Good Shepherd Home Raker Center
601 St John Street, Allentown, PA, 18103
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 99 · avg 97 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 25% — lower than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 16.7% — lower than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 41.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395018
- Certified beds
- 99 beds · avg 97 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Good Shepherd Home Long Term Care Facility, Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Parent entity
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Disclosed owners (20 on record)
- Mitchell g. Possinger
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Paul Emrick
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Eric Todd Young
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Carrie l Kane
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael Pessina
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Thomas Lynch
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 14 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- D0656·Sep 23, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0641·Sep 23, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0605·Sep 23, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- F0812·Aug 22, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0684·Aug 22, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0640·Aug 22, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D0558·Aug 22, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- C0814·Oct 13, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 23, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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