Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Little Flower Manor
1201 Springfield Road, Darby, PA 19023 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 127 certified beds
Little Flower Manor is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Darby, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.23 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Little Flower Manor 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) | 4.23 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.71 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 17, 2026
What inspectors found at Little Flower Manor
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Minimal
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · 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 · Jan 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Mar 12, 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
- 1201 Springfield Road
Darby, PA 19023 - CMS certification #
- 395821
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 127
- Avg residents/day
- 91.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Little Flower Manor using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Little Flower Manor says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
and round-the-clock skilled nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 1, 2022: follow-up inspection, records only (health). Case closed Aug 9, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Little Flower Manor Nursing Home.
- Mar 15, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 30, 2024. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $8,778 proposed, $8,778 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Little Flower Manor Nursing Home.
Details
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(2)(ii)). Penalty $8,778 proposed, $8,778 now. To be fixed by Aug 16, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald, Darby. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Darby. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Asap Healthcare Services, Inc., Darby. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19023 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Sharon Hill, Sharon Hill, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Philadelphia West Dialysis, Philadelphia, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19023.
Penn Medicine Hospice, office in Bala Cynwyd, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., office in Newtown Square, 9.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Compassus - Philadelphia, office in Newtown Square, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Penn - Medical Group, Philadelphia. 4.4 miles away, straight line. 7 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Little Flower Manor a good nursing home?
CMS gives Little Flower Manor an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Little Flower Manor staffed?
Little Flower Manor reports 4.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Little Flower Manor had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Little Flower Manor have?
Little Flower Manor is certified for 127 beds.