West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    4401 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.74·(93)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.2
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and courteous nursing and aide staff
    • Skilled physical, occupational, and speech therapy
    • Positive rehabilitation progress and recovery support
    • Helpful social work and discharge-planning assistance
    • Welcoming reception and supportive family communication
    • Renovated, tidy rooms and attractive garden and atrium
    • Engaging activities and recreation programs
    • Positive experiences with newer ownership and leadership

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels, turnover, and workload
    • Delays in call-button response and personal assistance
    • Inconsistent medication timing and urgent clinical escalation
    • Gaps in pressure-injury prevention, repositioning, and personal-care routines
    • Variable staff professionalism and family communication
    • Inconsistent meal quality and limited alternatives
    • Shared-room and bathroom arrangements with limited privacy
    • Building-maintenance, cleanliness, odor-control, and pest-control concerns
    • Uneven rehabilitation scheduling and therapy engagement
    • Variable administrative responsiveness and follow-through

    Summary of reviews

    Experiences at West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center vary considerably. Many residents and families describe kind, attentive staff, professional nursing care, and a welcoming atmosphere. Positive accounts also credit the rehabilitation team with supporting meaningful progress, including for people with complex needs. Other accounts raise concerns about staffing capacity and turnover, delays in responding to requests, and inconsistent medication timing or response to urgent symptoms. Several describe gaps in repositioning and personal-care routines, including concerns about pressure injuries. These contrasting accounts suggest that day-to-day care may depend on the unit, staff, and period of the stay.

    Rehabilitation is a relative strength in many accounts: physical, occupational, and speech therapy are praised for staff skill and dedication, and some residents report good recovery outcomes. However, other accounts describe therapy as inconsistent or limited in duration and engagement. Staff and family communication is similarly mixed. Families commend helpful nurses, aides, reception staff, and social workers, including support with discharge planning; others describe difficulty getting timely answers or having concerns addressed consistently.

    Dining feedback is mixed, with positive comments about food alongside complaints about meal quality and limited alternatives. Activities and recreation receive favorable mention, including organized social programming. The building is described by some as renovated, tidy, and welcoming, with an attractive garden and interior atrium. Other accounts raise concerns about repairs, cleanliness, odors, and pest control. Shared rooms and bathrooms are also a drawback for residents seeking greater privacy. Reports about garden access differ, so families may wish to ask about current access arrangements during a visit.

    Reviews refer to the facility as both West Park and St. Ignatius and span different periods. Some families credit newer ownership and renovations with improvements, and praise current leadership and nursing teams; other accounts describe difficulty reaching administrators or obtaining follow-through. Given this range, prospective residents and families may benefit from touring the relevant unit, asking about staffing and response procedures, medication administration, pressure-injury prevention, therapy schedules, meal options, and how concerns are escalated.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is located at 4401 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.

    About West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits in the scenic heart of Philadelphia, PA, with easy access for families and visitors, and it's been around since the 1950s, when it was known as St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center, serving thousands of residents through the years with long-term care, rehabilitation, and housing, staying true to its roots as a not-for-profit, Catholic ministry connected to the Felician Sisters and Felician Services, and now owned by Allaire Health Services, and if you're looking at the buildings and the landscaped courtyards, gardens, and a vibrant atrium dining room, you'll see the center's efforts to keep residents comfortable with amenities like complimentary cable and Wi-Fi, computer labs, a beauty and barber salon, a full calendar of activities, local field trips, weekly religious services, and even out-of-facility transportation, and there's always a patient concierge available 24/7 to help, and support comes with a 24/7 phone line as well. West Park has a capacity of 176 certified beds and usually about 142 residents daily, with clinical programs like Cardiac Care, Dementia Care, Palliative Care, Respite Care, Telemedicine, Wound Care, and help for folks recovering from surgeries and injuries, and they try to create care plans that work for people who need both short-term rehab and long-term nursing care, making use of their experience handling over 500 residents a year for decades.

    The staff includes Yehoshua (Shia) Gobioff, LNHA, and Tameeika Ricks, a director with admissions and marketing experience, and the facility works with about 51 to 200 employees. The advisory committee tries to find ways to meet unmet needs in the Philadelphia area, and the center keeps up its commitment to fill new gaps in health and social services, often serving as a bridge to connect seniors with housing options like Angela Court and Francis House, as well as other community support programs.

    West Park is a skilled nursing facility that once focused on intensive nursing and rehabilitation for the very frail or for those needing care in between hospital and home, but recently it's moving away from skilled nursing, leaning more toward affordable housing and senior support services. The staff does provide specialized nursing services, but the nurse turnover rate of 68.6% is higher than the state average, and nurse hours per resident per day sit below average at 3.71 compared to the state's 3.9. State inspection reports list 39 total deficiencies for West Park, including not keeping areas free from accident hazards, not providing all necessary help with daily living activities, serving food that sometimes isn't palatable or at the right temperature, and not storing food properly, which led to some nutrition issues, and there was also one infection-related deficiency.

    Even with these challenges, West Park's focus stays on helping seniors who need guidance with health and social services, and the center continues to provide care and connections for the local community. This facility's history, location, and variety of programs make it a mainstay in West Philadelphia, especially for people who need post-acute and long-term care as well as community services and affordable housing.

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