Kittanning Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kittanning Health & Rehab Center is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 62.6% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
120 Kittanning Care DriveKittanning, PA 16201
Armstrong 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 Kittanning Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 97 residents a day, that works out to roughly 198 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
62.6% of nursing staff at Kittanning Health & Rehab 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 80.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 31 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $130,873 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2026 | Fine | $45,325 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $71,505 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Payment Denial | 49 days from Feb 12, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine | $14,043 |
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. Kittanning Health & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Kittanning Health & Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 25, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kittanning Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Kittanning · SFF candidate · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 2.8 | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | $37,899 |
| Snu Armstrong Co Memorial Hosp Kittanning | 3.4 | 17 | 2.27 | 8.65 | 20.0% | 3 | None |
| Quality Life Services - Sarver Sarver | 12.0 | 66 | 1.93 | 3.55 | 70.6% | 3 | None |
| Quality Life Services - Sugar Creek Worthington | 12.8 | 114 | 1.91 | 3.45 | 43.6% | 2 | $246,480 |
| Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care Cabot | 16.5 | 142 | 1.83 | 3.45 | 36.6% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Quality Life Services - Apollo Apollo · abuse citation | 17.2 | 177 | 1.94 | 3.25 | 61.7% | 1 | $60,109 |
| Scenery Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Indiana | 17.4 | 56 | 2.21 | 4.03 | 24.1% | 3 | $16,335 |
| Quality Life Services - Chicora Chicora | 17.8 | 114 | 2.21 | 3.61 | 46.3% | 1 | $91,936 |
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.