The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
WILLIAM HOOD DUNWOODY CARE CTR
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA · Medicare-certified · 81 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
William Hood Dunwoody Care Ctr has a 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars and 5.93 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark) and no fines in the last 24 months. Its health inspection and quality measures are both 4 stars, and recent inspection issues included communication, pressure ulcer care, and food/fluids-related concerns.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9318 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9318.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.98
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.79
- Nurse aides
- 3.16
- Weekend nursing
- 5.54
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 34%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
4.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
8.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.2%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
53.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
91.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 65.7 residents on an average day (81% of 81 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.