Cathedral Village is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1980-03-28. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (215) 487-1300 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Cathedral Village holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 73.6/100, placing it #6620 of 14703 facilities nationally and #275 of 657 in Pennsylvania. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Cathedral Village receives a reported average of 3 hours 59 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 42 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 5 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 11 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 44 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 49.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Cathedral Village with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $219,489. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $219,489, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 68.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Cathedral Village ranks 6620th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 73.6/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within PA, it ranks 275th out of 657 nursing homes. In Philadelphia, it ranks 20th out of 47 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,921 nationally and RN hours rank #4,888 nationally (#278 in PA). Our composite quality score of 73.6/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Philadelphia, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/pennsylvania/philadelphia/