The home failed to ensure residents’ therapeutic diets were properly prescribed and managed by qualified staff. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 808 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Ambler Extended Care Center
AMBLER, PA · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Ambler Extended Care Center has an overall 4 out of 5 stars, with strong health inspection and quality scores but a very low 1-star staffing rating. It reports 3.15 nurse hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1532 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 11, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1532.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.09
- Nurse aides
- 1.57
- Weekend nursing
- 2.85
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 55%
Registered nurse turnover: 65%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
9.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
13.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
28.5%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
57.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
50.9%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep its areas safe, easy to use, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 921 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP · 126 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 93.9 residents on an average day (94% of 100 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.