Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
County inventory for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
11 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Lancaster County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 31 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet PA-LANCASTER-PENNSYLVANIA · Lancaster, PA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 31 homes
- BEDS-MID 4,003 beds
- STAR-MID 3.7★ avg
- HH-MID 11 HH
- RANK-TOP #68/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Fresno
- AL-MID $6,480/mo
- BOOK-FULL 31/31 NH · 11/11 HH
Photo-finish peer: Fresno County, CA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Lancaster County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Lancaster County: 11 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 31 nursing homes and 4,003 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.7/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Pennsylvania medians: assisted living $6,480/mo, semi-private nursing $11,954/mo, private nursing $13,688/mo, home health aide $6,483/mo, adult day $2,535/mo. Local Lancaster providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (3 at 1★, 6 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 16 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (55% of 31 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Ephrata Manor, Fairmount Homes, Garden Spot Village. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Lancaster, PA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Lancaster County
31 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Manor | Ephrata | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Fairmount Homes | Ephrata | 5/5 | 114 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Garden Spot Village | New Holland | 5/5 | 73 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Glen at Willow Valley | Lancaster | 5/5 | 262 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Homestead Village, Inc | Lancaster | 5/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lakeside at Willow Valley | Willow Street | 5/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Landis Homes | Lititz | 5/5 | 103 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Maple Farm | Akron | 5/5 | 46 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Masonic Village at Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 5/5 | 453 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community | Manheim | 5/5 | 50 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pleasant View Communities | Manheim | 5/5 | 92 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community | Quarryville | 5/5 | 130 | Non profit - Church related |
| Rehabilitation Center at Brethren Village LLC | Lancaster | 5/5 | 20 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Trillium Place | Lancaster | 5/5 | 160 | Non profit - Corporation |
| United Zion Retirement Communi | Lititz | 5/5 | 59 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, | Narvon | 5/5 | 87 | For profit - Corporation |
| Luther Acres Manor | Lititz | 4/5 | 106 | For profit - Corporation |
| Moravian Manor | Lititz | 4/5 | 119 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Anne'S Retirement Community | Columbia | 4/5 | 119 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Brethren Village | Lancaster | 3/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hamilton Arms Center | Lancaster | 3/5 | 94 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center | Columbia | 3/5 | 173 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent | Lancaster | 2/5 | 172 | For profit - Corporation |
| Gardens at Stevens, the | Stevens | 2/5 | 82 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Lancaster | 2/5 | 446 | For profit - Corporation |
| Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation | Lancaster | 2/5 | 240 | For profit - Corporation |
| Newport Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center | Christiana | 2/5 | 139 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Rose City Nursing and Rehab at Lancaster | Lancaster | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Corporation |
| Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation | Elizabethtown | 1/5 | 45 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation | Elizabethtown | 1/5 | 73 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Lititz | Lititz | 1/5 | 42 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Lancaster County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Lancaster | 5.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health | Lancaster | 4.0 |
| Accentcare Home Health of Central Pennsylvania | Elizabethtown | 3.5 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Lancaster | 3.0 |
| Masonic Village Home Health | Elizabethtown | 3.0 |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Lancaster | N/A |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Lancaster | N/A |
| Criticare Lancaster, Inc. | Lancaster | N/A |
| Ekidzcare | Lancaster | N/A |
| Extended Family Care | Lancaster | N/A |
| Faithful Nursing LP | Manheim | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Lancaster County, PA, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Pennsylvania overview below stays the geo path).
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Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (31 here).
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Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (11 here).
Continue on the Pennsylvania elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Pennsylvania state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Lancaster County.