Overview
Independence Rehab and Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 32nd of 47 nursing homes in Philadelphia. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 68% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 3, 2025, found 35 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 20 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 7 fines totaling $379,170 in the past three years.
Independence Rehab and Nursing is a nonprofit facility with 255 certified beds, caring for about 226 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 69%
Top 75%
Top 61%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 35
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 20
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 7 totaling $379,170
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 7
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.47 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.25 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 255
- Average residents per day
- 226
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 23, 1975
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes