Nursing home report
Registered name: PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HOME
ERIE, PA · Medicare-certified · 107 beds
PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS' & SAILORS' HOME has an overall 5 out of 5 stars. It has 5-star staffing with 5.83 nurse hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, 4-star health inspections, 2-star quality measures, and no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.8294 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.8294.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
