Nursing home
Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
277 Hoffman Avenue, Windber, PA 15963 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 127 certified beds
Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Windber, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.09 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $16,036In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (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) | 4.09 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.2% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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 February 27, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 27, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $16,036, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (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 · Feb 27, 2026 · 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 · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 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
- 277 Hoffman Avenue
Windber, PA 15963 - CMS certification #
- 395090
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 127
- Avg residents/day
- 113.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- 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 Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (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.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Windber Woods’ personal care facility can house 35 residents in need of assistance with activities of daily living in private or semi-private rooms and suites.
(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 Aug 5, 2022 to Aug 2, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $894 owed to 7 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Windber Woods Sr. Living and Rehab Cen (Community Health Care Reality, Inc.). Case 1995771.
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
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber, Windber. 3.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Richland Nursing and Rehab, Johnstown. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Conemaugh Home Health, Johnstown. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 15963 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pdi - Johnstown, Johnstown, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Budfield Street Home Dialysis, Johnstown, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Prodigy Dialysis Richland, Johnstown, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 15963.
Conemaugh Regional Hospice, office in Johnstown, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Windber Hospice, office in Windber, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Interim Healthcare Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Johnstown, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Excela Health Physician Practices, Inc, Greensburg. 37.4 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, 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 | 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 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 Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 2 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 Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.09 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Windber Woods Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 127 beds.