The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
GOOD SHEPHERD HOME RAKER CENTER
ALLENTOWN, PA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center in Allentown has a 4 out of 5 overall rating, with 4-star scores across health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reports 4.65 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations related to food safety, resident environment, and psychotropic medication use.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6527 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 23, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6527.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.45
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.64
- Nurse aides
- 2.56
- Weekend nursing
- 4.21
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.3%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.6%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 96.8 residents on an average day (98% of 99 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.