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The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus's website

211 North 12th Street,
Lehighton PA 18235

(610) 377-7260

45.6% estimated occupancy 1

The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus is one of just two available nursing homes located in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. This facility is among the most impressive nursing homes we looked at. This nursing home was given one of the most impressive scores that we offer. We couldn't find many bad things to say about this place. Its scores are as good as they get. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania badge

Best Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania Awards 2021

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing score looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility 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 facility 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 frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also performed well in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Very few facilities received a better grade in this category. In forming these short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the final area, this facility also performed well in the long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ in that area. This topped off a first-rate profile. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.42857 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 1.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 1.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 1.19% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 10.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 14.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 0.6% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 99.22% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 6.06% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 12.95% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 12.95% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 25.92% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In The Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, 67.12% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Luke's Hospital-Gnaden Huetten CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away211 North 12th Street Lehighton Pennsylvania 18235Voluntary non-profit - Private(607) 377-1300
  • Palmerton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.14 miles away135 Lafayette Avenue Palmerton Pennsylvania 18071Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 826-3141
  • St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.75 miles away360 W Ruddle Street Coaldale Pennsylvania 18218Voluntary non-profit - Private(570) 645-2131
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonAcute Care Hospitals 14.64 miles away700 East Broad Street Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Government - Local(570) 501-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Carbon County0.68 miles away168 S. Sargent Stanley Hoffman Boulevard Lehighton Pennsylvania 18235CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (610) 379-0330
  • Palmerton Dialysis Center6.24 miles away185-C Delaware Avenue Palmerton Pennsylvania 18071Dialysis Stations: 10 (610) 826-5929
  • Etowah Dialysis LLC11.8 miles away1215 East Broad Street Tamaqua Pennsylvania 18252Dialysis Stations: 8 (570) 668-3480
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Schnecksville12.28 miles away4909 Route 873 Schnecksville Pennsylvania 18078Dialysis Stations: 17 (610) 799-2011
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Hazleton14.66 miles away110 Butler Drive Hazleton Pennsylvania 18201Dialysis Stations: 12 (570) 454-3558
  • The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton17.8 miles away426 Airport Road 2 Beltway Commons Hazleton Pennsylvania 18202Dialysis Stations: 21 (570) 450-0870
  • Fresenius Kidney Care - Whitehall18.09 miles away1320 Mickley Road Whitehall Pennsylvania 18052CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (610) 264-2228
  • Etowah Dialysis, LLC18.56 miles away1220 3rd Street Whitehall Pennsylvania 18052Dialysis Stations: 13 (610) 266-1706