Overview
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Columbia. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 94% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 9 fines totaling $105,688 in the past three years.
Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center is a for-profit facility with 173 certified beds, caring for about 165 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978. 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
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 63%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 9 totaling $105,688
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 9
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.19 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.85 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 165
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 31, 1978
- 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