Levindale Hebrew Ger Ctr & Hsp
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Quality Concerns Identified
Medicare inspection and quality data reveal areas that families should carefully evaluate before choosing this facility.
- Low overall rating (2/5 stars)
- Above-median deficiencies (30 vs median 16.0)
Below average in MD · Meets national RN staffing standard · Above recommended total nurse staffing · Below chain average · $10,361 in fines
What this means for your family
Levindale has a capable therapy department that has helped many patients recover, but the facility is plagued by systemic issues regarding hygiene and communication. If you choose this facility, you must be prepared to be a constant advocate for your loved one, as multiple reviewers report that basic needs like hygiene and call-button response times are frequently neglected.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
98 reviews on Google“Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital receives highly polarized reviews, with families reporting extreme inconsistencies in care quality. While some praise the facility for successful rehabilitation and effective medication management, a significant number of reviewers describe severe neglect, including reports of unaddressed hygiene issues, bedsores, and poor communication. Prospective families should be aware that experiences appear to vary drastically depending on the specific unit and staff members assigned.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Effective medication management
- Strong physical and speech therapy teams
- Well-maintained, attractive facility grounds
- Compassionate care from select nursing staff
Concerns
- Neglect regarding patient hygiene and soiled linens (mentioned by 12 reviewers)
- Poor communication and unresponsive phone lines (mentioned by 9 reviewers)
- Understaffing leading to long wait times for assistance (mentioned by 8 reviewers)
- Poor food quality and failure to meet dietary needs (mentioned by 6 reviewers)
- Presence of pests (mice/roaches) (mentioned by 4 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 99 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility rarely responds to reviews.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1Given that physical and speech therapy are noted strengths here, how are these services integrated into a resident's daily routine?
- 2With the recent focus on facility maintenance, what specific protocols are in place to ensure high standards of room cleanliness and hygiene for residents?
- 3I understand that communication is a priority; what is the best way for family members to reach staff or administration to ensure timely updates on a loved one's care?
- 4How does the facility ensure that residents' specific dietary needs and preferences are consistently met during mealtimes?
- 5What is the current process for ensuring that residents receive prompt assistance when they use their call lights, especially during shift changes?
- 6Can you walk me through the facility's current pest control measures to ensure a comfortable and sanitary living environment?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The staff including the physician were amazing and cared for her like she was their own. Everyone was responsive. Place is beautiful when you walk in.”
“My mom was left in dirty sheets. Pressure spot they don’t bathe you, put clothes on or change your clothes. They are awful. The staff talks about the patients getting on their nerves”
“My dad was recently a patient in the brain care unit and came to get assessed and stabilized on new medications for his dementia after some episodes of extreme agitation. ... the staff there really knew what they [were doing].”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026This facility meets the national staffing benchmarks. Higher staffing is linked to fewer falls and better day-to-day care.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with pressure sores (bedsores)
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Families have filed multiple complaints triggering numerous deficiencies at this facility, with recurring issues in resident rights, care planning, and medication management appearing across recent surveys. The facility shows a concerning pattern with 29 complaint-triggered deficiencies out of 90 total, including serious violations involving abuse reporting and resident dignity. While the facility has correction dates for all cited issues, the persistence of similar problems—particularly around honoring resident rights, developing proper care plans, and ensuring medication safety—across multiple years suggests ongoing systemic challenges that warrant careful consideration before placement.
Mar 13, 2026Complaint1
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nov 18, 2025Complaint10
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Nov 19, 2024Routine24
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Egress Deficiencies
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Services Deficiencies
Ensure that gas fire places are out of the reach of patients and can be shut off if unit is working improperly.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Egress Deficiencies
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Services Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Nov 19, 2024Complaint11
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Jun 8, 2023Complaint8
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Nov 20, 2019Routine8
Services Deficiencies
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Nov 18, 2025
$10,361
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Levindale Hebrew Ger Ctr & Hsp
nonprofit
Chain Affiliation
Future Care/lifebridge Health
18 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.6/5 · Rank 15 of 17
Ownership & Management
Owners
Lifebridge Health INC
Owner · Organization
Key personnel
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