Saunders Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
About Saunders Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Saunders Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Wynnewood, 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 (Apr 2026), inspectors found 16 problems, more 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 3 hr 04 min a day with each resident, less than the Pennsylvania average of 3 hr 53 min. About 54% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $14,433 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
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare 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 Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
7 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
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 Apr 2026 (within the past year).Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $14,433Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection16 (Apr 2026)Pennsylvania average: 10.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 04 min a dayPennsylvania average: 3 hr 53 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident18 min a dayPennsylvania average: 47 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover54% a yearPennsylvania average: 44%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.
- Sent back to the hospital25.3%State average: 22.5%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit15.3%State average: 9.5%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.5%State average: 1.4%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 3 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 injury3.0%State average: 3.1%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.7%State average: 4.8%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs11.0%State average: 17.7%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State average: 1.6About 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.
- 79% Medicaid
- 8% Medicare
- 12% Private pay, insurance and other
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 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 7 times.
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
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.
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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