Hamilton Arms Center
Nursing home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395224
336 South West End Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603 · Lancaster County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 94
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $36,454 (5)
Does Hamilton Arms Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Hamilton Arms Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Hamilton Arms Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.27
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.79
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 26, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 6, 2024, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Hamilton Arms Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Hamilton Arms Center 5 times in the past 3 years, for $36,454 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 91.9 residents live here, about 98% of its 94 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 91.9
- Certified since
- December 15, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Hamilton Arms Center
- Legal business name
- Hamilton Arms Center Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Hamilton Arms Center
- Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent100 Abbeyville Road, Lancaster 17603
- Rose City Nursing and Rehab at Lancaster425 North Duke Street, Lancaster 17602
- Homestead Village, Inc1800 Village Circle, Lancaster 17604
- Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center900 East King Street, Lancaster 17602
- Trillium Place1520 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster 17601
See also all nursing homes in Lancaster.
Who inspects nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, the 10 in Lancaster, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Hamilton Arms Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Hamilton Arms Center
What is the CMS star rating of Hamilton Arms Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Hamilton Arms Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Hamilton Arms Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Hamilton Arms Center?
Hamilton Arms Center Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.