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Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation

1011 Berks Road, Leesport, PA 19533 · Berks County · (610) 376-4841

420 certified beds, about 317 residents a day · Government - County · Medicare and Medicaid since 1967

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395094 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 3, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 9 health citations since October 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.73 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.91 of those hours.

25.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
8D
0E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
December 3, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
    F605 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 8, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to document the rationale for the continued use of as needed (PRN) anti-anxiety medications for one of five sampled residents who were on psychotropic medications. (Resident 83)
September 20, 2024Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 22, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to store foods in a sanitary manner in the dietary department to prevent the potential for foodborne illness.
  2. D
    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 22, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to complete an accurate Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for two of 36 sampled residents. (Residents 60, 65)
  3. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 22, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and review of facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that assessed safety interventions were in place to prevent falls for one of seven sampled residents who were at risk for falls. (Resident 152)
  4. D
    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
    F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 22, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to document the rationale for the continued use of as needed (PRN) anti-anxiety medications for two of five sampled residents who were on psychotropic medications. (Residents 40, 51)
October 20, 2023Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 4 citations
  1. D
    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    F550 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that meals were served in a manner that maintained each resident's dignity on one of six nursing units. ([NAME] Commons)
  2. D
    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
    F558 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to accomodate resident needs by providing access to the call bell system and personal items for one of 37 sampled residents. (Resident 195)
  3. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure physician's orders were implemented for one of 37 sampled residents. (Resident 137)
  4. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that safety interventions for falls were in place for two of 37 sampled residents. (Residents 162, 297)

Fire safety inspections

13 fire safety citations on file: 4 on September 20, 2024, 4 on October 20, 2023, 5 on November 4, 2022.

Every fire safety citation13 citations
  1. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · September 20, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. D
    Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
    K 355 · September 20, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. D
    Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
    K 374 · September 20, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · September 20, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
    K 211 · October 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
    K 225 · October 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. E
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · October 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. E
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · October 20, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. E
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · November 4, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. E
    Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
    K 374 · November 4, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · November 4, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · November 4, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  13. D
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · November 4, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.733.893.86
Registered nurses0.910.790.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.183.533.42
Nurse aides2.13
Licensed practical nurses0.69
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)25.6%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover10.0%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left1

CMS expects 3.46 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.95 on weekdays and 3.18 on weekends, 19% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.88 in April to June 2025 to 3.73 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.730.913.953.18 0.0%0 of 90317
Oct to Dec 20253.760.863.973.23 0.1%0 of 92316
Jul to Sep 20253.800.854.003.28 0.2%0 of 92316
Apr to Jun 20253.880.834.103.33 0.6%0 of 91317
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 20263.690.653.823.3411.3%0.1% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Trains nurse aides: this home runs a state-approved CNA program for its own hires (state list: PDE Approved NATCEP by County, as of March 1, 2026). A nursing home cannot charge aides it employs, or has offered a job, for state-approved training (42 CFR 483.152(c)). See Berks Heim Nursing and Rehablitation CNA training on CareerFunded, our sister site for career training.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$21.44$18.88 to $22.5267,740
LPNs and LVNs$30.74$29.02 to $35.0138,260
Registered nurses$46.36$38.75 to $50.35146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
27.916.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.90.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.11.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.83.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
28.517.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.54.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
24.917.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
8.622.523.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
3.89.512.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.31.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.41.21.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (23.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

23.5% this home

Worse than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Pennsylvania: 100 better, 108 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 194 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

6.9% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Pennsylvania: 3 better, 9 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 242 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.4% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Pennsylvania: 7 better, 5 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 149 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

35.9% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania54.4% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 117 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.8% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 132 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.4% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 132 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Pennsylvania100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 28 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: COUNTY OF BERKS OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Chr Consulting Services IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization11/18/2010
County of Berks Office of the ControllerOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/1967
Brackbill, RobertOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/25/2002
Ernst, ElizabethOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/17/2022
Fitz, RebeccaOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/14/1999
Grove, JoshuaOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/06/2025
Loiacono, MarcOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/18/2020
Murray, DonnaOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/16/1981
Pettie, JessicaOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/15/2025
Steele, MichelleOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/07/2025
Zeigler, SharonOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/27/2024
Chr Consulting Services IncAdp of the SNFOrganization12/05/2025
Brackbill, RobertAdp of the SNFIndividual09/25/2002
Fitz, RebeccaAdp of the SNFIndividual10/26/1974
Grove, JoshuaAdp of the SNFIndividual10/06/2025
Loiacono, MarcAdp of the SNFIndividual11/18/2020
Murray, DonnaAdp of the SNFIndividual12/16/1981
Pettie, JessicaAdp of the SNFIndividual12/15/2025
Steele, MichelleAdp of the SNFIndividual07/07/2025
Zeigler, SharonAdp of the SNFIndividual11/27/2024

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on September 20, 2024: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
  2. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 20, 2023: "Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights."
  3. How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 3, 2025: "Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function."
  4. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 20, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  5. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.18 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.53.
  6. How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Common questions

What is Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on December 3, 2025. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 20 owners and managers. Legal business name: COUNTY OF BERKS OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER.

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