Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Allentown, PA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Allentown
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Allentown has a total of 74 active skilled nursing facilities and 10,394 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Allentown of 683,794, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 65.79 persons in Allentown. There were 8,413 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.94 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, Allentown 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 Allentown and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.83	0.79 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.05	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.83	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.72	3.81 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Allentown 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 Allentown there were a total of 24 new cases and 24 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Allentown

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 Allentown Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Allentown 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
Advanced Health Care of Hanover 3370 HIGH POINTE BOULEVARD BETHLEHEM, PA	16.80
Souderton Mennonite Homes 207 WEST SUMMIT AVENUE SOUDERTON, PA	7.33
Northampton Post Acute 4100 FREEMANSBURG AVENUE EASTON, PA	22.67
Pennsburg Manor 530 MACOBY STREET PENNSBURG, PA	5.33
Peter Becker Community 800 MAPLE AVENUE HARLEYSVILLE, PA	1.33
Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem 2855 SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD BETHLEHEM, PA	0.00
Phoebe Richland Hcc 108 SOUTH MAIN STREET RICHLANDTOWN, PA	3.33
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center 601 ST JOHN STREET ALLENTOWN, PA	22.00
Frederick Living - Cedarwood 2849 BIG ROAD FREDERICK, PA	4.00
Fellowship Manor 3000 FELLOWSHIP DRIVE WHITEHALL, PA	4.00

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

Facility	Rating
Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1000 EVERGREEN AVENUE WEATHERLY, PA	145.00
Harborview Rehabilitation and Care Center at Lansd 25 WEST FIFTH STREET LANSDALE, PA	197.83 /
Manor at St Luke Village,the 1711 EAST BROAD STREET HAZLETON, PA	99.33
Complete Care at Brakeley Park, LLC 290 RED SCHOOL LANE PHILLIPSBURG, NJ	82.83
Easton Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2600 NORTHAMPTON STREET EASTON, PA	27.33
Pleasant Valley Manor, Inc 4227 MANOR DRIVE STROUDSBURG, PA	284.00 /
Bethlehem South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 2021 WESTGATE DRIVE BETHLEHEM, PA	38.67
The Summit at Blue Mountain Nursing and Rehab Ctr 211 NORTH 12TH STREET LEHIGHTON, PA	58.33 /
Weston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1896 LEITHSVILLE ROAD HELLERTOWN, PA	24.67
West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ce 425 BUTTONWOOD STREET WEST READING, PA	42.67

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