5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Allentown, PA
5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 5 recent health deficiencies
350 S. Cedarbrook Road, Allentown, PA
(610) 395-3727
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
670
Certified beds
Average residents
510
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1980-02-01
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
RN hours / resident day
0.70
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
2.38
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.01
All reported nurse hours · state 3.89 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.63
RN + LPN hours · state 1.69 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.62
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.51
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.55 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.83
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.72
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.16
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
22%
Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
30%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
1,046
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
60.58
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0157
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
2.21
Baseline 19.38% · Performance 20.41% · Measure score 2.21 · Achievement 2.21 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
10
Baseline 4.93% · Performance 4.48% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Total nurse turnover
7.36
Baseline 34.50% · Performance 33.58% · Measure score 7.36 · Achievement 7.36 · Improvement 0.45
Adjusted total nurse staffing
4.65
Baseline 3.75 hours · Performance 4.40 hours · Measure score 4.65 · Achievement 4.65 · Improvement 2.71
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 8.75% |
10.72%
2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 229 · Observed rate 7.42% · Lower 95% interval 6.11% |
| Discharge to community | 33.68% |
50.57%
16.9 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 157 · Observed rate 25.48% · Lower 95% interval 26.42% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.65 |
1.02
0.4 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.92% |
95.27%
1.7 pts better
|
Numerator 126 · Denominator 130 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.77% |
0.77%
About the same
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 130 |
| Discharge self-care score | 15.52% |
53.69%
38.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 116 |
| Discharge mobility score | 31.03% |
50.94%
19.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 116 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 2.31% |
2.29%
About the same
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 130 · Adjusted rate 1.85% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 4.48% |
7.12%
2.6 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 114 · Observed rate 0% · Lower 95% interval 2.52% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.02% |
8.2%
7.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 684 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 70.79% |
42%
28.8 pts better
|
Numerator 475 · Denominator 671 |
| Discharge function score | 31.03% |
56.45%
25.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 116 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 23 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 25% |
25.2%
0.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 60 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.8 |
1.7
0.1 pts worse
|
1.9
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.9 |
1.2
0.3 pts better
|
1.8
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.9 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 88.4% |
86.9%
1.5 pts better
|
93.4%
5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 88.6% · Q2 87.6% · Q3 89.6% · Q4 87.9% · 4Q avg 88.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 90.1% |
93.5%
3.4 pts worse
|
95.5%
5.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 90.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.9% |
3.2%
0.7 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 5.0% · Q3 3.1% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 3.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.6% |
6.5%
4.9 pts better
|
11.4%
9.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 1.1% · 4Q avg 1.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.4% |
6.5%
0.1 pts better
|
5.4%
1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.7% · Q2 8.0% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 5.5% · 4Q avg 6.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 18.3% |
19.9%
1.6 pts better
|
19.6%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.2% · Q2 18.8% · Q3 16.0% · Q4 16.9% · 4Q avg 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 15.9% |
18.7%
2.8 pts better
|
16.7%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.0% · Q2 16.3% · Q3 16.0% · Q4 13.3% · 4Q avg 15.9% · 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 | 12.5% |
19.6%
7.1 pts better
|
16.3%
3.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.4% · Q2 14.0% · Q3 9.4% · Q4 14.9% · 4Q avg 12.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 17.6% |
18.3%
0.7 pts better
|
14.9%
2.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.5% · Q2 20.3% · Q3 14.9% · Q4 18.6% · 4Q avg 17.6% · 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 | 1.8% |
1.7%
0.1 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.8% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 1.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.6% |
26.4%
0.8 pts better
|
19.8%
5.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.1% · Q2 26.0% · Q3 24.8% · Q4 26.4% · 4Q avg 25.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.4% |
5.3%
1.9 pts better
|
5.1%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 3.9% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 70.1% |
68.9%
1.2 pts better
|
81.7%
11.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 63.6% · Q2 76.9% · Q3 71.8% · Q4 68.2% · 4Q avg 70.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 9.6% |
9.8%
0.2 pts better
|
12.0%
2.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 9.6% · Observed 8.8% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.5% |
1.5%
1 pts better
|
1.6%
1.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 70.6% |
68.7%
1.9 pts better
|
79.7%
9.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 70.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 14.5% |
23.1%
8.6 pts better
|
23.9%
9.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 14.5% · Observed 13.2% · Expected 21.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-06-17
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-06-17
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-06-17
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-06-17
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-06-17
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-05-14
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-05-14
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-14
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Penalties and ownership
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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