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Quality Life Services - Chicora
⌖ Chicora, PA · Butler County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds114
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Quality Life Services - Chicora
Quality Life Services - Chicora is a 114-bed for-profit nursing home in Chicora, 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 (Dec 2025), inspectors found 34 problems, more than the Pennsylvania average of 10.0. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 37 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Pennsylvania average of 3 hr 53 min. About 46% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $91,936 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameQuality Life Services - Chicora
LocationButler County, Pennsylvania
Phone(724) 445-2000
Address160 Medical Center Road, Chicora, PA 16025 · Butler County
CMS provider number395118
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyQuality Life Services · 10 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1967 (59 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.
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
4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 37 min a dayPennsylvania average: 3 hr 53 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover46% a yearPennsylvania average: 44%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations2 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $91,936Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection34 (Dec 2025)Pennsylvania average: 10.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident41 min a dayPennsylvania average: 47 minWorse 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.
- Sent back to the hospital13.3%State average: 22.5%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit11.3%State average: 9.5%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.9%State average: 1.4%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 4 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.
- Falls with a major injury2.8%State average: 3.1%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.1%State average: 4.8%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs32.8%State average: 17.7%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.5State average: 1.6Better 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.
- 77% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 21% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average85%Pennsylvania typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$302Pennsylvania typical: $360
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing2★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 |
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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