Overview
Ava Nursing and Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Curwensville. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 66% 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 August 20, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $38,798 in the past three years.
Ava Nursing and Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 131 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984. 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
- August 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $38,798
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.93 hrs
- Nurse aides2.43 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 131
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 7, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes