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HILLTOP HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER

ALTOONA, PA · Medicare-certified · 133 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall

Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Altoona has a 2-star overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and staffing below the federal benchmark (3.47 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It has no fines in the last 24 months and a stronger 4-star quality measures rating.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.4711 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4711.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.50
Licensed practical nurses
0.83
Nurse aides
2.14
Weekend nursing
3.20

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%

Resident outcomes

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

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

23.7%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.3%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.4%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

4.6%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

4.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

25.8%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

21.6%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.7%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.6%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

4.2%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

28.4%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

10.1%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

88.8%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.1%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

57.6%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

81.1%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure residents were served meals and snacks at times that fit their needs, preferences, and requests. Cited March 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 809 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E

The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — 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 4 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Individual
Chain
Part of ABRAHAM SMILOW · 7 homes · 1.6 stars avg
Occupancy
106.7 residents on an average day (80% of 133 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 48 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.