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Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk

1950 Cliffside Drive, State College, PA 16801 · Centre County · (814) 238-3139

116 certified beds, about 52 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1988

CMS high performing icon Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395756 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on March 6, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 16 health citations since May 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.65 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.90 of those hours.

45.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Juniper Communities, an affiliated group of 3 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 16 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
12D
4E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
March 6, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 8, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure an environment free from the potential spread of infection for one of one open nursing unit (Second floor).
  2. D
    Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
    F744 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 8, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement individualized person-centered care plans to address dementia and cognitive loss displayed by two of four residents reviewed (Residents 4 and 13).
April 25, 2025Standard inspection · 5 citations
  1. E
    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
    F725 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 9, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of facility documents, and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to have sufficient nursing staff to meet resident needs on one of two nursing units (second floor), and three of 12 residents reviewed (Resident 3, 20, and 248).
  2. D
    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    F550 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 9, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that care and services were provided in a manner that enhanced resident dignity for one of 15 residents sampled (Resident 28).
  3. D
    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 9, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure assessments accurately reflected residents' status for one of 15 residents reviewed (Resident 28).
  4. D
    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
    F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 9, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident's medication regime was free from potentially unnecessary medications for two of five residents reviewed (Residents 11 and 24).
  5. D
    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.
    F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 9, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observations and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to properly store resident medications on one of two nursing units reviewed (Second Floor [NAME] Nursing Unit; Residents 4 and 250).
May 16, 2024Standard inspection · 9 citations
  1. E
    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
    F676 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff and family interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide care or services to maintain a resident's ambulation status for two of two residents reviewed (Residents 34 and 36) and maintain strength and activity tolerance for one of two residents reviewed. (Residents 36).
  2. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to store food and maintain food service equipment in a safe and sanitary manner in the facility's main kitchen.
  3. D
    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure complete and accurate Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments for one of 14 residents reviewed (Resident 21).
  4. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the highest practicable care regarding integrated hospice care and services for one of two residents reviewed for Hospice (Resident 10).
  5. D
    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
    F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and resident and staff interview, it was determined that that facility failed to address or implement consultant service recommendations to aid in healing skin break down and prevent pressure ulcers in one of five residents reviewed for altered skin conditions (Resident 36).
  6. D
    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.
    F688 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement a restorative nursing program as recommended by therapy to maintain range of motion for two of five residents reviewed (Residents 21 and 32).
  7. D
    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
    F692 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed ensure safe self-administration of a tube feeding to ensure acceptable parameters of nutritional status for one resident reviewed. (Resident 2)
  8. D
    Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
    F744 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement individualized person-centered care plans to address dementia and cognitive loss displayed by two of three residents reviewed (Residents 8 and 10).
  9. D
    Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
    F790 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure dental concerns were addressed for one of three residents reviewed (Resident 27 ).

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.653.893.86
Registered nurses0.900.790.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.753.533.42
Nurse aides2.40
Licensed practical nurses1.35
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)45.5%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover33.3%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.63 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 5.02 on weekdays and 3.75 on weekends, 25% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.59 in April to June 2025 to 4.65 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.650.905.023.75 0.0%0 of 9052
Oct to Dec 20254.540.814.893.66 0.0%0 of 9250
Jul to Sep 20254.840.915.174.01 0.0%0 of 9244
Apr to Jun 20254.590.984.943.71 0.0%0 of 9147
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 20263.690.653.823.3411.3%0.1% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$21.44$18.88 to $22.5267,740
LPNs and LVNs$30.74$29.02 to $35.0138,260
Registered nurses$46.36$38.75 to $50.35146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
19.516.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.11.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.23.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.71.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
22.517.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.84.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
23.617.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
20.222.523.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
14.39.512.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.91.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.51.21.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (54.0% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

54.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Pennsylvania: 100 better, 108 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 103 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Pennsylvania: 3 better, 9 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 99 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

6.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Pennsylvania: 7 better, 5 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 62 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

51.7% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania54.4% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 58 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 66 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

3.1% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 66 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

94.6% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 37 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: JUNIPER VILLAGE AT STATE COLLEGE OPERATIONS II LLC. CMS links this home to Juniper Communities, a group of 3 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Copperhill Associates LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization12%04/10/2014
Poitras, James5% or greater direct ownership interestIndividual15%04/10/2014
Poitras, Patricia5% or greater direct ownership interestIndividual15%04/10/2014
Falcon Capital LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization99%04/10/2014
Breneman, DonaldW-2 managing employeeIndividual03/21/2019
Byrne, DianeW-2 managing employeeIndividual03/21/2019
Donato, LindaW-2 managing employeeIndividual04/10/2014
Juniper Management, LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization04/10/2014
Juniper Village at State College Operations II LLCLimited partnership interestOrganization01/06/2014

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 8 problems in this area, most recently on March 6, 2026: "Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia."
  2. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 25, 2025: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
  3. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 25, 2025: "Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited."
  4. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 6, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."

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Common questions

What is Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk get at its last inspection?
2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 6, 2026. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk accept Medicaid?
CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk?
CMS lists 9 owners and managers, and links the home to Juniper Communities. Legal business name: JUNIPER VILLAGE AT STATE COLLEGE OPERATIONS II LLC.

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