Overview
Elk Haven Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Saint Marys. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 57% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 29, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the past three years.
Elk Haven Nursing Home is a nonprofit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 96 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,018
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.72 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.78 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.66 hrs
- Nurse aides2.29 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 96
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 13, 1975
- 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