Ava Nursing and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ava Nursing and Rehab Center is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, part of Bonamour Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 45.4% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Ava Nursing and Rehab Center
30 Fourth AvenueCurwensville, PA 16833
Clearfield County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ava Nursing and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 118 residents a day, that works out to roughly 301 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
45.4% of nursing staff at Ava Nursing and Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $38,798 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2024 | Fine | $38,798 |
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. Ava Nursing and Rehab Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Ava Nursing and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Bonamour Health Group, 5 homes
- Legal name: Ridgeview Healthcare Operating, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 7, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ava Nursing and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain Laurel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Ctr Clearfield | 6.8 | 240 | 1.81 | 3.27 | — | 2 | $8,190 |
| Dubois Nursing Home Dubois | 14.2 | 140 | 1.98 | 3.38 | 57.9% | 1 | $17,225 |
| Christ the King Manor Dubois | 16.4 | 160 | 2.74 | 4.64 | 25.8% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Windy Hill Philipsburg | 18.0 | 90 | 2.59 | 4.00 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Highland View Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Brockway | 23.1 | 50 | 1.76 | 3.74 | 55.6% | 4 | None |
| Aspen Nursing and Rehab Center Punxsutawney | 23.4 | 75 | 1.39 | 2.76 | 34.1% | 2 | $24,042 |
| Haida Nursing and Rehab Hastings | 24.1 | 98 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 35.8% | 2 | None |
| Embassy of Hillsdale Park Hillsdale | 24.6 | 74 | 1.94 | 3.42 | 28.8% | 3 | None |
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.