Lutheran Community At Telford in Telford, PA

Lutheran Community At Telford is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Telford, Pennsylvania. It is located in Montgomery county at 12 Lutheran Home Drive, Telford, Pennsylvania 18969. You can reach out to the office of Lutheran Community At Telford via phone at (215) 723-9819. This skilled nursing facility has 75 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 72.53%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Lutheran Community At Telford and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Lutheran Community At Telford (Medicare CCN 395804) 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 1989 (35 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in September, 2020.

Contact Information

Lutheran Community At Telford
12 Lutheran Home Drive, Telford, Pennsylvania 18969
(215) 723-9819


Nursing Home Profile

NameLutheran Community At Telford
Location12 Lutheran Home Drive, Telford, Pennsylvania
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds75
Occupancy Rate72.53%
Medicare ID (CCN)395804
Legal Business NameLutheran Community At Telford
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Lutheran Community At Telford 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 increased7.9414.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.45.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder83.6748.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.161.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.082.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury7.923.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine90.5993.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication21.7814.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine79.3183.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.171.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened15.6617.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication26.9819.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.667.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine89.5895.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function81.7367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine64.5582.93

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Nursing Homes in Telford, PA

Lutheran Community At Telford
Location: 12 Lutheran Home Drive, Telford, Pennsylvania 18969
Phone: (215) 723-9819    

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