Lakeside at Willow Valley
Nursing home in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395771
300 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584 · Lancaster County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- January 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lakeside at Willow Valley take Medicare and Medicaid?
Lakeside at Willow Valley is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lakeside at Willow Valley 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
- 5.19
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.74
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.11
- Weekend total hours
- 4.55
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 18.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 16, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 4, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lakeside at Willow Valley in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 50.7 residents live here, about 63% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 50.7
- Certified since
- January 1, 1989
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lakeside at Willow Valley
- Legal business name
- Willow Valley Communities
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Lakeside at Willow Valley
- Glen at Willow Valley675 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster 17602
- Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center900 East King Street, Lancaster 17602
- Hamilton Arms Center336 South West End Avenue, Lancaster 17603
- Rose City Nursing and Rehab at Lancaster425 North Duke Street, Lancaster 17602
- Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent100 Abbeyville Road, Lancaster 17603
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lakeside at Willow Valley, 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 Lakeside at Willow Valley
What is the CMS star rating of Lakeside at Willow Valley?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lakeside at Willow Valley accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lakeside at Willow Valley?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lakeside at Willow Valley?
Willow Valley Communities, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.