harrisburg, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group, Hershey. 21.1 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 relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 relatively 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 Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 3.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 60 beds.