Delaware Valley Veteran’S Home is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2009-01-01. 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) 965-0301 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Delaware Valley Veteran’S Home holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 87.5/100, placing it #966 of 14703 facilities nationally and #72 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 Delaware Valley Veteran’S Home receives a reported average of 4 hours 22 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 51 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 59 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 32 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 48 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 32.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $10,036. 4 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 1 fine(s) totaling $10,036, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 43.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Delaware Valley Veteran’S Home ranks 966th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 87.5/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within PA, it ranks 72nd out of 657 nursing homes. In Philadelphia, it ranks 6th out of 47 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,855 nationally and RN hours rank #3,165 nationally (#190 in PA). Our composite quality score of 87.5/100 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/