Overview
Fox Subacute at South Philadelphia has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 40th of 47 nursing homes in Philadelphia. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 10, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
Fox Subacute at South Philadelphia is a nonprofit facility with 53 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2016.
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 86%
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Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.52 hrs
- Physical therapists0.19 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 53
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 27, 2016
- 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