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Good Shepherd Home Raker Center

601 St John Street, Allentown, PA, 18103

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 395018Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

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 departednear 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

Non-profitCorporation

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

11 health citations on file

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.

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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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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