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Ambler Extended Care Center

32 South Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, PA 19002 · 100 beds · For profit - Corporation

Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.

Everything here comes from Medicare's own inspection and payroll records. We don't rank facilities or take payment from them.

Medicare overall rating
★★★★
Above average · 4 of 5
All nursing staff, hours / resident
2.90
RNs, LPNs and aides · state average 3.94
Weekend RN coverage
−21%
vs weekdays
Staff turnover
54%
state average 45%
No citations involving resident harm
Findings over the past three years were all at levels where inspectors recorded no actual harm.

These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.

Who's actually on the floor

Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.

Weekdays
0.46 hrs
Weekends
0.36 hrs
PA average
0.80 hrs

Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.

Registered nurse coverage is about 21% lower at weekends.

Staff turnover: 54%

High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.

What inspectors found

State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 9 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.

SeverityCitations
Potential for harm
No one harmed yet, but conditions could allow it
8
No harm
Rule and paperwork findings
1

0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.

Disclosed affiliations

Medicare requires every facility to disclose the people and companies connected to it. Most names below are not owners — they are officers, directors, managers, trustees, and what Medicare calls “additional disclosable parties.” The role beside each name is the one Medicare recorded. This is worth reading because operators tend to run their facilities alike: where the same group stands behind a dozen homes, the record across all twelve tells you more than any single inspection does.

NameRole recorded by MedicareSince
Herder, Tynisha Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 11/01/2022
Saber Governance LLC Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 09/01/2019
Shg Management LLC Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 09/01/2019
Nicoluzakis, Gregory Corporate officer, Additional disclosable party 03/01/2019
Volpe, Benjamin Corporate director, Corporate officer, Additional disclosable party 03/01/2019
Weisberg, William Corporate director, Corporate officer, Owner, partner or trustee of an additional disclosable party, Additional disclosable party 06/01/2011
Bhg Aviv LLC Holds a mortgage interest (5% or more), Additional disclosable party 03/01/2016
Carroll, Michelle Additional disclosable party 11/01/2024
Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC Additional disclosable party 06/01/2011
Rkl LLP Additional disclosable party 01/26/2023
Saber Healthcare Group LLC Additional disclosable party 06/01/2011
Shg Boa LLC Additional disclosable party 09/10/2025
Shg Mt, LLC Additional disclosable party 09/10/2025
Tcf National Bank Additional disclosable party 07/19/2017

Of the 14 parties disclosed here, 0 hold an ownership interest; the rest are recorded in a management, officer, financial, or other disclosable capacity. A percentage is shown only where Medicare published one — for most disclosed parties it publishes none.

Other options nearby

Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.

FacilityMilesRating Nurse hrsWeekend
Artman Lutheran Home
Ambler
0.6 5 1.14 −16%
Willowbrooke Ctskdcarectr at Fortwashingtonestates
Fort Washington
1.2 5 1.99 −14%
Willowbrooke Court-Spring Hous
Lower Gwynedd
1.5 5 1.37 −35%
Silver Stream Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Spring House
1.8 2 0.41 −39%
Dresher Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center
Fort Washington
2.2 5 0.47 −36%
Montgomery Subacute and Respiratory Center
Plymouth Meeting
3.1 4 0.57 +80%
Complete Care at Harston Hall LLC
Flourtown
3.9 1 0.41 −29%
Saint Joseph Villa
Flourtown
4.2 5 1.53 −41%

Weekend column shows the change in registered-nurse coverage at weekends compared with weekdays.

Worth asking on a visit

Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.

  1. Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
  2. Turnover here is about 54%. How long has the director of nursing been in post?
  3. Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?

Where these numbers come from

All figures are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Different measures cover different periods — some are considerably older than others, so each is dated separately below rather than under one "last updated" stamp.

Staffing hours
Jan–Mar 2026
Staff turnover
calendar year 2025
Inspections & citations
Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Fines & penalties
last 3 years
Ownership
as reported to Medicare
Star rating & file release
CMS file dated 1 July 2026

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