Elk Haven Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elk Haven Nursing Home is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 32.7% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Elk Haven Nursing Home
785 Johnsonburg RoadSaint Marys, PA 15857
Elk 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 Elk Haven Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.29 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 219 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.29 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.79 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
32.7% of nursing staff at Elk Haven Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
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. Elk Haven Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Elk Haven Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Elk Haven Nursing Home Association
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 13, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Elk Haven Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pinecrest Manor St Marys | 0.2 | 138 | 2.15 | 3.82 | — | 4 | None |
| Highland View Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Brockway | 17.0 | 50 | 1.76 | 3.74 | 55.6% | 4 | None |
| Guy and Mary Felt Manor, Inc Emporium | 18.7 | 30 | 2.24 | 4.03 | 25.9% | 4 | None |
| The Lutheran Home at Kane Kane | 19.6 | 90 | 2.15 | 3.90 | 37.7% | 5 | None |
| Christ the King Manor Dubois | 23.5 | 160 | 2.74 | 4.64 | 25.8% | 4 | None |
| Dubois Nursing Home Dubois | 23.5 | 140 | 1.98 | 3.38 | 57.9% | 1 | $17,225 |
| Amaryllis Nursing and Rehab Smethport | 27.0 | 34 | 2.51 | 4.57 | 40.0% | 4 | $6,631 |
| Sena Kean Nursing and Rehabilitation Smethport · abuse citation | 27.4 | 152 | 2.02 | 3.44 | 64.6% | 1 | 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.