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Philadelphia Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Girard and Corinthian Ave,
Philadelphia PA 19130

(215) 685-0800

65.07% estimated occupancy 1

Philadelphia Nursing Home is a very-large government-owned facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We awarded this facility an overall rating of B+, which is a very respectable rating. As a matter of fact, it is actually ranked among the ten best nursing homes in the city. Based on our ratings, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. We also gave this facility impressive grades in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the third category, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 82.56262 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next area we rated is short-term care. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a favorable grade of B. Short-term care grades are typically employed to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Philadelphia Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 8.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 1.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 1.78% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 13.46% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 16.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 0.21% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 87.55% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 23.89% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 18.16% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Some experts argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 18.16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 9.78% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Philadelphia Nursing Home, 47.61% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Philadelphia, PA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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