Nursing home
Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
55 South Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Transitions Healthcare (6 facilities) · 65 certified beds
Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.91 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $205,694In 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 Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (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) | 3.91 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.1% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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 March 5, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 7, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $205,694, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (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 · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · 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 · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 3, 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
- 55 South Second Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201 - CMS certification #
- 395918
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 59.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-12-13
- 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
Explore the area around Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (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.
With its convenient in-town location, beautifully landscaped courtyards, and friendly staff, Transitions Healthcare Shook Home offers 24-hour skilled nursing care, personal care, and residential living.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice care is also available to care for residents with terminal illnesses.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Residents can partake in three meals a day in the facility’s dining room and enjoy carefree living while the housekeeping and laundry staff attend to their daily needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Chambers Pointe Health Care Center, Chambersburg. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Home Health Care, Inc., Chambersburg. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17201 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Chambersburg, Chambersburg, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Chambersburg, Chambersburg, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Care Center Chambersburg, Chambersburg, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17201.
Franklin Hospice LLC, office in Chambersburg, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, office in Chambersburg, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Allen Gilson, MD, Frederick. 35.3 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 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 Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 3.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Transitions Healthcare Shook Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 65 beds.