Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag is a 102-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. 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 47.5% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag
189 East Tressler BoulevardLewisburg, PA 17837
Union 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 Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 183 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% 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 | 1.39 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 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
47.5% of nursing staff at Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag holds 3 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lutheran Senior Services East
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 17, 1975
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oak Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Lewisburg | 0.8 | 226 | 2.21 | 3.70 | 44.0% | 2 | None |
| Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Milton | 4.8 | 138 | 1.92 | 3.37 | 50.9% | 2 | None |
| Nottingham Village Northumberland | 7.1 | 121 | 2.32 | 4.04 | 28.6% | 3 | $8,018 |
| Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Watsontown | 9.1 | 125 | 2.14 | 3.47 | 40.0% | 2 | $21,765 |
| Sunbury Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sunbury | 9.7 | 126 | 2.38 | 3.90 | 52.1% | 3 | None |
| Nursing and Rehabilitation at the Mansion Sunbury | 9.8 | 70 | 1.75 | 3.27 | 20.8% | 3 | $10,033 |
| The Manor at Penn Village Selinsgrove | 10.0 | 159 | 2.00 | 3.51 | 61.9% | 2 | None |
| Rolling Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Millmont | 15.2 | 57 | 2.16 | 4.09 | 38.1% | 4 | 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.