Independence Rehab And Nursing
600 W Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19126
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: American Health Foundation
- Certified beds
- 255 · avg 207 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 61.7% — higher than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 0% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 5 fines · $350,951 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395330
- Certified beds
- 255 beds · avg 207 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Ahf Management Corp
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- American Health Foundation , Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jeffrey David Haemmerle
Corporate Officer · 17% · since 2023
- Robert Wayne Mayo
Operational/managerial Control · since 2019
- James p Mcdonough
Corporate Director · 17% · since 2017
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 61)
- D0912·Apr 27, 2026Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D0584·Apr 27, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0610·Apr 13, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- J0689·Mar 11, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0689·Feb 26, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0657·Feb 26, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0803·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0609·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20243 fines · $335K
- 20232 fines · $16K
Most recent events
- Dec 19, 2024Fine · $144K
- Mar 28, 2024Fine · $60K
- Jan 18, 2024Fine · $131K
- Oct 23, 2023Fine · $7,797
- Oct 23, 2023Fine · $7,796
Largest single fine on record: $144K.
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 3, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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