Nursing home
Germantown Home
6950 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 180 certified beds
Germantown Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Aug 1, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Germantown Home compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.71 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.2% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Germantown Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 6950 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119 - CMS certification #
- 395360
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 172.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-10-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Germantown Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs HUD-assisted rental housing; HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- HUD-assisted rental housing. HUD programs: Section 811 (people with disabilities). 18 of 18 units have HUD rental assistance. HUD client group: Disabled. Last HUD physical inspection (REAC): score 87 on 2025-12-29. (HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted, as of Jul 6, 2026)
- HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly. HUD programs: Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC); Section 202 financing. 60 of 60 units have HUD rental assistance. HUD client group: Elderly. Last HUD physical inspection (REAC): score 96 on 2024-06-11. (HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted, as of Jul 6, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 13, 2012 to Sep 3, 2012. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Back wages: $869 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Germantown Home. Case 1672098.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Caring Heart Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Philadelphia. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ken-Care Home Health Agency, Philadelphia. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19119 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Mount Airy, Philadelphia, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Olney, Philadelphia, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Wissahickon Dialysis, Philadelphia, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19119.
Tender Care Hospice Pa LLC, office in Wyndmoor, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Keystone Hospice, office in Wyndmoor, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Penn Medicine Hospice, office in Bala Cynwyd, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- On Demand Urgent Care Group PC, Philadelphia. 2.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | See above |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Germantown Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Germantown Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Germantown Home staffed?
Germantown Home reports 3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Germantown Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Germantown Home have?
Germantown Home is certified for 180 beds.