87 Nursing Homes In Philly Metro Are Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News

PHILADELPHIA — Eighty-seven nursing homes in the Philadelphia area are among the nation’s best, according to a new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report that sheds light on a nationwide nursing home staffing shortage.

The 2025 Best Nursing Homes report ranks facilities that offer short- or long-term care or assisted living services. Fewer than 20 percent of the nursing homes evaluated made the ranking, U.S. News said in a news release.

There are 261 nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in the Philadelphia area. Of these, 53 received an overall rating of 5 out of 5. They are:

ACCELerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Exton

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

ACCELerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Willow Grove, Hatboro

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Artman Lutheran Home, Ambler

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Barclay Friends, West Chester

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Beaumont at Bryn Mawr

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Care One at Moorestown (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Delaware Valley Veterans' Home, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: N/A
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Health Care Center at White Horse Village, Newtown Square

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Holland Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Holland

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Holy Family Home, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: N/A
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Holy Redeemer Health Transition Unit, Meadowbrook

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Inglis House, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Jeanne Jugan Residence - Newark (DE)

• Short-term ranking: N/A
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Lions Gate, Voorhees (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Little Flower Manor, Darby

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Masonic Village at Burlington (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Meadowood Worcester Township, Lansdale

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Medford Leas (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Montgomery Subacute and Respiratory Center

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Oxford Health Center

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Paul's Run, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Pennswood Village, Newtown

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Peter Becker Community, Harleysville

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Presbyterian Center for Continuing Care, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Preston Residence, West Grove

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Quadrangle, Haverford

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Rehabilitation at Shannondell, Audubon

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Rydal Park of Philadelphia, Rydal

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Shady Lane Nursing Home, Clarksboro

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Southeastern Pennsylvania Veterans' Center, Spring City

• Short-term ranking: N/A
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

St. Joseph Manor Skilled Nursing - Meadowbrook

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Stonegates, Greenville (DE)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

The Bryn Mawr Terrace

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

The Community at Rockhill, Sellersville

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

The Health Center at the Hill at Whitemarsh, Lafayette Hill

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Center, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

The Transitional Care Unit at Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Total Rehab Moorestown (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

Waverly Heights, Gladwyne

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing, Media

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

William Hood Dunwoody Care Center, Newtown Square

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

WillowBrooke Court at Cokesbury Village, Hockessin (DE)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

WillowBrooke Court at Country House, Wilmington (DE)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

WillowBrooke Court at Southampton, Southampton

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

WillowBrooke Court at Spring House, Lower Gwynedd

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

WillowBrooke Court Skilled Care at Evergreens, Moorestown (NJ)

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

WillowBrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Brittany, Lansdale

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

WillowBrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Lima Estates, Lima

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

WillowBrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Normandy Farms Estates, Blue Bell

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: High Performing

Willowcrest

• Short-term ranking: High Performing
• Long-term ranking: N/A

U.S. News evaluated 259 nursing homes in the Philadelphia metro, and ranked 87 of them. Of those selected for the 2025 “best” list, 50 were ranked for long-term care, 68 for short-term care and 31 for both.

In Pennsylvania, 664 nursing homes were evaluated and 170 made the 2025 “best” list. Of those, 103 were ranked for long-term care, 112 for short-term care and 45 for both.

U.S. News said 1,637 U.S. cities (out of 5,147) and 715 U.S. counties (out of 1,687) have at least one nursing home on the list.

“These facilities set the standard for quality care and should be commended for their commitment to improving the lives of their residents,” Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News, said in a news release.

Overall, the evaluation found that more than half of U.S. nursing homes don’t comply with federal regulations requiring at least eight registered nurse staffing hours every day. Among those that did not comply, the average nursing home had 15 days of inadequate staffing, according to the report.

“Staffing levels continue to be a major challenge for U.S. nursing homes,” Harder said.

The short-term rehabilitation facilities that were ranked have an average of 50 percent more nursing care per resident than facilities ranked below average in short-term rehab. The top long-term facilities have double the staff retention rate of nursing homes when compared to underperforming nursing homes, Harder said.

Among other findings:

• The best nursing homes for short-term rehabilitation discharge an average of 50 percent more patients to a residence (rather than a long-term care setting) compared to facilities rated as below average.
• The best nursing homes for long-term care preserve residents’ self-reliance longer: residents are on average 50 percent less likely to lose the ability to perform self-care activities, such as feeding and washing themselves, compared to residents at facilities rated as below average.
• The best nursing homes for long-term care give residents antipsychotic medications 46 percent less of the time compared to facilities rated as below average.
• Residents at the best long-term care facilities are more than 60 percent less likely to require emergency department care compared to residents at facilities rated as below average.

Metro areas with the most nursing homes on the “best” list (in alphabetical order) are Boston, Chicago, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco-Oakland and Washington, D.C.

To calculate the Best Nursing Homes ratings, U.S. News evaluated each nursing home’s performance using a variety of quality measures obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service. Among factors considered are resident care, safety, outcomes and other aspects of quality — including data on nurse staffing levels, consistency and retention, as well as use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing ER visits.

Patch's national desk contributed to this report.