Nursing Homes in Pottstown, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 17, 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 Pottstown
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 17, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Pottstown has a total of 141 active skilled nursing facilities and 19,164 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Pottstown of 108,758, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.68 persons in Pottstown. There were 15,510 residents in nursing homes as March 17, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.93 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, Pottstown 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 Pottstown and a comparison to the state and national averages:
| Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.82 | 0.78 / 0.65 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.15 | 2.09 / 2.26 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.91 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
| All Staff | 3.88 | 3.78 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 Infections in Pottstown 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 Pottstown there were a total of 35 new cases and 35 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 17, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Pottstown
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 Pottstown Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Pottstown, 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 Pottstown
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Pottstown 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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Pocopson Home 1695 LENAPE ROAD WEST CHESTER, PA |
12.00 |
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Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill 801 RIDGE PIKE LAFAYETTE HILL, PA |
0.67 |
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Barclay Friends 700 NORTH FRANKLIN WEST CHESTER, PA |
2.67 |
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Laurel Center 125 HOLLY ROAD HAMBURG, PA |
10.00 |
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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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Tel Hai Retirement Community 1200 TEL HAI CIRCLE HONEY BROOK, PA |
0.00 |
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Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu 17TH & CHEW STS ALLENTOWN, PA |
2.67 |
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Lifequest Nursing Center 2450 JOHN FRIES HIGHWAY QUAKERTOWN, PA |
4.67 |
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Little Flower Manor 1201 SPRINGFIELD ROAD DARBY, PA |
18.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Pottstown based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Harborview Rehabilitation and Care Center at Lansd 25 WEST FIFTH STREET LANSDALE, PA |
136.50 / |
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Towne Manor West 205 EAST JOHNSON HIGHWAY NORRISTOWN, PA |
106.83 |
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Aventura at Pembrooke 1130 WEST CHESTER PIKE WEST CHESTER, PA |
95.00 |
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Chestnut Hill Lodge Health and Rehab Ctr 8833 STENTON AVENUE WYNDMOOR, PA |
115.00 / |
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Care Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 6212 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA |
290.50 / |
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Newport Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center 41 NEWPORT AVENUE CHRISTIANA, PA |
58.00 |
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Complete Care at Harston Hall LLC 350 HAWS LANE FLOURTOWN, PA |
110.67 |
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Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 184 BETHLEHEM PIKE PHILADELPHIA, PA |
141.33 |
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Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen 115 SOUTH PROVIDENCE ROAD WALLINGFORD, PA |
236.00 / |
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Valley Manor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 7650 ROUTE 309 COOPERSBURG, PA |
119.33 |
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