Contact Information

LBN: DIAKON LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES
1 LONGSDORF WAY
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(717) 245-9941
Ownership1: Non profit - Church related
Medicare certification date2: May 08, 1992
The is the date the nursing home was certified to participate in the Medicare program.

1 Nursing homes can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities.

2 Agencies that are Medicare Certified are able to participate in Medicare related programs.


Nursing Home Information

•   55 residents

•   58 certified beds

•   Participates in Medicare and Medicaid

•   Continuing Care Retirement Community - Continuing Care Retirement Communities offer multiple housing options and levels of care. Residents may move from one level to another based on needs while still remaining in the community.

•   Resident Council only - Resident and family councils can help communications with staff. Federal law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and families.

•   Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Quality rating
Health inspection rating
Staffing rating
Substantiated complaints 2
Facility reported incidents None
Number of fines None
Number of penalties None
Number of payment denials None

Staffing

Higher staffing levels in a nursing home may mean better quality care for residents.

Staffing for 55 residents Pennsylvania Average National Average
Hours by Registered Nurse (RN) per resident per day 42 minutes 50 minutes 41 minutes
Hours by Licensed Practial Nurse (LPN & LVN) per resident per day 50 minutes 52 minutes 53 minutes
Hours by Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) per resident per day 2 hours, 4 minutes 2 hours, 11 minutes 2 hours, 20 minutes
Physical therapy (PT) staff hours per resident per day 9 minutes 8 minutes 7 minutes

Staffing hours per resident is the total number of hours worked by the staff divided by the total number of residents. It doesn't necessarily show the number of nursing staff present at any given time or the amount of care given to any one resident.

Health Inspection

Most recent health inspection: Nov 09, 2017

Number of health citations / deficiencies: 5

Health care professionals inspect each nursing home for health and safety violations. - View the latest Medicare Inspection Report


Quality of Care

Measure Nursing Home Pennsylvania Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.1% 14.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 2.1% 0.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.3% 82.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.4% 81.9% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.1% 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 54.4% 64.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1% 15.0% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3% 6.0% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.3% 5.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.0% 7.1% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.3% 56.0% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9% 1.7% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.1% 2.5% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8% 2.6% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.3% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4% 3.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9% 95.8% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.6% 93.6% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.2% 15.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 35.4% 20.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.4% 21.2% 21.6%

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