Swaim Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Swaim Health Center is a 67-bed nonprofit nursing home in Newville, Pennsylvania, part of Presbyterian Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 49.3% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Swaim Health Center
210 Big Spring RoadNewville, PA 17241
Cumberland 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 Swaim Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 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) | 2.02 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 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
49.3% of nursing staff at Swaim Health 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 13.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
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. Swaim Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Swaim Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Presbyterian Senior Living, 11 homes
- Legal name: Presbyterian Homes Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 23, 1977
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Swaim Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Shippensburg | 8.5 | 125 | 2.28 | 3.56 | — | 4 | None |
| Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Carlisle · SFF candidate | 10.7 | 150 | 1.93 | 3.19 | 61.3% | 1 | $40,055 |
| Sarah a Todd Memorial Home Carlisle | 10.8 | 117 | 2.82 | 4.51 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Carlisle | 10.9 | 114 | 1.97 | 3.30 | 71.9% | 1 | $161,919 |
| Thornwald Home Carlisle | 10.9 | 83 | 2.56 | 4.37 | 47.4% | 4 | $9,110 |
| Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community Carlisle | 11.0 | 58 | 2.23 | 4.67 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| Chapel Pointe at Carlisle Carlisle | 11.5 | 59 | 3.22 | 5.33 | 14.5% | 5 | None |
| LeTort Spring Nursing and Rehab LLC Carlisle | 12.3 | 109 | 2.07 | 3.36 | — | 1 | $63,892 |
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.