Overview
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Somerton has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 43rd of 47 nursing homes in Philadelphia. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 96% 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 February 20, 2026, found 26 health deficiencies, more than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
Accela Rehab and Care Center at Somerton is a for-profit facility with 225 certified beds, caring for about 209 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 92%
Top 96%
Top 93%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 26
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- 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 staff3.13 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.19 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.96 hrs
- Nurse aides1.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 225
- Average residents per day
- 209
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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