Embassy of Hearthside
Nursing home in State College, PA
Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon
Public-record details
- Address
- 450 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA 16801
- Phone
- (814) 237-0630
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 395868
- Overall star rating
- 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 1 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 157
- Average residents per day
- 124
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Embassy Hearthside, LLC
- Chain
- Embassy Healthcare (33 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Nov 15, 1991
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 20, 2026. CMS lists 78 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 15, 2023 to Jul 1, 2026): 34 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| May 6, 2026 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| May 6, 2026 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| May 6, 2026 | Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | D |
| May 6, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| May 6, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| May 6, 2026 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | D |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… | D |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 3 fines totalling $154,786 in the last three years.
| Oct 7, 2025 | Fine: $20,885 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Fine: $129,314 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine: $4,587 |
Staffing
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.