The Ball Pavilion: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Ball Pavilion is a 85-bed nonprofit nursing home in Erie, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 39.0% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
The Ball Pavilion
5416 East Lake RoadErie, PA 16511
Erie 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 The Ball Pavilion, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 28% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 168 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.79 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.55 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.88 | 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
39.0% of nursing staff at The Ball Pavilion left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 9.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 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 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. The Ball Pavilion holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About The Ball Pavilion
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Ball Pavilion
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Twinbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Erie | 2.0 | 118 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home Erie | 4.8 | 107 | 3.37 | 5.83 | 35.2% | 5 | None |
| Nightingale Nursing and Rehab Center Erie | 5.1 | 139 | 2.18 | 3.61 | 60.1% | 4 | None |
| LECOM At Village Square, Llc Erie | 5.9 | 110 | 2.34 | 3.72 | 58.7% | 4 | $10,033 |
| Sarah Reed Senior Living Erie | 6.0 | 106 | 2.51 | 4.11 | 49.2% | 5 | None |
| Lecom at Elmwood Gardens, LLC Erie | 7.3 | 51 | 2.28 | 3.93 | 54.0% | 5 | None |
| Greenfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Erie · abuse citation | 8.2 | 133 | 1.77 | 3.41 | 50.0% | 1 | $15,935 |
| Millcreek Manor Erie | 8.5 | 144 | 2.16 | 4.07 | 40.0% | 4 | $100,240 |
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.