Nursing home
Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
535 North 17Th Street, Allentown, PA 18104 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 146 certified beds
Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Allentown, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Aug 28, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 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) | 3.25 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.3% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
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
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2023
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
- 535 North 17Th Street
Allentown, PA 18104 - CMS certification #
- 395264
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 146
- Avg residents/day
- 138.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-06-26
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Enjoy peace of mind with our dedicated memory care unit for loved ones navigating issues with memory, such as Dementia or Alzheimer’s.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private or Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center, Allentown. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lehigh Home Health Care And Staffing Agency Inc., Allentown. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Lehigh Discount Drugs. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18104 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita St Luke'S At Home, Allentown, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Davita St Luke'S Allentown Dialysis, Allentown, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Lehigh Valley Home, Allentown, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18104.
Lehigh Valley Hospice, office in Allentown, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Advantage Home Health And Hospice, office in Bethlehem, 5.2 miles away, straight line
Ahc Home Health And Hospice Of Lehigh Valley, office in Bethlehem, 5.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician Group, Allentown. 0.2 miles away, straight line. 6 geriatric medicine doctors 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 high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center have?
Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 146 beds.