The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
HOLLIDAYSBURG VETERANS HOME
HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA · Medicare-certified · 257 beds
Needs attention
Abuse citationGovernment-run
4 of 5 overall
4 of 5 stars overall. Strong staffing and quality ratings, with nurse staffing at 5.00 hours per resident per day above the 4.1 federal benchmark, but the health inspection rating is lower at 2 of 5 stars and there is a recent abuse citation; no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9953 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 11, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0recent abuse citation
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9953.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.25
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.29
- Nurse aides
- 2.46
- Weekend nursing
- 4.56
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 23%
Registered nurse turnover: 14%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
25.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.1%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.5%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
6.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.7%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.2%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.2%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 191.5 residents on an average day (75% of 257 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 17 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.