Nursing Homes in Weatherly, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of March 24, 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 Weatherly
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on March 24, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Weatherly has a total of 51 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,471 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Weatherly of 2,458, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.38 persons in Weatherly. There were 5,119 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.11 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, Weatherly 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 Weatherly and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.73 0.78 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 1.97 2.09 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.83 0.92 / 0.88
All Staff 3.53 3.78 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.

COVID-19 Infections in Weatherly 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 Weatherly there were a total of 9 new cases and 9 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Weatherly

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 Weatherly Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Weatherly, 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 Weatherly

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Weatherly 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
Fellowship Manor
3000 FELLOWSHIP DRIVE
WHITEHALL, PA
4.00
The Gardens at York Terrace
2401 WEST MARKET STREET
POTTSVILLE, PA
12.00
Heinz Transitional Rehabilitation Unit
150 MUNDY STREET
WILKES-BARRE, PA
14.00
Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center
1925 TURNER STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA
21.33
St Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Tcf
421 CHEW STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA
1.33
Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem
2855 SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD
BETHLEHEM, PA
0.00
Riverton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
803 NORTH WAHNETA ST
ALLENTOWN, PA
26.00
Luther Crest Nursing Facility
800 HAUSMAN ROAD
ALLENTOWN, PA
18.67
Kirkland Village
2335 MADISON AVENUE
BETHLEHEM, PA
10.00
Moravian Village of Bethlehem
634 EAST BROAD STREET
BETHLEHEM, PA
12.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Weatherly based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Manor at St Luke Village,the
1711 EAST BROAD STREET
HAZLETON, PA
104.00
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Luzerne
463 NORTH HUNTER HWY
DRUMS, PA
124.33
Hampton House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
1548 SANS SOUCI PARKWAY
WILKES BARRE, PA
143.67
Pottsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
420 PULASKI DRIVE
POTTSVILLE, PA
152.67
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River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1555 EAST END BOULEVARD PLAINS TWP
WILKES BARRE, PA
267.67
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Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
1000 EVERGREEN AVENUE
WEATHERLY, PA
172.00
Lakewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
147 OLD NEWPORT STREET
NANTICOKE, PA
64.67
Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center
500 WEST LAUREL STREET
FRACKVILLE, PA
113.33
Bonham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
477 BONNIEVILLE ROAD
STILLWATER, PA
113.00
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
395 MIDDLE ROAD
NANTICOKE, PA
115.33

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