The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SIMPSON HOUSE INC
PHILADELPHIA, PA · Medicare-certified · 142 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
SIMPSON HOUSE INC in Philadelphia has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars) and health inspections (4 stars), but staffing is lower at 3 stars and reported nurse staffing is 3.96 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. There were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9594 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 24, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9594.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.83
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 3.73
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.8%4.2%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%3.3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8.1%12.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%3.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
9.4%3.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%7.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—17.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
6.2%11.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.5%41.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%3.6%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.9%96.7%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—66.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
68.6%44%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — 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 July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 43.7 residents on an average day (31% of 142 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
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.