Overview
The Lutheran Home at Topton has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Topton. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 55% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 18, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
The Lutheran Home at Topton is a nonprofit facility with 194 certified beds, caring for about 83 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 10%
Top 9%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.68 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.94 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.63 hrs
- Nurse aides2.11 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 194
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes