Shook Home The in Chambersburg, PA

Shook Home The is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is located in Franklin county at 55 South Second Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201. You can reach out to the office of Shook Home The via phone at (717) 264-6815. This skilled nursing facility has 65 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 77.69%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is The Shook Home and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Shook Home The (Medicare CCN 395918) 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 1993 (31 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in August, 2019.

Contact Information

Shook Home The
55 South Second Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201
(717) 264-6815


Nursing Home Profile

NameShook Home The
Location55 South Second Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds65
Occupancy Rate77.69%
Medicare ID (CCN)395918
Legal Business NameThe Shook Home
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1154320950
Organization NameTHE SHOOK HOME
Address55 S 2nd St, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone Number717-264-6815

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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 Shook Home The are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Shook Home The 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 Shook Home The 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 increased2014.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight10.065.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder81.0348.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.092.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.145.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained3.350.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.353.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.8893.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine73.8883.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.471.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened28.8717.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication19.8919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.967.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.7395.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function74.0867.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine92.0582.93

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