St Monica Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare

    2509 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
    • 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

    3.59·(49)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      1.7
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Responsive frontline staff and timely call response (in many shifts)
    • Staff frequently providing above-and-beyond support
    • Effective rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Strong discharge planning and social-services coordination
    • Clean, renovated and well-maintained public spaces
    • Comfortable, attractively furnished resident rooms
    • Engaging activities program and on-site chapel
    • Helpful and competent admissions personnel
    • Positive short-term rehab outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Gaps in medication administration and medication-management controls
    • Delays in clinical response and emergency escalation
    • Inconsistent adherence to therapeutic and dietary regimens
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some resident rooms
    • Inadequate incontinence-care processes and delayed personal-care assistance
    • Facility maintenance and safety hazards (equipment and grab-bar issues)
    • Variability in night-shift competence and responsiveness
    • Weak incident documentation and fall-investigation practices
    • Poor or inconsistent administrative communication and paperwork handling
    • Inventory and personal property management issues
    • Inconsistent infection-control practices

    Summary of reviews

    Summary overview:

    Care quality: Reviews present a wide range of experiences, from consistently high-quality short-term rehab to accounts of significant clinical lapses. Positive descriptions emphasize attentive, compassionate nursing and therapy teams that produce measurable rehabilitation gains and smooth discharges. Conversely, other accounts describe operational breakdowns that affected clinical safety — notably medication-administration errors, delays in vital-sign monitoring or escalation, and transfers to higher levels of care. These contrasting accounts suggest variability in clinical reliability that appears linked to staffing and shift differences.

    Staffing and conduct: Many families praised individual caregivers for professionalism, responsiveness, and personal attention; staff-led initiatives and gestures were repeatedly noted. At the same time, multiple descriptions point to staffing shortfalls, especially on night shifts, which correlate with delayed responses to call bells, missed care tasks, and inconsistent bedside assistance. There are also recurring concerns about staff communication style and tone in certain encounters. Overall, staffing consistency and training appear to be key determinants of resident experience at this facility.

    Dining and nutrition: Food and meal service are frequently described as inconsistent. Positive comments note tailored meals and attentive dining support in some cases, but numerous critiques highlight starchy menus, small protein portions, excessive seasoning, and failure to follow prescribed therapeutic diets (including diabetic diet management). Prospective families should verify current menu planning and the facility’s process for accommodating dietary restrictions.

    Activities, rehab, and amenities: Rehabilitation and therapy services receive strong positive feedback for effectiveness and staff engagement. The facility’s activities program, on-site chapel, and walkable grounds are cited as meaningful contributors to resident quality of life. Public areas, renovated finishes, and attractive furnishings are consistently described as strengths, and plans to reduce room occupancy (from four to two per room) were mentioned as a facility improvement.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and safety: The physical plant and recent renovations are frequently praised; however, some reviews identify sanitation and pest-control concerns in select resident rooms and issues with linens and laundry handling. Maintenance-related safety items (for example, broken grab bars or other equipment problems) were also raised. These indicate uneven operational performance between common areas and some private spaces.

    Management and administration: Social services, discharge planning, and certain admissions staff receive positive comments for coordination and support. At the same time, administrative communication and paperwork handling have been characterized as inconsistent — examples include delays in insurance updates, unclear or poorly legible contracts, and difficulty obtaining timely information without prompting. Families seeking placement should confirm administrative processes, documentation clarity, and the facility's protocols for communicating incident and insurance changes.

    Notable patterns and guidance: Overall, the reviews indicate a polarized pattern — many families report excellent, compassionate care and effective rehab, while others describe serious operational failures tied to staffing, medication management, sanitation, and emergency response. There are also a small number of severe individual allegations, including concerns following a resident’s death and legal action; those items warrant direct inquiry and verification with the facility and regulators. Prospective residents and families would be well advised to ask specific, current questions about staffing ratios (especially overnight), medication-administration safeguards, incident-reporting practices, infection-control protocols, dietary accommodations, room-cleaning and pest-control measures, and how the facility monitors and supports night-shift performance. Visiting the unit at different times of day and speaking with therapy, nursing leadership, and social services can help clarify whether the facility’s strengths are consistently applied across shifts and units.

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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

    St Monica Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare is located at 2509 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19148.

    About St Monica Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare

    St Monica Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare sits at 2509 S 4th St in Philadelphia, PA, and has served older adults for years since it started as a Catholic nursing residence by Monsignor Aloysius Farrell and Mary Townsend, focusing deeply on faith-based care that shows through in its spiritual life programs and its way of treating every resident like they belong. The facility is privately owned with certified beds for 180 residents in skilled nursing, though the place usually has about 172 living there at a time. Staff includes physicians, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation experts, all working together in an interdisciplinary team that tries to create comfort and support every day, even though nurse turnover has been high at 52.6%, and care averages around 3.47 nurse hours per resident each day.

    St Monica offers services like long-term care, short-term rehab, respite stays, hospice, specialized memory support for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, and subacute care, trying to make sure every resident has a personalized care plan that matches what they need, and they say their goal is to make folks feel at home while living there, using a philosophy that says "Our residents don't live in our facility, we work in their home." You'll find nurses on-site around the clock, beds for skilled nursing, and both common and private rooms you can see in their online photo gallery or through a virtual tour. The community brings people together with food and social events like Coffee & Conversations, plus offers spiritual support, helping residents and their families feel welcome, and there's a Memory Support Community for those who need extra help with memory loss. They accept Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and even offer help with the admissions process 24/7, guiding people through maximizing Medicare and handling Medicaid paperwork.

    Inspection reports do show some concerns-there are 44 documented deficiencies with specific problems in life and care quality, including four infection-related issues, failures in pharmacy handling, and problems with nutrition and garbage disposal. A standard inspection in September 2024 noted a federal violation about infection control. The staff includes a Social Services Director, Service Coordinator, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Assistant Teacher as well, with ownership in several family names and managers who've been leading since 2004 and 2023. People who want a closer look can take a virtual tour or check their website for pictures of the rooms and common areas. The place does try for a comfortable, supportive environment, focusing on recovery, rehabilitation, and long-term needs, though folks should know about its mix of services and inspection results before choosing.

    People often ask...

    St Monica Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare offers skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 2509 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

    No, St Monica Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare 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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