Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf in Allentown, PA

Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf is a medicare certified nursing home in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is located in Lehigh county at 421 Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102. You can reach out to the office of Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf via phone at (610) 776-4500. This skilled nursing facility has 22 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 59.09%. Its legal business name is Legal Business Name Not Available and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf (Medicare CCN 395926) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1994 (30 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in April, 2021.

Contact Information

Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf
421 Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102
(610) 776-4500


Nursing Home Profile

NameSacred Heart Hospital Tcf
Location421 Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Certified ByMedicare
No. of Certified Beds22
Occupancy Rate59.09%
Medicare ID (CCN)395926
Legal Business NameLegal Business Name Not Available
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 Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1710975693
Organization NameST LUKE'S HOSPITAL
Doing Business AsST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL-SACRED HEART TRANSITIONAL CARE FACILITY
Address421 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Phone Number610-776-5329

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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 Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

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Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Sacred Heart Hospital Tcf 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 increased014.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight05.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder048.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection02.65
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 injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication014.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.1183.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened017.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication019.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers07.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function46.7267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.5782.93

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