Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
120 Kittanning Care Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201
Kittanning Health & Rehab Center, a 119-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Kittanning, PA, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #460 of 652 rated homes in PA on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 1 inspection finding reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 2 / 5
- Below average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #460 of 652
- In-state rank among rated PA homes
- 3.65
- Below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 50
- Inspection findings · 1 serious
The verdict
Kittanning Health & Rehab Center, a 119-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Kittanning, PA, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #460 of 652 rated homes in PA on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 1 inspection finding reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 2 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #460 of 652
- In-state rank among rated PA homes
- 3.65
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 50
- Inspection findings · 1 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 656 PA nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Limited Liability company. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 395986
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 119
- Residents
- 97
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Armstrong
- Last Inspection
- Jan 9, 2026
Staffing Data
How the 3.65 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.63 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.98
- CNA Hours
- 2.04
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.65 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.03
- Nursing Turnover
- 62.6%
- RN Turnover
- 80.0%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Kittanning Health & Rehab Center ranks #460 of 652 rated nursing homes in PA on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Kittanning Health & Rehab Center operates 119 certified beds in Kittanning, PA with approximately 97 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars (health inspection 1★ · staffing 2★ · quality 5★).
The inspection file contains 50 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 1 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. This provider has been fined 3 times by CMS, for a combined $131K. Staffing is reported at 3.65 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 0.63 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Kittanning Health & Rehab Center falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 62.6% (CMS payroll-based measure).
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (50 most recent)
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
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.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 9, 2026
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 11, 2025
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 11, 2025
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
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.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 11, 2025
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 12.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.2% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 15.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 6.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 19.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 4.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 2.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 12.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 80.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 22.8% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 90.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 24.9% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 20.4% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 53.2% | No |
Penalty History 3 penalties totaling $131K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2026 | Fine | $45K |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $72K |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Payment Denial | - |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine | $14K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Kittanning Health & Rehab Center, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside PA (119 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside PA (3.50 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in PA
655 other nursing homes are on record in PA; 6 are shown here.
Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent
Lancaster, PA
Abington Manor
Clarks Summit, PA
Acadia Nursing and Rehab Center
Aliquippa, PA
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Somerton
Philadelphia, PA
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Springfield
Glenside, PA
Advanced Health Care Of Hanover
Bethlehem, PA
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The PA registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View PA registry
- Peer homes near 119 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in PA. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
