Nursing home report
BETHLEHEM, PA · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars on health inspections and staffing and 4 stars on quality measures. It reports 4.89 nursing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.8945 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.8945.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, minimal harm.
F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: C
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
