Overview
Elm Terrace Gardens has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 3rd of 7 nursing homes in Lansdale. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 85% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 22, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
Elm Terrace Gardens is a nonprofit facility with 72 certified beds, caring for about 67 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
Top 22%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.60 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.09 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.70 hrs
- Nurse aides2.81 hrs
- Physical therapists0.22 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Average residents per day
- 67
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 26, 1981
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes