Overview
Hamilton Arms Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 9th of 10 nursing homes in Lancaster. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 88% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 26, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $36,454 in the past three years.
Hamilton Arms Center is a for-profit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 92 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 90%
Top 83%
Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $36,454
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.48 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.00 hrs
- Nurse aides1.79 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 92
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 15, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes