Overview
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 7th of 8 nursing homes in Allentown. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 92% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 13, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
Good Shepherd Home Raker Center is a nonprofit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 98 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 88%
Top 51%
Top 42%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff5.15 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides2.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.17 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 98
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes