Ball Pavilion, the
5416 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511 · Erie County · 85 certified beds · avg 60 residents/day · certified since Dec 1, 1978
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (11)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Mar 27, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. |
| Mar 21, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Mar 21, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Mar 21, 2025 | B · Minimal risk, repeated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 8).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.01 | 3.94 | 3.95 | top 13% in Pennsylvania; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.69 | top 23% in Pennsylvania; top 18% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.27 | 3.58 | 3.50 | top 18% in Pennsylvania; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.48 | top 47% in Pennsylvania; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 39.0 | 44.5 | 45.8 | top 34% in Pennsylvania; top 34% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 9.1 | 39.9 | 42.9 | top 3% in Pennsylvania; top 3% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.55, RN 0.86, weekend 3.88. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ball Pavilion | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/15/1977 |
| Brevillier Village Foundation INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/1987 |
| Brevillier Village Foundation INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2025 |
| Elberfeld, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/19/2023 |
| Elberfeld, Richard | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/19/2023 |
| Faulhaber, Gary | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2022 |
| Faulhaber, Gary | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2022 |
| Fife, William | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/28/2021 |
| Fife, William | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/28/2021 |
| Hawryliw, James | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/21/2019 |
| Hawryliw, James | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/21/2019 |
| Learn, Amy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/04/2022 |
| Learn, Amy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/04/2022 |
| Marquette Savings Bank | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/14/2023 |
| MC Clure, Christine | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/19/2021 |
| MC Clure, Christine | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/19/2021 |
| Plizga, Susan | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2022 |
| Plizga, Susan | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2022 |
| The Ball Pavilion | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/1977 |
| Wieser, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/16/1987 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 395401.