Clarion, PA

Clarion Nursing And Rehab

3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $8,018 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

999 Heidrick Street, Clarion, PA

(814) 226-6380

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

3 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

2 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

83

Certified beds

Average residents

76

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Valley West Health

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1985-08-05

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

12 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 3 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.62

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.98

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.91 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.89

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.49

All reported nurse hours · state 3.89 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.60

RN + LPN hours · state 1.69 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.22

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.43

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.55 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.11

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.63

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.56

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.34

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

64%

Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

53%

Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

3,383

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

44.61

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9977

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

5.67

Baseline 24.45% · Performance 19.87% · Measure score 5.67 · Achievement 3.38 · Improvement 5.67

Healthcare-associated infections

3.89

Baseline 7.24% · Performance 6.67% · Measure score 3.89 · Achievement 3.89 · Improvement 2.01

Total nurse turnover

7.16

Baseline 39.53% · Performance 34.43% · Measure score 7.16 · Achievement 7.16 · Improvement 2.98

Adjusted total nurse staffing

1.13

Baseline 3.31 hours · Performance 3.40 hours · Measure score 1.13 · Achievement 1.13 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	9.86%	10.72% 0.9 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 74 · Observed rate 8.11% · Lower 95% interval 6.58%
Discharge to community	41.37%	50.57% 9.2 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 72 · Observed rate 33.33% · Lower 95% interval 31.6%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.95	1.02 0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	95.12%	95.27% 0.1 pts worse	Numerator 39 · Denominator 41
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 41
Discharge self-care score	65.52%	53.69% 11.8 pts better	Numerator 19 · Denominator 29
Discharge mobility score	55.17%	50.94% 4.2 pts better	Numerator 16 · Denominator 29
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	7.32%	2.29% 5 pts worse	Numerator 3 · Denominator 41 · Adjusted rate 7.14%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	6.67%	7.12% 0.5 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 35 · Observed rate 5.71% · Lower 95% interval 3.58%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 119
Staff flu vaccination coverage	19.09%	42% 22.9 pts worse	Numerator 21 · Denominator 110
Discharge function score	62.07%	56.45% 5.6 pts better	Numerator 18 · Denominator 29
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	Not Available	25.2%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.8	1.7 0.1 pts worse	1.9 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.7 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.6	1.2 1.4 pts worse	1.8 0.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.6 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.2%	86.9% 10.3 pts better	93.4% 3.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.6% · Q2 96.7% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 95.5% · 4Q avg 97.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	97.0%	93.5% 3.5 pts better	95.5% 1.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	6.9%	3.2% 3.7 pts worse	3.3% 3.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.6% · Q2 5.0% · Q3 7.9% · Q4 6.1% · 4Q avg 6.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	7.5%	6.5% 1 pts worse	11.4% 3.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 8.6% · Q4 15.9% · 4Q avg 7.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	2.3%	6.5% 4.2 pts better	5.4% 3.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 2.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	39.0%	19.9% 19.1 pts worse	19.6% 19.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.8% · Q2 43.1% · Q3 40.0% · Q4 37.3% · 4Q avg 39.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	18.9%	18.7% 0.2 pts worse	16.7% 2.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.6% · Q2 23.1% · Q3 17.1% · Q4 20.0% · 4Q avg 18.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2% 0.2 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	16.5%	19.6% 3.1 pts better	16.3% 0.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.5% · Q2 19.4% · Q3 19.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 16.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	18.7%	18.3% 0.4 pts worse	14.9% 3.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.4% · Q2 18.0% · Q3 42.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 18.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.9% 0.9 pts better	1.0% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	3.3%	1.7% 1.6 pts worse	1.7% 1.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 5.0% · Q4 6.1% · 4Q avg 3.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	29.1%	26.4% 2.7 pts worse	19.8% 9.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.5% · Q2 28.1% · Q3 26.6% · Q4 26.5% · 4Q avg 29.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	7.4%	5.3% 2.1 pts worse	5.1% 2.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 9.0% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 8.1% · 4Q avg 7.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	79.9%	68.9% 11 pts better	81.7% 1.8 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 71.2% · Q2 75.9% · Q3 87.8% · Q4 81.6% · 4Q avg 79.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	13.7%	9.8% 3.9 pts worse	12.0% 1.7 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 13.7% · Observed 15.0% · Expected 12.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.1%	1.5% 0.4 pts better	1.6% 0.5 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	86.9%	68.7% 18.2 pts better	79.7% 7.2 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 86.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	23.3%	23.1% 0.2 pts worse	23.9% 0.6 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.3% · Observed 25.0% · Expected 25.6% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-03-28 · Fire 2025-03-28

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-04-12 · Fire 2024-04-12

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Construction (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-05-25 · Fire 2023-05-25

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-28

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-05-22

C · Minimal harm 2025-03-28

K374 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2025-04-18

B · Minimal harm 2025-03-28

K223 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-04-18

B · Minimal harm 2025-03-28

K912 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-12

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-05-23

C · Minimal harm 2024-04-12

K100 · Construction Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2024-05-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-25

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-06-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-25

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-06-21

B · Minimal harm 2023-05-25

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-06-21

B · Minimal harm 2023-05-25

K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2023-06-21

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2026-01-09

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-28

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-28

F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-04-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-28

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-04-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-28

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-04-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-07-03

F836 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-07-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-12