Fair Acres Geriatric Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fair Acres Geriatric Center is a 778-bed government-run nursing home in Lima, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 21.5% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
340 N. Middletown RoadLima, PA 19037
Delaware County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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. At Fair Acres Geriatric Center, nurse aides logged 1.63 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 442 residents a day, that works out to roughly 719 aide hours a day, or about 90 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.63 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.79 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
21.5% of nursing staff at Fair Acres Geriatric 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 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Fair Acres Geriatric Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Fair Acres Geriatric Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: County of Delaware
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1989
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fair Acres Geriatric Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willowbrooke Court Skd Care Center at Lima Estates Lima | 0.0 | 60 | 2.10 | 4.11 | — | 5 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court-Granite Media | 0.6 | 10 | 2.59 | 5.00 | — | 5 | None |
| Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center Media · abuse citation | 2.8 | 164 | 1.99 | 3.51 | 51.3% | 2 | $25,625 |
| Hcc At White Horse Village Newtown Square | 3.5 | 55 | 2.88 | 5.04 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Monticello House Media | 3.5 | 86 | 2.61 | 4.45 | 92.7% | 5 | None |
| Brinton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Glen Mills | 3.6 | 92 | 1.65 | 3.01 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen Wallingford | 3.7 | 193 | 2.05 | 3.42 | 62.8% | 1 | $282,733 |
| The Belvedere Center, Genesis Healthcare Chester | 4.7 | 150 | 1.87 | 3.24 | 27.2% | 3 | $89,766 |
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.