Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a 133-bed for-profit nursing home in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of Abraham Smilow. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 40.8% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
700 S. Cayuga AvenueAltoona, PA 16602
Blair 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 Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.14 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.40 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
40.8% of nursing staff at Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 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. Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Abraham Smilow, 7 homes
- Legal name: Hillview SNF Operating Company LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1978
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Midtown Oaks Health & Rehab Center Altoona | 1.9 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.52 | 57.4% | 1 | $99,042 |
| Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente Altoona | 2.2 | 240 | 2.27 | 3.66 | 43.8% | 2 | None |
| Garvey Manor Hollidaysburg | 2.8 | 132 | 2.73 | 4.49 | 60.0% | 4 | $40,641 |
| Hollidaysburg Veterans Home Hollidaysburg · abuse citation | 3.7 | 257 | 2.44 | 5.13 | 23.3% | 3 | None |
| Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg | 3.8 | 89 | 2.24 | 4.16 | 48.2% | 2 | $101,905 |
| Presbyterian Homes-Presby Hollidaysburg | 4.4 | 67 | 1.97 | 3.63 | 35.8% | 4 | $24,759 |
| Homewood Living Martinsburg, Inc Martinsburg | 13.3 | 129 | 2.47 | 4.31 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Morrisons Cove Home Martinsburg | 13.3 | 114 | 2.58 | 4.48 | 48.9% | 5 | 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.