Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 113-bed for-profit nursing home in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, part of Pollak Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported no usable nurse aide staffing figure.
Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
265 South McKean StreetKittanning, PA 16201
Armstrong County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has no usable nurse aide figure in this release.
CMS note: The facility did not submit staffing data. The facility did not submit staffing data.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | — | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | — | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | — | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | — | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | — | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 40 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $37,899 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Fine | $1,415 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Fine | $18,688 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Fine | $8,818 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Fine | $8,978 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pollak Holdings, 6 homes
- Legal name: Armstrong SNF Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Snu Armstrong Co Memorial Hosp Kittanning | 0.6 | 17 | 2.27 | 8.65 | 20.0% | 3 | None |
| Kittanning Health & Rehab Center Kittanning | 2.8 | 119 | 2.04 | 3.65 | 62.6% | 2 | $130,873 |
| Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek Worthington | 10.1 | 114 | 1.91 | 3.45 | 43.6% | 2 | $246,480 |
| Quality Life Services - Sarver Sarver | 10.3 | 66 | 1.93 | 3.55 | 70.6% | 3 | None |
| Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care Cabot | 14.3 | 142 | 1.83 | 3.45 | 36.6% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Quality Life Services - Chicora Chicora | 15.0 | 114 | 2.21 | 3.61 | 46.3% | 1 | $91,936 |
| Embassy of Saxonburg Saxonburg · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 16.2 | 68 | 1.89 | 3.36 | 52.0% | 1 | $339,073 |
| Quality Life Services - Apollo Apollo · abuse citation | 18.0 | 177 | 1.94 | 3.25 | 61.7% | 1 | $60,109 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.