Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, part of Transitions Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 56.3% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove
25 Cove RoadDuncannon, PA 17020
Perry 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 Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 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) | 2.14 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
56.3% of nursing staff at Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 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. Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove holds 4 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Transitions Healthcare, 6 homes
- Legal name: Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 8, 1993
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stonebridge Health & Rehabilitation Center Duncannon | 3.1 | 60 | 1.69 | 3.45 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Premier at Perry Village for Nursing and Rehab, LL New Bloomfield | 8.9 | 118 | 1.83 | 3.22 | 42.5% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Homeland Center Harrisburg | 9.6 | 95 | 2.80 | 4.44 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| The Gardens at West Shore Camp Hill · abuse citation | 9.6 | 309 | 1.94 | 3.16 | 36.6% | 1 | $58,069 |
| Amoroso Healthcare and Rehabilitation Woodridge Harrisburg | 9.6 | 95 | 1.95 | 3.59 | 46.3% | 1 | $42,016 |
| The Gardens at Camp Hill Camp Hill | 9.6 | 95 | 1.87 | 3.40 | — | 3 | $10,059 |
| Capitol Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Harrisburg | 10.1 | 138 | 2.08 | 3.49 | 49.3% | 3 | None |
| Vibra Rehabilitation Center Mechanicsburg | 10.5 | 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.