Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center
745 Old Chickies Hill Road, Columbia, PA 17512
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center, a 173-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Columbia, PA, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #349 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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- 3 / 5
- Average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #349 of 652
- In-state rank among rated PA homes
- 3.03
- Well below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 37
- Inspection findings · 1 serious
The verdict
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center, a 173-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Columbia, PA, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #349 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.
- 3 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #349 of 652
- In-state rank among rated PA homes
- 3.03
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 37
- 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
- 395400
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 173
- Residents
- 166
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Lancaster
- Last Inspection
- Jun 17, 2026
Staffing Data
How the 3.03 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.44 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.76
- CNA Hours
- 1.83
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.03 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.06
- Nursing Turnover
- 47.7%
- RN Turnover
- 30.0%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center ranks #349 of 652 rated nursing homes in PA on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center operates 173 certified beds in Columbia, PA with approximately 166 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars (health inspection 3★ · staffing 3★ · quality 3★).
The inspection file contains 37 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 1 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. CMS enforcement records show 9 penalties totaling $106K levied against this facility. Reported nurse staffing runs 3.03 total hours per resident day (national average 3.86); RN hours specifically are 0.44 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 47.7% (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 (37 most recent)
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
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: Sep 11, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 11, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 30, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
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: Oct 9, 2024
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
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: Oct 9, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
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: Oct 9, 2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 9, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 2, 2023
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 12.2% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.2% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 2.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 15.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 4.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 26.8% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.8% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 5.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 1.1% | 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 | 89.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 20.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 91.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 26.6% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 62.2% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 89.0% | No |
Penalty History 9 penalties totaling $106K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2024 | Fine | $49K |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $5K |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Fine | $15K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $5K |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $5K |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $5K |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $5K |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $5K |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $14K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Susquehanna Health and Wellness 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 (173 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside PA (3.44 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in PA
655 other nursing homes are on record in PA; 6 are shown here.
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Accela Rehab and Care Center at Somerton
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Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Susquehanna Health and Wellness 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 173 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
