Nursing Homes in Fort Washington, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 14, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Fort Washington
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 14, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Fort Washington has a total of 172 active skilled nursing facilities and 21,835 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Fort Washington of 5,728, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.26 persons in Fort Washington. There were 18,071 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.76 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Fort Washington has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Fort Washington and a comparison to the state and national averages:
| Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.80 | 0.78 / 0.65 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.14 | 2.09 / 2.26 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.91 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
| All Staff | 3.85 | 3.78 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 Infections in Fort Washington Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Fort Washington there were a total of 40 new cases and 40 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Fort Washington
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Fort Washington Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Fort Washington, PA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Fort Washington
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Fort Washington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Continuing Care at Maris Grove 500 MARIS GROVE WAY GLEN MILLS, PA |
29.33 |
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Meadowood 3205 SKIPPACK PIKE LANSDALE, PA |
4.67 |
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Presbyterian Ctr For Cont Care PENN MED RITTENHOUSE CAMPUS 1800 LOMBARD ST 5TH FL PHILADELPHIA, PA |
14.00 |
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Lifequest Nursing Center 2450 JOHN FRIES HIGHWAY QUAKERTOWN, PA |
4.67 |
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The Health Center at The Hill at Whitemarsh 4000 FOX HOUND DRIVE LAFAYETTE HILL, PA |
10.67 |
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The Community at Rockhill 3250 STATE ROAD SELLERSVILLE, PA |
0.00 |
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Little Flower Manor 1201 SPRINGFIELD ROAD DARBY, PA |
18.00 |
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Statesman Health and Rehabilitation Center 2629 TRENTON ROAD LEVITTOWN, PA |
14.67 |
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Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill 801 RIDGE PIKE LAFAYETTE HILL, PA |
0.67 |
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Masonic Village at Warminster 850 NORRISTOWN ROAD WARMINSTER, PA |
4.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Fort Washington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 184 BETHLEHEM PIKE PHILADELPHIA, PA |
141.33 |
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Accelerate Skilled Nursingandrehabilitation Phila 1526 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA |
134.00 |
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Towne Manor West 205 EAST JOHNSON HIGHWAY NORRISTOWN, PA |
106.83 |
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Tucker House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1001 WALLACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA |
119.33 |
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Tulip Special Care, LLC 3300 HENRY AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA |
64.67 |
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Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen 115 SOUTH PROVIDENCE ROAD WALLINGFORD, PA |
236.00 / |
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Crestview Center 262 TOLL GATE ROAD LANGHORNE, PA |
102.50 / |
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Complete Care at Harston Hall LLC 350 HAWS LANE FLOURTOWN, PA |
110.67 |
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York Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 7101 OLD YORK ROAD PHILADELPHIA, PA |
156.00 / |
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Aventura at Pembrooke 1130 WEST CHESTER PIKE WEST CHESTER, PA |
95.00 |
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