Ambler, PA

Artman Lutheran Home

5-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 7 recent health deficiencies

250 North Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, PA

(215) 643-6333

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

61

Certified beds

Average residents

56

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Non-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1994-03-03

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

1.20

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.92

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.91 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.75

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.88

All reported nurse hours · state 3.89 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

2.12

RN + LPN hours · state 1.69 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

4.42

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.92

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.55 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.09

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.14

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.63

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.44

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

7%

Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

30%

Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

1,834

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

53.68

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0084

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

0

Baseline 19.70% · Performance 23.72% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

8.70

Baseline 6.35% · Performance 5.23% · Measure score 8.70 · Achievement 8.70 · Improvement 7.75

Total nurse turnover

8.13

Baseline 37.88% · Performance 30.44% · Measure score 8.13 · Achievement 8.13 · Improvement 5.21

Adjusted total nurse staffing

4.64

Baseline 4.5 hours · Performance 4.40 hours · Measure score 4.64 · Achievement 4.64 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	10.86%	10.72% 0.1 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 473 · Observed rate 9.3% · Lower 95% interval 8.75%
Discharge to community	53.05%	50.57% 2.5 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 496 · Observed rate 51.01% · Lower 95% interval 49.54%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.82	1.02 0.2 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 282 · Denominator 282
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 282
Discharge self-care score	58.82%	53.69% 5.1 pts better	Numerator 140 · Denominator 238
Discharge mobility score	56.72%	50.94% 5.8 pts better	Numerator 135 · Denominator 238
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	1.77%	2.29% 0.5 pts better	Numerator 5 · Denominator 282 · Adjusted rate 1.98%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	5.23%	7.12% 1.9 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 274 · Observed rate 3.28% · Lower 95% interval 3.21%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	31.43%	8.2% 23.2 pts better	Numerator 33 · Denominator 105
Staff flu vaccination coverage	61.45%	42% 19.5 pts better	Numerator 102 · Denominator 166
Discharge function score	60.5%	56.45% 4 pts better	Numerator 144 · Denominator 238
Transfer of health information to provider	100%	95.95% 4 pts better	Numerator 177 · Denominator 177
Transfer of health information to patient	100%	96.28% 3.7 pts better	Numerator 83 · Denominator 83
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	53.64%	25.2% 28.4 pts better	Numerator 81 · Denominator 151

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.2	1.7 0.5 pts better	1.9 0.7 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.7	1.2 0.5 pts worse	1.8 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.7 · Observed 1.6 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	92.8%	86.9% 5.9 pts better	93.4% 0.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 90.9% · Q2 94.1% · Q3 91.4% · Q4 94.6% · 4Q avg 92.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	93.5% 6.5 pts better	95.5% 4.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.0%	3.2% 3.2 pts better	3.3% 3.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	7.7%	6.5% 1.2 pts worse	11.4% 3.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.7% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 11.1% · 4Q avg 7.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	4.0%	6.5% 2.5 pts better	5.4% 1.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.4% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 3.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 4.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.0%	19.9% 1.9 pts better	19.6% 1.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.8% · Q2 20.8% · Q3 15.4% · Q4 21.7% · 4Q avg 18.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	18.6%	18.7% 0.1 pts better	16.7% 1.9 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.0% · 4Q avg 18.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2% 0.2 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	15.9%	19.6% 3.7 pts better	16.3% 0.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 15.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	12.6%	18.3% 5.7 pts better	14.9% 2.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.5% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 9.1% · Q4 19.0% · 4Q avg 12.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.9% 0.9 pts better	1.0% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.7% 1.7 pts better	1.7% 1.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	28.1%	26.4% 1.7 pts worse	19.8% 8.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.6% · Q2 29.6% · Q3 18.6% · Q4 32.0% · 4Q avg 28.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	15.5%	5.3% 10.2 pts worse	5.1% 10.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.1% · Q2 17.4% · Q3 18.0% · Q4 10.9% · 4Q avg 15.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	92.1%	68.9% 23.2 pts better	81.7% 10.4 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 89.0% · Q2 90.9% · Q3 92.8% · Q4 96.5% · 4Q avg 92.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	4.0%	9.8% 5.8 pts better	12.0% 8 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.0% · Observed 3.6% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.9%	1.5% 0.6 pts better	1.6% 0.7 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	85.4%	68.7% 16.7 pts better	79.7% 5.7 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 85.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	20.4%	23.1% 2.7 pts better	23.9% 3.5 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.4% · Observed 18.5% · Expected 21.7% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-05-23 · Fire 2025-05-23

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 2 Health 2024-08-23 · Fire 2024-08-23

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-10-13 · Fire 2023-10-13

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

C · Minimal harm 2024-08-23

E39 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-09-13

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Not marked corrected

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2025-06-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-06-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-06-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-06-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F887 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2025-06-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-23

F909 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

Corrected 2025-06-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-23

F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-10-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-23

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-10-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-23

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2024-10-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-23

F807 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

Corrected 2024-10-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-23

F882 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2024-10-15

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-13

F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-07-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-13

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-07-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-13

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-11-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-13

F740 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2023-11-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-13

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2023-11-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-13

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-11-20

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Liberty Lutheran Services

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 3 facilities 2001-01-01

Barnum, John