Palmyra Nursing Home
Nursing Home Facility
341 North Railroad St, Palmyra, PA 17078
Palmyra Nursing Home is a senior care community located in Palmyra, PA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Palmyra area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (717) 838-3011.
Operated by Kadima Healthcare Group, which runs 12 communities in our directory.
Palmyra Nursing Home is licensed for 39 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Palmyra average about 44 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 88% of its licensed beds. That is above the Palmyra average of roughly 75%.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Palmyra average about 4.4 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 63%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Lebanon County, PA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 73 problems at Palmyra Nursing Home. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 17 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $31,346. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure 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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Palmyra Nursing Home offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 39
- Occupancy 88%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 63%
- Last health inspection March 2026
Resident & family reviews
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