Overview
Fair Acres Geriatric Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Lima. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 74% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $36,255 in the past three years.
Fair Acres Geriatric Center is a government-run facility with 778 certified beds, caring for about 449 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $36,255
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides2.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 778
- Average residents per day
- 449
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes