Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu
17th & Chew Sts, Allentown, PA · (610) 969-4225
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 52
- Residents per day
- 30
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare
- Certified since
- March 23, 1995
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Pennsylvania.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Pennsylvania homes
Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu carries 46.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 56% of Pennsylvania's 652 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Pennsylvania: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–8 pts
- 4★ 8–33 pts
- 3★ 33–65 pts
- 2★ 65–128 pts
- 1★ over 128 pts
Bars show every rated home in Pennsylvania by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
2 health citations on record since 2025. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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L
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights1D
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Inspection history
2026-05-21
1 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
2025-04-16
1 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2024-05-03
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 6 h 25 min of nursing staff time a day, 3 h 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
6 h 25 min
Pennsylvania average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 11% of nursing staff and 12% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine27.4 pts better | 98.2% | 70.8% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.7 pts better | 4.8% | 9.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine21.8 pts better | 92.7% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.5 pts better | 20.5% | 22.0% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
26 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Health Corporation | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 50% | 2 facilities |
| Thomas Jefferson University | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 50% | 2 facilities |
| Abia Buenache, Jose | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Anthony, Kirsten | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Begliomini, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brooke, Beth | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Friel, Timothy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Green, Linda | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gupta, Ranju | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hoffman, Joel | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kane, Bryan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Macomb, Julie | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Miller, Allison | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Miller, James | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Molitoris, Stephen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Molitoris, Stephen | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Murphy, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'brien, Kathy | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rossi, Michael | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Sandhu, Rovinder | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Shedlock, Caroline | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Shedlock, Caroline | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stanley, John | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thomas, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Worthington, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Yee, Susan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
4 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3E
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Egress1E
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
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