What is Quality Life Services - Henry Clay's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Quality Life Services - Henry Clay 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Quality Life Services - Henry Clay get at its last inspection?

2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 18, 2026. The Pennsylvania average is 10.

Has Quality Life Services - Henry Clay been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Quality Life Services - Henry Clay 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 Quality Life Services - Henry Clay?

CMS lists 23 owners and managers, and links the home to Quality Life Services. Legal business name: QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - HENRY CLAY, LLC.

Quality Life Services - Henry Clay: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on June 18, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 4 health citations since April 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 3.50 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.66 of those hours.

31.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Quality Life Services, an affiliated group of 10 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.

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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 4 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

June 18, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations

E

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to document notifications of medical providers of increased and decreased capillary blood glucose levels and/or failed to document recheck of out-of-range blood sugar levels for three of seven residents (R25, R25, and R72).
D

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

F908 · Environmental · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility documentation, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to make certain that equipment was in safe operating condition for one of five suction units (Harmony Hills Hall Room-29 D).

July 31, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation

D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 29, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan for resident and care needs for one of eight residents (Resident R3).

August 14, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations

April 1, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, facility submitted documents, clinical records, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to make certain each resident received adequate supervision and assistance to prevent accidents for one out of 12 residents reviewed (Resident R1).

Fire safety inspections

12 fire safety citations on file: 1 on July 31, 2025, 4 on August 14, 2024, 7 on August 31, 2023.

Every fire safety citation12 citations

E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · July 31, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Meet other general requirements.

K 100 · August 14, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

K 311 · August 14, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · August 14, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · August 14, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.

E 41 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

K 131 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

K 311 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · August 31, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

K 912 · August 31, 2023 · 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.

Measure	This home	Pennsylvania	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	3.50	3.89	3.86
Registered nurses	0.66	0.79	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.34	3.53	3.42
Nurse aides	2.02
Licensed practical nurses	0.82
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	31.3%	44.5%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	33.3%	39.9%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.94 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 3.57 on weekdays and 3.34 on weekends, 6% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.48 in April to June 2025 to 3.50 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	3.50	0.66	3.57	3.34	1.5%	0 of 90	73
Oct to Dec 2025	3.49	0.65	3.55	3.32	1.6%	0 of 92	72
Jul to Sep 2025	3.65	0.67	3.72	3.48	4.9%	0 of 92	71
Apr to Jun 2025	3.48	0.74	3.58	3.22	8.3%	0 of 91	69
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 2026	3.69	0.65	3.82	3.34	11.3%	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.

Trains nurse aides: this home runs a state-approved CNA program (state list: PDE Approved NATCEP by County, as of March 1, 2026). A nursing home cannot charge aides it employs, or has offered a job, for state-approved training (42 CFR 483.152(c)). See Quality Life Services Henry Clay CNA training on CareerFunded, our sister site for career training.

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. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$21.44	$18.88 to $22.52	67,740
LPNs and LVNs	$30.74	$29.02 to $35.01	38,260
Registered nurses	$46.36	$38.75 to $50.35	146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

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.

Measure	This home	Pennsylvania	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	10.5	16.8	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	0.7	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.9	1.4	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.2	3.1	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.5	1.4	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	10.7	17.0	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.9	4.8	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	31.0	17.7	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	13.5	22.5	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.0	9.5	12.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Quality Life Services - Henry Clay's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (44.0% 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

44.0% 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. 42 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.5% 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. 37 eligible stays.