Willow Terrace

    1 Penn Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19144
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Friendly attentive staff, excellent therapy

    I'm very pleased with the friendly, helpful, and attentive staff - my relative is well cared for in a very clean, secure facility. Therapy and rehab are strong, activities keep residents engaged, and management is responsive, so visits feel reassuring and stress-free. I'd recommend this place for compassionate, professional long-term care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    3.60·(155)

    Overall rating

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

      2.9
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      1.6
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and professional CNAs and bedside nursing staff
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy/rehabilitation program
    • Attentive unit managers and proactive social workers
    • Helpful front-desk and reception personnel
    • Housekeeping and maintenance praised on several units
    • Private rooms and accessible room locations
    • Secure entry procedures in parts of the building
    • Engaging activities and decorated communal spaces

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage, especially overnight
    • Medication-administration and pain-management inconsistencies
    • Unreliable meal-service timing and variable food quality
    • Sanitation and cleanliness inconsistencies across units
    • HVAC failures and inadequate temperature control
    • Maintenance hazards and unfinished-construction conditions
    • Pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Poor family communication and discharge coordination
    • Weak visitor supervision and security-process gaps
    • Insufficient readiness for hospice or complex medical needs
    • High staff turnover and low morale affecting continuity
    • Administrative, billing, and privacy-practice deficiencies

    Summary of reviews

    Willow Terrace elicits strongly polarized feedback: many reviewers describe individual staff members and specific teams as compassionate, skilled, and responsive, while others identify consistent operational shortcomings. Strengths most often cited include committed CNAs and several nurses who provide hands‑on care, an active and effective rehabilitation program, attentive unit managers and social workers, and helpful front‑desk personnel. Housekeeping and maintenance receive praise in some units, and features such as private rooms, visible activity programming, and secure-entry controls were noted positively by families.

    At the same time, a recurrent pattern of operational weaknesses emerges. Staffing consistency is a central concern: reviewers describe adequate daytime coverage but frequent gaps overnight and during shift changes, which correlates with delayed responses to call lights, missed personal-care tasks, and inconsistent bathing and grooming routines. Medication management and pain-control processes were also described as uneven, including delays in analgesia and missed or incorrectly timed medications. Several reviews alleged clinical- and billing‑related problems; while these are serious and merit inquiry, they are part of a broader pattern suggesting gaps in clinical oversight and administrative controls.

    Dining and daily living services are another mixed area. Multiple accounts note delayed or missed meals and variable food quality; at the same time, some families found meal service acceptable and dining spaces attractively arranged. Activity programming exists and is appreciated by some residents, but other reviewers indicated limited or infrequent group activities, contributing to a less stimulating environment for certain residents.

    Facility condition and environmental controls were frequent topics. Reviews describe inconsistent cleanliness and odor concerns in particular units or common areas, pest‑control issues, water and elevator maintenance problems, and areas of unfinished construction or exposed maintenance hazards. Temperature control problems, including nonworking air conditioning and lack of hot water at times, were mentioned repeatedly and appear to affect resident comfort. These items suggest the facility has uneven capital-maintenance performance and variable adherence to environmental standards.

    Management and administration receive mixed evaluations. Several family members reported prompt engagement from unit managers or administrators who addressed concerns, while others experienced poor communication, rushed or disorganized discharge planning, privacy lapses, and billing difficulties. Staff morale and turnover were raised as contributing factors to inconsistent care: reviewers described dedicated teams in some shifts and low morale or unprofessional conduct in others.

    Overall impression: Willow Terrace demonstrates clear strengths in individual caregiver dedication and rehabilitation services, but those strengths are offset for some families by inconsistent operational performance across care delivery, environmental maintenance, and administrative processes. Prospective residents and families should consider an in‑person tour of the specific unit, ask targeted questions about staffing ratios (including overnight coverage), medication- and pain‑management protocols, infection‑control and pest‑control practices, HVAC reliability, hospice capability, and the facility’s process for family communication and discharge coordination. Documented responses from management to prior concerns and recent inspection records will also help clarify whether identified problems are being addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Willow Terrace is located at 1 Penn Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19144.

    About Willow Terrace

    Willow Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center opened in 2016 and sits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 174 beds and a reputation for its wide range of medical and care services that help older adults. The center runs 24 hours a day and has experienced nurses, doctors, social workers, and certified nursing assistants always on site for emergencies and everyday needs, and the staff help residents with daily activities and personalized care plans. Willow Terrace takes care of people who need long-term skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, or even just a temporary respite stay, and they offer help for people with dementia and Alzheimer's. The center provides health care for disabled older adults, and offers independent living options in single-room accommodations with private bath amenities if needed, plus the health team can coordinate hospital care at Albert Einstein Medical Center for residents who need it.

    Residents can use a variety of specialty services such as orthopedic and postsurgical rehabilitation, as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and there are cardiologists and oncologists on hand for those with heart disease or cancer. Willow Terrace also offers dialysis, radiology, neurology, pulmonary testing, and laboratory services, along with gastroenterology and outpatient surgery. Nutrition counseling stands as another feature, along with recreational programs, outdoor activities, and other leisure options designed to help people stay engaged and active, and there's always attention given to celebrating everyone's unique life journey. The facility's schedule allows for tours, and the staff get support for non-medical tasks from Premier Healthcare Management, though Willow Terrace manages all healthcare and clinical needs by itself. The center stands close to local hospitals, is part of Germantown Community Health Services, and its blend of care and community aims to make life comfortable and safe, with a focus on respect and dignity for every resident.

    People often ask...

    Willow Terrace offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1 Penn Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19144.

    No, Willow Terrace does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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