Luther Crest Nursing Facility in Allentown, PA

Luther Crest Nursing Facility is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is located in Lehigh county at 800 Hausman Road, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104. You can reach out to the office of Luther Crest Nursing Facility via phone at (610) 398-8011. This skilled nursing facility has 60 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 88%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Luther Crest Nursing Facility (Medicare CCN 395591) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1983 (41 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in February, 2020.

Contact Information

Luther Crest Nursing Facility
800 Hausman Road, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
(610) 398-8011


Nursing Home Profile

NameLuther Crest Nursing Facility
Location800 Hausman Road, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds60
Occupancy Rate88%
Medicare ID (CCN)395591
Legal Business NameDiakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Luther Crest Nursing Facility from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1447217112
Organization NameDIAKON LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES
Doing Business AsLUTHER CREST
Address800 Hausman Rd, Allentown, PA 18104
Phone Number610-391-8203

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Luther Crest Nursing Facility are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Luther Crest Nursing Facility give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Luther Crest Nursing Facility is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased29.4114.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.065.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder63.1648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.381.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.722.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.455.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.323.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication15.8914.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine96.8183.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.551.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened67.2817.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication16.0619.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers16.527.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function58.6367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine94.2782.93

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