Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit is a 68-bed nonprofit nursing home in Towanda, Pennsylvania, part of Guthrie. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 23.0% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit
91 Hospital DriveTowanda, PA 18848
Bradford 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 Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 65 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 30% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.65 | 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
23.0% of nursing staff at Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 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 1 fine totaling $33,027 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 | Fine | $33,027 |
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. Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Guthrie, 2 homes
- Legal name: Robert Packer Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1975
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Robert Packer Hospital Skilled Care and Rehabilit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Athens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Athens | 13.2 | 90 | 2.05 | 3.39 | 49.3% | 1 | None |
| Sayre Health Care Center Sayre | 15.5 | 90 | 1.98 | 3.21 | 54.2% | 3 | None |
| Elderwood at Waverly Waverly · abuse citation | 16.2 | 200 | 1.71 | 2.66 | 67.5% | 1 | $120,884 |
| Darway Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Forksville | 20.9 | 67 | 2.11 | 3.60 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Bradford Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Troy | 24.1 | 200 | 1.76 | 3.02 | 59.6% | 1 | None |
| River View Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center Owego | 24.5 | 77 | 2.28 | 3.68 | 50.7% | 3 | $12,735 |
| Highlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Laporte | 25.0 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.17 | 41.1% | 2 | None |
| Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility Elmira | 27.7 | 200 | 3.09 | 5.18 | 55.7% | 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.