The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Registered name: TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT AT NAZARETH HOSPITAL
PHILADELPHIA, PA · Medicare-certified · 28 beds
Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia has a 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars; 5.96 nurse hours per resident per day vs. the 4.1 federal benchmark) and no fines in the last 24 months. Its health inspection and quality ratings are both 4 stars, and recent citations included issues with honoring resident rights, admission planning, and following treatment orders.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9645 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9645.
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).
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure IV fluids were given safely and appropriately when needed. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 694 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
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 March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jul 27, 2023
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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.