WARMINSTER, PA – January 9, 2026 – The Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for SHORT-TERM and LONG-TERM CARE REHABILITATION for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report.
The annual Best Nursing Homes ratings, which debuted in 2009, has served as a key resource for prospective residents and their families, assisting them in making informed decisions in consultation with their medical professionals about where to receive short-term or long-term nursing home care.
The Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center earned its US News Best Nursing Home status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating for short- and long-term care. Of the 661 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania, Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown is one of only 175 recognized on this list, placing the community among roughly the top 25% in the state and in the top 19% in the nation.
Said Lynne Dukert, Executive Director of Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown, “It is with great pride that I dedicate this award to the hard working and fiercely dedicated staff of our community, whose mission it is to provide the finest care for our residents.”
Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finds that on average, U.S. News Best Nursing Homes:
- Provide 20% more total staffing per resident per day compared to the national average.
- Offer 80% more physical therapy per resident per day than the national average.
- Have a 15% lower rate of hospitalizations for long-term residents compared to the national average.
- Have a 33% lower rate of emergency room visits for rehab patients compared to the national average.
“Choosing a nursing facility, whether for post-acute rehabilitation – such as recovering from surgery like a hip replacement, a serious injury like a fracture or managing the aftermath of a stroke – or long-term residency, is one of the most crucial health care decisions a family can make,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “This year’s Best Nursing Homes ratings are the most comprehensive yet, with a significantly expanded portfolio of performance measures that offer families an even more holistic assessment of quality for both short-term rehab and long-term care.”
To calculate the Best Nursing Homes ratings, U.S. News evaluated nearly 15,000 nursing homes’ performance using 17 distinct quality measures that capture post-acute care quality, nurse staffing consistency, and patient-centered outcomes.
About Wesley Enhanced Living
For over 135 years, Wesley Enhanced Living non-profit, continuing care retirement communities have been delivering a purpose-filled life to residents. Serving approximately 1,200 residents with over 1,100 employees and five locations throughout Pennsylvania, the Wesley Enhanced Living communities provide various combinations of independent living, personal care, memory care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing services. For more information about a community near you in Doylestown, Hatboro, Media, or Philadelphia, please visit www.WEL.org
