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Fair Acres Geriatric Center

⌖ Lima, PA · Delaware County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds778
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (county)

About Fair Acres Geriatric Center

Fair Acres Geriatric Center is a 778-bed government-run nursing home in Lima, PA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Pennsylvania is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 6 problems, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 10.0. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 47 min a day with each resident, less than the Pennsylvania average of 3 hr 53 min. About 22% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $23,520 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (2 of 5) and long-term care (3 of 5).

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Key details

Facility nameFair Acres Geriatric Center
LocationDelaware County, Pennsylvania
Address340 N. Middletown Road, Lima, PA 19037 · Delaware County
CMS provider number395780
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 1, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating1 of 5Much below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing1 of 5Much below average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths and 5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Health citations at last inspection6 (Feb 2026)Pennsylvania average: 10.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover22% a yearPennsylvania average: 44%
    Strength

Things to ask about

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  • Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.
    Ask about this
  • Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $23,520Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about
  • Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 47 min a dayPennsylvania average: 3 hr 53 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident27 min a dayPennsylvania average: 47 min
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 2 of 5 (below average)

  • Sent back to the hospital17.5%State average: 22.5%
    Better than average
  • Needed an emergency room visit5.1%State average: 9.5%
    Better than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs5.4%State average: 1.4%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury2.4%State average: 3.1%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)5.2%State average: 4.8%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs27.9%State average: 17.7%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.3State average: 1.6
    Worse than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid pays for 69% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 90% Medicaid
  • 2% Medicare
  • 8% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average56%Pennsylvania typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$459Pennsylvania typical: $360

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 15 times.

Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943423.7
Jan 202033323.9
Jan 202143534.2
Jan 202244423.5
Jan 202332533.8
Jan 202454523.7
Feb 202555523.9
Feb 202655323.9
Sep 202612132.8

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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