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GARDENS AT GETTYSBURG, THE

GETTYSBURG, PA · Medicare-certified · 102 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall

3 of 5 stars overall. The home has a strong health inspection score (4 stars) and quality measures score (4 stars), but staffing is very low at 1 star with reported nurse staffing of 2.79 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

2.7924 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 15, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.7924.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.62
Licensed practical nurses
0.71
Nurse aides
1.46
Weekend nursing
2.72

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 59%
Registered nurse turnover: 53%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

18.5%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.7%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

7.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

27%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

23.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.3%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.1%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.4%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

27.7%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

1.8%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.9%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

84.9%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

62.5%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

57.6%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of PRIORITY HEALTHCARE GROUP · 14 homes · 2.6 stars avg
Occupancy
94.7 residents on an average day (93% of 102 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 57 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.