Elm Terrace Gardens

Fire Safety

Fire Deficiencies
This Nursing home: 8
PA State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 4
PA Deficiencies Range 1–18
Updated April 18, 2013.

How well this home met National Fire Protection Agency standards in the most recent inspection.

January 07, 2013 Fire Inspection

Nursing Home Did Not Have: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.
Low
Some
3/8/2013
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.
Low
Some
3/8/2013
Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building.
Low
Some
3/8/2013
Exits that are accessible at all times.
Low
Few
3/8/2013
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts.
Low
Few
3/8/2013
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Low
Few
3/8/2013
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Low
Few
3/8/2013
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes.
Very Low
Some
3/8/2013

February 13, 2012 Fire Inspection

Nursing Home Did Not Have: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
A two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Properly maintained smoke detectors.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Low
Some
4/6/2012
Walls that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour.
Low
Some
4/6/2012

February 23, 2011 Fire Inspection

Nursing Home Did Not Have: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Low
Some
4/24/2011
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.
Low
Some
4/24/2011
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions.
Low
Some
4/24/2011
A two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Low
Some
4/24/2011
Exits that are accessible at all times.
Low
Some
4/24/2011
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Low
Few
4/24/2011
Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.
Low
Few
4/24/2011

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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