Overview
St John specialty Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Mars. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 73% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 11, 2024, found 29 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $26,684 in the past three years.
St John specialty Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 131 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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
- October 11, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 29
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $26,684
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.10 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.32 hrs
- Nurse aides2.50 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 131
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 26, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes