Pennsylvania · Ambler

Artman Lutheran Home.

ALF · Memory Care136 bedsDementia-trained staff
Artman Lutheran Home
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Facility · Ambler
A 136-bed ALF · Memory Care with 25 citations on file.
Licensed beds
136
Last inspection
Dec 2025
Last citation
Dec 2025
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Artman Lutheran Home

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Peer Comparison

Compared to 150 Pennsylvania facilities with a similar number of beds.

ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better performance on inspection record. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living.

Severity rank
81st%
Weighted citations per bed.
peer median
0
100
Repeat rank
Not enough repeat citations
among peers to rank.
Repeat deficiencies as share of total.
Frequency rank
26th%
Deficiencies per inspection.
peer median
0
100

Rankings based on 36-month PA DHS inspection data. Severity and frequency: fewer citations = higher percentile. Repeat rate: lower repeat citation share = higher percentile.

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Citation history, plotted month by month.

25 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.

Peer median 1 · dashed
Last citation: DEC 2025. Compared against peer median (dashed).
peer median
DEC 2025
Jul 2024as of Jun 2026

Finding distribution

25 total · 36 months

Scope × Severity (CMS A–L)

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Pattern
Widespread
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6 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.

6
reports on file
25
total deficiencies
2025-12-04
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 4 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.25.a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.25.a

One or more residents admitted did not have a resident-home contract completed prior to admission or within 24 hours after admission as required.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.28.e
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.28.e

The home failed to refund the remainder of previously paid charges to a deceased resident's estate within 30 days from the date the room was cleared of the resident's personal property, as required by the regulation.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.183.e
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.183.e

Expired prescription medications were found still stored in the home's medication cart, and a resident's blister card was observed punctured in multiple locations, indicating improper storage conditions and handling.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.184.a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.184.a

A resident's medication pharmacy label contained different administration instructions than what was recorded in the resident's medication administration record, with the label specifying 2 drops and the MAR specifying 5 drops, requiring a direction change sticker.

2025-11-05
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-10-06
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 5 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.17
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.17

A laptop with an electronic medication administration record was left unlocked, unattended, and accessible in the Forest medication room, violating confidentiality requirements for resident records.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.25a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.25a

Three residents did not have resident-home contracts completed within 24 hours of admission as required by regulation.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.25b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.25b

A resident-home contract was not signed by the resident as required by regulation.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.28e
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.28e

A refund following a resident's death was not issued within 30 days from the date the resident's personal property was cleared from the room as required.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.42c
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42c

During assistance with activities of daily living, a staff person used disrespectful language toward a resident who was resisting care and in distress, violating the requirement to treat residents with dignity and respect.

2025-06-05
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 3 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.227g
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.227g

A resident who participated in the development of their support plan did not sign and date the support plan as required.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.95
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.95

A bathroom closet door fell off its pins and struck a resident on the head, causing a laceration requiring staples and fractured ribs. Additionally, a resident's pendant alert button was non-functional for 4 days and the resident was directed to use an emergency pull cord instead of having the device repaired or replaced.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.225a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.225a

A resident's written initial assessment was not completed within 15 days of admission as required by regulation.

2024-10-02
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 5 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.91
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.91

Emergency telephone numbers including the nearest hospital and fire department were not posted on or by the telephone in a bedroom.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.17
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.17

Resident records were unlocked, unattended, and accessible in the medication room, violating confidentiality requirements.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.42b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42b

A secured dementia care unit resident eloped through doors that were not fully closed by a visitor and was found two blocks away in a neighbor's home. The resident had total hearing loss, no communication board, and was exposed to outdoor temperatures of approximately 83 degrees Fahrenheit.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.65d
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.65d

An ancillary staff person hired as a housekeeper began providing unsupervised ADL services (pushing a resident in a wheelchair) without completing the Department-approved direct care training course and competency test.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.85a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.85a

There was a strong smell of urine in the bathroom in bedroom, indicating unsanitary conditions.

2023-08-02
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 8 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.51
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.51

Staff person B did not have a background check completed prior to their first day of work. The background check was completed after the hire date. This was a repeat violation.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.65.g
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.65.g

Staff persons B, C, D, E, F, and G did not receive training on fire safety completed by a fire safety expert or by a staff person trained by a fire safety expert during training year 2022.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.66.b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.66.b

The home's staff training plan does not include the names, positions, and duties of each direct care staff person; the required training courses for each staff person; or the dates, times, and locations of scheduled training for the upcoming year.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.82.c
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.82.c

A bar of soap and a tube of DermaRite antifungal cream with a manufacturer's label indicating poison control warnings were unlocked, unattended, and accessible in Resident 3's bathroom cabinet. Not all residents have been assessed as capable of safely recognizing and using poisons.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.85.a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.85.a

Multiple sanitary violations were observed: old sticky juice spills on the Stonebridge dining hall refrigerator at 9:20 am; white substance appearing to be mold in the Stonebridge kitchen icemaker at 9:30 am; and feces around the toilet bowl with unflushed toilet paper in Resident 4's bathroom at 10:55 am.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.85.d
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.85.d

A full, uncovered, unattended trash can was observed in the Stonebridge dining hall at 9:30 am.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.88.a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.88.a

A large, round, yellow water stain was present on the ceiling of the Stonebridge hallway at approximately 9:30 am.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.89.b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.89.b

Hot water temperatures in eight resident rooms exceeded the maximum allowable temperature of 120°F, ranging from 122.5°F to 125.8°F across rooms 170, 157, 167, 164, 160, 159, 155, and 153.

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