Pamela Fernsler
Jul 2026
My friend seems well taken care of; staff is professional.
6445 Germantown Avenue
4.4(767 ratings)
1 / 5Families describe a mix of experiences at Caring Heart, with many praising the warmth and helpfulness of nursing staff, CNAs, and physical therapists, while others report serious lapses around discharge planning, communication, and facility upkeep. Reviews are polarized between glowing accounts of attentive care and troubling reports of unanswered calls, missing medical equipment at discharge, and unaddressed cleanliness issues on certain floors.
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Caring Heart Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation community located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed to offer a home-like setting with private accommodations and premium amenities, aiming to provide dignity and comfort during recovery or long-term care.
The center is American Heart Association Certified for Heart Failure care and offers specialized cardiac and pulmonary care programs that combine clinical treatment with personal attention, including support that extends beyond discharge to help residents maintain wellness at home.
Rehabilitation services are a core focus, with therapy available seven days per week and personalized treatment plans intended to help residents transition from hospital to home and regain independence. The admissions team works with residents and families to develop a care plan based on individual needs and goals, and offers personalized transition planning along with home safety evaluations to support continued success after leaving the facility.
For residents requiring ongoing support, Caring Heart provides care that honors independence and personal choice, with staff available around the clock. The community describes its staff, including nurses, social workers, and administrative personnel, as experienced professionals, many with decades of service, who aim to create a culture of personal attention alongside clinical care.
The physical environment is described as spacious yet intimate, with attention to hospitality details such as dining experiences and thoughtfully designed spaces. The community also offers spiritual support as part of its comprehensive approach to care, and states that it serves residents with diverse needs within an extended-family-like atmosphere.
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Pamela Fernsler
Jul 2026
My friend seems well taken care of; staff is professional.
June Schieber
Jul 2026
Caring Heart is amazing. The therapists I worked with were great and got me back to my normal self. The 2M Staff could not have been nicer and more helpful. Everyone I encountered was nice, professional and extremely helpful. The CNAs Ms. Sylvia and Daniel and Nurse Ebony were the best. Caring Heart really lived up to its name during my stay! Caring Heart will always be my choice going forward and I will spread the word to family and friends.
Malik Shabazz
Jul 2026
Great
Valarie Todd
Jul 2026
Honestly, when I first walked in, I was impressed, but that was on the first floor. Once I got into the elevator, The smell of urine hit me in my face. When I got up to the fourth floor it was worse. The person I was visiting the room was junkie and of course it smelled. My overall impression was poor and my visit was cut short because I just could not stand the smell. I kind of feel sorry for the residents that live there because it doesn't appear that too much attention is given to the patients.
Sophia
Jun 2026
We just transferred my 88 year old family member from this facility two days ago. Overall, the staff was nice and pretty friendly. The place has the potential to be great. However, the quality of care needs improvement, beginning with the nursing home administrator, Simcha Werner. The administrator takes days to respond to a message about concerns. Then when he responds, it is a bit curt, almost as if he is not really interested in your concern. Other concerns: The cardiac monitor for my relative was disconnected for an entire day. Although I spoke with multiple staff members, no one provided an explanation for it. Also, on the day we transferred my relative from the facility, the monitor was not properly secured, so again, for hours there was no reading on the monitor! The unit manager Leon seems knowledgeable but also seems to disappear and not follow up, unless you can catch him. The culture seems to be that staff may not be in their offices, or not answering the telephone when they are in the office, and sometimes you cannot leave a voice message for the person if you do get to their phone line. Maybe they should have walkie talkies, so people can be reached during their shifts. The facility is disrespectful to families, in that they will send only the Social Worker to conduct a Care Consultation, when THEY KNOW it is supposed to be the whole team of care professionals who work with the patient in that meeting. Overall we had a very positive experience with the CNA and nursing staff. However, occasionally, when you ask a question about the patient, the nurse may kindly say, "I didn't have that patient yesterday," as if you don't know she should have done rounding at the start of the shift or that she could say, " Let me go read the patient's chart and I'll get back to you during your visit today with a response." Sometimes, after you visit the facility, you get a survey to complete. At least twice, I mentioned that on the weekends, on the 4th floor the staffing census is not posted. Sometimes, on a Saturday or Sunday the census that is posted may have Thursday or Friday's date on it. The unit manager Malcolm told me he doesn't know how to do it and that the person who does it during the week is not there on the weekends. An accurate posted daily census is a state regulation. So, comments like that from a unit manager are insulting and unacceptable. So, since no change was made with posting the census for the weeks that my relative was there, I'm inferring that not much credence goes into concerns stated in the surveys sent to families or other guests. Finally, my relative has a foot injury, YET Caring Heart transported my relative from their facility to the new facility in a wheelchair that DID NOT have a footplate. Someone from Caring Heart literally lifted her feet into the transport vehicle. When she got to the new location, THE ADMISSIONS officer at the new facility assisted the driver by actually lifting my relative's feet from the ground beginning at the front door to the new room where she resides!!!
Caring Heart Rehabilitation And Nursing Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Caring Heart Rehabilitation And Nursing Center is located at 6445 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Families describe a mix of experiences at Caring Heart, with many praising the warmth and helpfulness of nursing staff, CNAs, and physical therapists, while others report serious lapses around discharge planning, communication, and facility upkeep. Reviews are polarized between glowing accounts of attentive care and troubling reports of unanswered calls, missing medical equipment at discharge, and unaddressed cleanliness issues on certain floors.
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