st anne's retirement community
Nursing home in Columbia, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395806
3952 Columbia Avenue, Columbia, PA 17512 · Lancaster County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does st anne's retirement community take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. st anne's retirement community 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours st anne's retirement community 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
- 5.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.25
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.58
- Weekend total hours
- 4.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 17.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 24, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 6, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for st anne's retirement community in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 74.6 residents live here, about 63% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 74.6
- Certified since
- March 31, 1990
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns st anne's retirement community
- Legal business name
- St. Anne's Retirement Community, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near st anne's retirement community
- Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center745 Old Chickies Hill Road, Columbia 17512
- Homestead Village, Inc1800 Village Circle, Lancaster 17604
- Trillium Place1520 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster 17601
- Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent100 Abbeyville Road, Lancaster 17603
- Hamilton Arms Center336 South West End Avenue, 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 st anne's retirement community, 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 st anne's retirement community
What is the CMS star rating of st anne's retirement community?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does st anne's retirement community accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at st anne's retirement community?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns st anne's retirement community?
St. Anne's Retirement Community, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.