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St. John Specialty Care Center

Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Mars, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

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St. John Specialty Care Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 500 Wittenberg Way, Mars, Butler County (CMS certification number 395164) with 150 certified beds and an average of 130.6 residents per day. CMS gives it an overall rating of 1 of 5, a health-inspection rating of 1 of 5, a staffing...

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CMS data as of October 1, 2026

What are St. John Specialty Care Center's CMS star ratings?

St. John Specialty Care Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 500 Wittenberg Way, Mars, Butler County (CMS certification number 395164) with 150 certified beds and an average of 130.6 residents per day. CMS gives it an overall rating of 1 of 5, a health-inspection rating of 1 of 5, a staffing rating of 4 of 5 and a quality-measure rating of 3 of 5.

CMS overall star rating1 of 5
Health inspection rating1 of 5
Staffing rating4 of 5
Quality measure rating3 of 5
Long-stay / short-stay QM2 of 5 / 3 of 5
Certified beds150
OwnershipNon profit - Corporation
Legal business nameST. JOHN LUTHERAN CARE CENTER
Chainnot part of a listed chain
In a continuing care retirement communityYes
Ownership changed in last 12 monthsNo
Resident and family councilResident
Medicare/Medicaid certified sinceJanuary 26, 1967

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (official CMS ratings), data as of October 1, 2026.

What did recent health inspections find at St. John Specialty Care Center?

The most recent standard health survey of St. John Specialty Care Center on CMS's record is dated October 11, 2024 and found 29 health deficiencies, 5 of them from complaint inspections; the survey before it, dated December 1, 2023, found 21. CMS lists 2 fines totaling $26,684, 0 payment denials and 0 infection-control citations for the facility.

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Full inspection narratives are on Medicare Care Compare for CMS #395164.

How is St. John Specialty Care Center staffed compared with Butler County nursing homes?

CMS reports 4.10 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day at St. John Specialty Care Center, including 1.29 registered-nurse hours and 2.50 nurse-aide hours, against a median of 3.65 hours across 11 reporting nursing homes in Butler County. Total nursing staff turnover is 50.0% and registered-nurse turnover 28.9%, and 0 administrator(s) left in the period CMS measures.

Which nursing homes are closest to St. John Specialty Care Center?

Butler County has 11 CMS-certified nursing homes with 1,273 certified beds; St. John Specialty Care Center's overall rating of 1 of 5 is higher than 0 of the 11 rated homes in the county. Its 150 beds compare with a county median of 114.

Nursing homeTownBedsCMS overall ratingStraight-line distance
St. Barnabas Nursing HomeGibsonia1193 of 5~4.1 mi
Cranberry PlaceCranberry Township1501 of 5~4.5 mi
Harmony Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation CenterWexford553 of 5~4.6 mi
Sherwood OaksCranberry Township435 of 5~5.5 mi

St. John Specialty Care Center (CMS #395164): what its rating is and is not

It isIt is not
Overall1 of 5 from CMS, October 2026a rating computed by this site
Partshealth 1 of 5, staffing 4 of 5, quality 3 of 5resident reviews
Scope150-bed nursing home in Marsa score for personal care homes
Surveylast standard survey October 11, 2024a guarantee of any one resident's care

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