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Landis Homes

1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543 · Lancaster County · (717) 569-3271

103 certified beds, about 96 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1989

Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395797 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 26, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

Of 1 health citation since October 2023, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.

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

Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.43 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.24 of those hours.

30.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

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 1 health citation on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
0D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
September 26, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. G
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 10, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews, clinical record and facility documentation review it was determined the facility failed to ensure that one of 19 residents reviewed was free from accidents by failing to provide adequate supervision resulting in harm to Resident 11 who sustained a scalp laceration.
September 13, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
October 13, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

6 fire safety citations on file: 1 on September 13, 2024, 2 on October 13, 2023, 3 on December 1, 2022.

Every fire safety citation6 citations
  1. F
    Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
    K 133 · September 13, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. E
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · October 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. E
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · October 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. E
    Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
    K 225 · December 1, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · December 1, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. C
    Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
    K 291 · December 1, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

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)5.433.893.86
Registered nurses1.240.790.69
All nursing staff on weekends5.043.533.42
Nurse aides3.15
Licensed practical nurses1.04
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)30.6%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover31.3%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left2

CMS expects 3.85 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 5.59 on weekdays and 5.04 on weekends, 10% 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 5.25 in April to June 2025 to 5.43 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20265.431.245.595.04 0.0%0 of 9096
Oct to Dec 20255.371.215.574.86 0.0%0 of 9294
Jul to Sep 20255.151.145.344.67 0.0%0 of 9297
Apr to Jun 20255.251.195.484.69 0.0%0 of 9197
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.

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
18.016.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.50.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.11.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.23.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.41.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
25.717.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.44.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
18.817.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
21.022.523.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
6.79.512.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.41.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.61.21.8

Owners and operators

Legal business name: LANDIS HOMES RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Landis Communities5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%07/01/2012
Antes, JoshCorporate directorIndividual09/22/2025
Davis, WilliamCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2019
Horst, GeraldCorporate directorIndividual03/01/2022
Lingenfelter, SherwoodCorporate directorIndividual03/01/2022
Lownsbery, LindaCorporate directorIndividual10/04/2021
Moffett, GlenCorporate directorIndividual03/01/2022
Moore, KenCorporate directorIndividual11/01/2020
Stoltzfus, GeorgeCorporate directorIndividual03/01/2022
Zook, LarryCorporate directorIndividual10/22/2008
Bergey, EvonCorporate officerIndividual05/10/2016
Hamilton, CoreyCorporate officerIndividual08/17/2020
Zook, LarryCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2007
Covenant Alliance Rehab East LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2025
Landis CommunitiesOperational/managerial controlOrganization12/01/2020
Parasol Alliance LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2025
Peace Church Risk Retention GroupOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2025
Rkl LLPOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2025
Allison, TammyOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2025
Antes, JoshOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/22/2025
Bergey, EvonOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/10/2016
Book, MiriamOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/13/2023
Clark, LisaOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2022
Davis, WilliamOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2019
Hamilton, CoreyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/17/2020
Horst, GeraldOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2022
Lingenfelter, SherwoodOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2022
Lownsbery, LindaOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/04/2021
Moffett, GlenOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2022
Moore, KenOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/01/2020
Schoener, LoriOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/17/2025
Stoltzfus, GeorgeOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2022
Zook, LarryOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/22/2008
Covenant Alliance Rehab East LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization12/04/2025
Peace Church Risk Retention GroupAdp of the SNFOrganization12/04/2025
Rkl LLPAdp of the SNFOrganization12/04/2025
Allison, TammyAdp of the SNFIndividual01/01/2025
Antes, JoshAdp of the SNFIndividual09/22/2025
Lownsbery, LindaAdp of the SNFIndividual10/04/2021
Schoener, LoriAdp of the SNFIndividual03/17/2025

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 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 26, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
  2. How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 2 administrators who left in the period it measured.

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Common questions

What is Landis Homes's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Landis Homes 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Landis Homes get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on September 26, 2025. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Landis Homes been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Landis Homes accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Landis Homes?
CMS lists 40 owners and managers. Legal business name: LANDIS HOMES RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

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