The Lutheran Home at Topton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Lutheran Home at Topton is a 194-bed nonprofit nursing home in Topton, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 47.6% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
The Lutheran Home at Topton
One South Home AvenueTopton, PA 19562
Berks County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At The Lutheran Home at Topton, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.58 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.6% of nursing staff at The Lutheran Home at Topton left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Lutheran Home at Topton holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About The Lutheran Home at Topton
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Lutheran Senior Services East
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Lutheran Home at Topton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Kutztown | 3.7 | 140 | 2.07 | 3.49 | 41.4% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Mosser Nursing Home Trexlertown | 5.7 | 60 | 2.13 | 3.78 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Lehigh LLC Macungie | 7.6 | 128 | 1.73 | 3.22 | 43.0% | 3 | None |
| Luther Crest Nursing Facility Allentown | 9.8 | 60 | 2.37 | 4.42 | 48.3% | 5 | None |
| Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation Allentown | 9.8 | 670 | 2.33 | 4.00 | 28.5% | 5 | None |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu Allentown | 9.8 | 52 | 2.51 | 6.46 | 14.9% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Crest Post Acute Allentown | 10.6 | 166 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 40.1% | 4 | None |
| Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center Allentown | 12.6 | 343 | 2.26 | 3.78 | 46.9% | 2 | $11,087 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.