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Chapel Manor
1104 Welsh Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Chapel Manor is a skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care services. We accept Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances. Chapel Manor is an AHCA Bronze Quality Award winner, a WE HONOR VETERANS partner and is VA contracted!
Services
- ShortStay care
- LongTerm care
- Neurological care and rehabilitation
- Respite care
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation - including joint replacement, injuries and amputation
- VA Contracted
- Attending Physicians
- Registered Nurses
- IV Therapy
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Audiology care
- Bariatric specialties
- Colostomy care
- Dental care
- Personal care
- Pet therapy
- Physiatry services
- Podiatry care
- Psychiatric services
- Vision care
- Wound care
- X-ray
- Hospice care
- Pain management
- Case management
- Dietary and nutrition needs management
- Discharge planning
- Individual treatment plans
- Heparin therapy
- Medication management
- 24-hour emergency alert and response system
- Coordinated transportation
- Cultural, educational, religious and social activities
- Recreation activities
- Vitality to You
Amenities
- Private and Semi-Private Rooms
- Spacious rooms
- Fully air conditioned
- Individual climate control
- Activity room
- Fitness room
- Beautiful Garden(s) / Courtyard(s)
- Conveniently Located
- Beauty Salon / Barber Services
- Cable Television
- Comfortable common and lounge areas to gather with friends and family
- Dining Room
- In-room dining options
- Restaurant-Style Dining
- Alarm system to aid in the security of residents with cognitive deficits
- Housekeeping
- Laundry facility on-site
- Mail and Newspaper Service
- Pets Permitted
- Pharmaceutical delivery service
- Phone service
- Telephone
- Wireless Internet
- Smoke free environment
Tara Winter
AdministratorTara has been the Administrator at Chapel Manor since 2012 and has been with Genesis HealthCare for the past 12 years in various positions including: Assistant Administrator, Administrative Manager, Business Office Manager, and Medicaid Specialist. Tara graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Tara is also a graduate of the Genesis Leadership Development Program which assists creating exceptional leaders to guide people to excellent performance.

Dr. Brian B. Kimmel
Medical DirectorI have had the pleasure and honor of being the Medical Director for Chapel Manor Nursing Center for over 20 Years. I am dual board certified in both Family Practice and Certified Medical Direction of Skilled and Long Term Nursing Care. I’ve been in Family Practice in Northeast Philadelphia since 1988. Most recently during the last 2 years I’ve been fortunate to serve as the current President of the Pennsylvania Medical Director Association. This is an organization that assists and educates in the leadership of Nursing Homes in our state of Pennsylvania. At Chapel Manor I’ve been an attending physician since 1991 and the Medical Director since 2000. For several years I’ve worked with our parent company Genesis Healthcare to provide quality professional services in the facility.
Dawn Ranochak
Director of NursingDawn has been the Director of Nursing for Chapel Manor since 2012 and has been with Genesis HealthCare for over 20 years. Dawn began her career with Genesis as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Additional roles Dawn has held throughout her career include Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Unit Manager, and Assistant Director of Nursing. Her leadership comes with a vast wealth of experience.

Joanne Rusnak
Admissions DirectorJoanne has been with Genesis HealthCare since 1995. Joanne started her career at Genesis in the medical records department. She joined Admissions as an assistant Admissions Director and was promoted to Admissions Director in 2008.
Cassandra Vitale
Director of RehabilitationCassandra is Chapel Manor’s Director of Rehabilitation, a position she has held since November of 2018. Cassandra has been a devoted Genesis therapist since 2016. She began working as a Rehab Office Coordinator at PowerBack in Center City Philadelphia, and spent two years there before transitioning to Marcella Center, a skilled nursing facility in Burlington, NJ, in April 2018, where she was promoted to Program Director. Cassandra holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA.