Thornwald Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thornwald Home is a 83-bed nonprofit nursing home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Thornwald Home
442 Walnut Bottom RoadCarlisle, PA 17013
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 Thornwald Home, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.56 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.37 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Thornwald Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
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. Thornwald Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Thornwald Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: United Church of Christ Homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1989
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Thornwald Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Forest Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Carlisle | 0.1 | 114 | 1.97 | 3.30 | 71.9% | 1 | $161,919 |
| Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Carlisle · SFF candidate | 0.3 | 150 | 1.93 | 3.19 | 61.3% | 1 | $40,055 |
| Chapel Pointe at Carlisle Carlisle | 0.6 | 59 | 3.22 | 5.33 | 14.5% | 5 | None |
| Sarah a Todd Memorial Home Carlisle | 0.7 | 117 | 2.82 | 4.51 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community Carlisle | 1.0 | 58 | 2.23 | 4.67 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| LeTort Spring Nursing and Rehab LLC Carlisle | 1.7 | 109 | 2.07 | 3.36 | — | 1 | $63,892 |
| Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Carlisle | 2.5 | 282 | 2.31 | 3.62 | 43.8% | 3 | None |
| Vibra Rehabilitation Center Mechanicsburg | 10.8 | 48 | 1.85 | 3.84 | 67.5% | 3 | 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.