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Luther Crest Nursing Facility

800 Hausman Road, Allentown, PA 18104610398801160 certified beds · 44 residentsNon profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2024
Deficiencies
7
340
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-05-14
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 5
Staffing 5
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Pennsylvania Department of Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-05-14Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-06-05Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-07-11Standard320CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Pennsylvania Department of Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-06-05Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-13Record 395591-20250605-F641
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-13Record 395591-20250605-F684
2024-07-11Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-07-29Record 395591-20240711-F676
F686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-07-29Record 395591-20240711-F686
F623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Dignity & rights
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-07-29Record 395591-20240711-F623
F625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Dignity & rights
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-07-29Record 395591-20240711-F625
F732Post nurse staffing information every day.Scope/severity CPaperwork
Staffing
Widespread; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-07-29Record 395591-20240711-F732

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day1.35
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 0.79 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.42
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 3.89 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours4.02
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 3.53 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover48%
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 45% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover33%
Facility
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania 40% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityPennsylvaniaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
0.0%4.8%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
8.2%3.1%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
7.6%17.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.5%1.5%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
15.7%16.8%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
2.8%6.2%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
10.6%20.0%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Diakon
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Cooper, Valerie
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Anderson, David
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Beumer, Brent
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Brown, Daniel
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Christell, Roy
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Cooper, Valerie
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Meadows, Megan
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Mueller, Harry
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Sneed, Chadwick
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Toon, Norman
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Zagorski, Emily
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Pennsylvania.

No county cost figures on file for Lehigh.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01