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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
Hollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaMedicare inspection record
About Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed with veteran families in mind. In Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, our compassionate team delivers personalized recovery support and medical oversight, helping residents regain independence after hospitalization or injury.
Community at a glance
Capacity
257 residents
Location
Hollidaysburg, PA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
500 MUNICIPAL DR, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 16648
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags Hollidaysburg Veterans Home for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 11, 2026, state inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 8 minutes with each resident a day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3 hours 53 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Hollidaysburg Veterans Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 5 hours 8 minutesAbove the Pennsylvania average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 17 minutesAbove the Pennsylvania average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 23%Below the Pennsylvania average |
Inspections
35 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 11, 2026 · Standard inspection · 6 citations
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 7, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 16, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jul 16, 2026Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 16, 2026Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 16, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 16, 2026
May 26, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by May 20, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 13, 2026Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 13, 2026
February 11, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 27, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jan 28, 2026Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 27, 2026
June 12, 2025 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 28, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 28, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 28, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 28, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 28, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 28, 2025Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Jul 28, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 28, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jul 28, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 28, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 28, 2025
July 18, 2024 · Standard inspection · 12 citations+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 4, 2024Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Sep 4, 2024Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalCorrected Sep 4, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 4, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 4, 2024Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 4, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 4, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 4, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 4, 2024Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 4, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Sep 4, 2024Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 4, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare-certified beds
- 257
- Average residents per day
- 187
- Accepts
- Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 2009
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 39A437
Location
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500 MUNICIPAL DRHollidaysburg, PA 16648
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Questions about Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
How did Hollidaysburg Veterans Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 11, 2026 and cited 12 health deficiencies, 6 of them from complaint investigations. The Pennsylvania average is 10.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Hollidaysburg Veterans Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 8 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 17 minutes from registered nurses. 23% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Hollidaysburg Veterans Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Hollidaysburg Veterans Home in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.