Nursing Homes · Mercer, PA
Avalon Springs Care Center
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SOURCE DATA AUG 2026
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Quality Life Services - Mercer
8221 Lamor Road · Mercer, PA 16137 · 48 certified beds
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About Quality Life Services - Mercer
Quality Life Services - Mercer is a nursing home in Mercer, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. Its reported capacity is 48 beds. It is recorded as a for-profit operator, part of Quality Life Services. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. Our copy of the inspection record holds 6 citations, the newest dated 31 July 2025. No fine or payment denial is on record against it. Staffing reports put it at 3.63 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026
Certification
- Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)
Ratings
5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV
Staffing rating
2.0Quality-measure rating
5.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
5
Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV
Staffing rating
2.0Quality-measure rating
5.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
6
5.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV
Staffing rating
2.0Quality-measure rating
5.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
7
Inspection history (6)
Records from June 2023 to July 2025.
July 31, 2025 · D
Citation F0684Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2025-07-31 under CMS tag F0684 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2025-08-21. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-07-31.GOVJuly 31, 2025 · D
Citation F0880Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2025-07-31 under CMS tag F0880 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2025-08-21. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-07-31.GOVJune 18, 2025 · F
Citation F0882Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2025-06-18 under CMS tag F0882 (CMS scope/severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2025-08-07. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-06-18.GOVJanuary 24, 2025 · E
Citation F0686Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2025-01-24 under CMS tag F0686 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2025-03-05. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-01-24.GOVJanuary 24, 2025 · D
Citation F0677Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2025-01-24 under CMS tag F0677 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2025-03-05. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-01-24.GOVJune 21, 2023 · D
Citation F0600Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-06-21 under CMS tag F0600 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-08-02. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-06-21.GOV
Penalties
Total fines on file: $0
Staffing
Latest: 3.63 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)
Staffing trend (5 periods)
- 2025Q43.51 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-06-013.51 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-07-013.63 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-08-013.63 hrs/resident/day
- 2026Q13.63 hrs/resident/day
Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.11 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.
Ownership
For profit
CMS Care Compare chain: Quality Life Services
Chain ID 436 · 10 facilities in chain (CMS)
- Chain average overall rating: 2.7
- Chain average health inspection rating: 2.4
- Chain average staffing rating: 2.1
- Chain average quality measure rating: 4.1
Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.
A separate ownership filing names a different organization for this listing. We are not publishing that name while the two government records disagree.
Recent changes to this listing
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Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Partnership".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Partnership".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.
Typical cost
Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025
This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical PA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.
Nursing Homes
Median · PA$11,954/moSee full PA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Mercer, with their own public records.
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Trust & methodology
Where this information came from
Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.
- CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026
- Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
- CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026
- Ownership type, Parent organization
- CMS enrollmentas of July 2026
- NPI
- CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
- Staffing hours per resident day
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