South Mountain Restoration Cen: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Mountain Restoration Cen is a 159-bed government-run nursing home in South Mountain, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 37% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 50.4% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
South Mountain Restoration Cen
Building #1South Mountain, PA 17261
Franklin 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 South Mountain Restoration Cen, nurse aides logged 3.00 hours per resident per day, 37% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 267 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 22% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.00 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.37 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.28 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.65 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.43 | 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
50.4% of nursing staff at South Mountain Restoration Cen left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 48.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. South Mountain Restoration Cen holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About South Mountain Restoration Cen
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.