Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Quality Life Services - Chicora
160 Medical Center Road · Chicora, PA 16025 · 114 certified beds
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About Quality Life Services - Chicora
Quality Life Services - Chicora is a nursing home in Chicora, Pennsylvania. Its capacity is 114 beds, the same as the Butler County median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Quality Life Services. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 67 citations, the most recent on March 9, 2026. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.65 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (67)
Records from September 2023 to March 2026.
December 5, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2026.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0944Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2025.
July 7, 2025
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 5, 2025.
April 22, 2025
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0941Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 2, 2025.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $91,936
November 10, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $91,936 against this nursing home on November 10, 2025.
Staffing
3.65 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, about the same as in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Quality Life Services, a chain of 10 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.8 overall, 2.4 for health inspections, 2.1 for staffing, 4.4 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Pennsylvania.
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