Hamilton Arms Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hamilton Arms Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 33.7% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Hamilton Arms Center
336 South West End AvenueLancaster, PA 17603
Lancaster 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 Hamilton Arms Center, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 166 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
33.7% of nursing staff at Hamilton Arms 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 30.8%. 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 7 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $9,009 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $2,659 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $2,117 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,233 |
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. Hamilton Arms Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Hamilton Arms Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Hamilton Arms Center Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 15, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hamilton Arms Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent Lancaster | 0.6 | 172 | 1.99 | 3.37 | 55.1% | 3 | None |
| Rose City Nursing and Rehab at Lancaster Lancaster | 1.2 | 124 | 2.12 | 3.35 | 49.4% | 2 | $128,792 |
| Homestead Village, Inc Lancaster | 1.6 | 60 | 3.19 | 5.11 | 36.2% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Lancaster | 2.1 | 446 | 1.81 | 3.04 | 56.0% | 2 | None |
| Trillium Place Lancaster | 2.3 | 160 | 2.79 | 4.79 | 32.9% | 5 | None |
| Glen at Willow Valley Lancaster | 3.3 | 262 | 2.69 | 4.45 | 28.9% | 5 | None |
| Lakeside at Willow Valley Willow Street | 4.5 | 80 | 2.75 | 4.87 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Lancaster | 5.0 | 240 | 1.97 | 3.24 | 44.3% | 1 | $9,516 |
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.