The Gardens at Stevens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens at Stevens is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Stevens, Pennsylvania, part of Priority Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 70.1% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
The Gardens at Stevens
400 Lancaster AvenueStevens, PA 17578
Lancaster 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 Gardens at Stevens, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 1.93 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
70.1% of nursing staff at The Gardens at Stevens left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $55,807 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2024 | Fine | $55,807 |
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. The Gardens at Stevens holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About The Gardens at Stevens
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Priority Healthcare Group, 12 homes
- Legal name: Maybrook-P Denver Opco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1983
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Gardens at Stevens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ephrata Manor Ephrata | 4.2 | 120 | 2.45 | 4.22 | 43.5% | 4 | $13,845 |
| Maple Farm Akron | 5.6 | 46 | 2.22 | 4.55 | 30.5% | 5 | None |
| Fairmount Homes Ephrata | 6.3 | 114 | 2.68 | 4.39 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| United Zion Retirement Communi Lititz | 8.1 | 59 | 2.71 | 4.94 | 19.2% | 5 | $7,443 |
| Luther Acres Manor Lititz · abuse citation | 9.1 | 106 | 2.19 | 3.94 | 53.8% | 1 | None |
| Phoebe Berks Wernersville | 9.2 | 119 | 2.29 | 4.13 | 43.2% | 5 | None |
| Garden Spot Village New Holland | 9.3 | 73 | 2.86 | 5.00 | 32.2% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Lititz Lititz | 9.6 | 42 | 1.63 | 3.46 | 82.1% | 1 | 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.