St John specialty Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St John specialty Care Center is a 150-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mars, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 52.3% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
St John specialty Care Center
500 Wittenberg WayMars, PA 16046
Butler County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At St John specialty Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 136 residents a day, that works out to roughly 327 aide hours a day, or about 41 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) | 2.41 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.36 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.19 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.96 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
52.3% of nursing staff at St John specialty Care 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 37.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 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. St John specialty Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About St John specialty Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: St. John Lutheran Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 26, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St John specialty Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Barnabas Nursing Home Gibsonia | 4.1 | 119 | 2.42 | 3.88 | 42.2% | 4 | None |
| Cranberry Place Cranberry Township · abuse citation | 4.5 | 150 | 2.30 | 3.90 | 66.3% | 1 | $42,774 |
| Harmony Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Wexford | 4.6 | 55 | 2.32 | 4.05 | 56.1% | 2 | None |
| Sherwood Oaks Cranberry Township | 5.5 | 43 | 3.05 | 5.81 | 43.6% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Perry Health & Rehab Center Wexford | 7.4 | 182 | 1.96 | 3.61 | 58.7% | 1 | $18,223 |
| Concordia at Rebecca Residence Allison Park | 8.7 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.74 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Harmony Harmony · abuse citation | 9.0 | 115 | 1.91 | 3.33 | — | 1 | $174,201 |
| Passavant Retirement and Healt Zelienople · abuse citation | 9.3 | 102 | 2.45 | 4.51 | 36.1% | 2 | 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.