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Pickering Manor Home

226 North Lincoln Ave, Newtown, PA 18940 · Bucks County · (215) 968-3878

47 certified beds, about 42 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1984

Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
1 of 5
CMS note: The accuracy of the staffing data for this measure could not be validated by CMS.
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395597 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 18, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 4 health citations since November 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

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

47.3% 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 4 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
2D
1E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
September 18, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. E
    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, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and review of facility documentation it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that staff provided adequate supervision and assistance in order to prevent repeated falls for one of four sampled residents who were at risk for falls. (Resident 42)
  2. 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) October 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement physician's orders for one of 13 sampled residents. (Resident 1)
October 31, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
  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) November 18, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, staff interview, and observation, it was determined that the facility failed to properly store food and maintain sanitary conditions in the main kitchen and in the rehabilitation unit kitchen.
November 8, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
  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) November 22, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and observation, it was determined that the facility failed to provide assistance with dining in a manner that promoted and maintained dignity to one of 13 sampled residents. (Resident 10)

Fire safety inspections

23 fire safety citations on file: 13 on September 18, 2025, 4 on October 31, 2024, 6 on November 8, 2023.

Every fire safety citation23 citations
  1. F
    Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
    E 6 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
    E 13 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. F
    Establish emergency prep training and testing.
    E 36 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. E
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. C
    Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
    E 4 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. C
    Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
    E 9 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. C
    Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
    E 24 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. C
    Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
    E 25 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. C
    Establish staff and initial training requirements.
    E 37 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  13. C
    Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
    E 39 · September 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  14. F
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · October 31, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  15. 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 31, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  16. E
    Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
    K 914 · October 31, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  17. E
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · October 31, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  18. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · November 8, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  19. E
    Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
    K 222 · November 8, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  20. E
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · November 8, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  21. C
    Meet other general requirements.
    K 100 · November 8, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  22. C
    Install proper backup exit lighting.
    K 281 · November 8, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  23. C
    Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
    K 355 · November 8, 2023 · 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)not reported3.893.86
Registered nursesnot reported0.790.69
All nursing staff on weekendsnot reported3.533.42
Nurse aidesnot reported
Licensed practical nursesnot reported
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)47.3%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover52.4%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left1

CMS note on this home's staffing data: The accuracy of the staffing data for this measure could not be validated by CMS.

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 6.50 on weekdays and 6.06 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 3.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.06 in April to June 2025 to 6.37 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20266.371.176.506.06 3.1%0 of 9042
Oct to Dec 20256.251.076.595.39 2.7%0 of 9243
Jul to Sep 20256.351.366.675.54 3.4%0 of 9244
Apr to Jun 20256.061.276.365.32 4.8%0 of 9144
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.

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.

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

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
15.716.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.81.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.43.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.31.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
17.617.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
7.54.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
30.417.715.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
30.922.523.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
11.59.512.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.41.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.11.21.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Pickering Manor Home's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (60.8% 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

60.8% this home

Better 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. 200 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.0% this home

No different from 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. 194 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

8.2% 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. 142 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

52.2% 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. 113 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% 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. 139 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

1.6% 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. 139 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

97.8% 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. 92 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: COMMUNITY WELFARE COUNCIL OF NEWTOWN.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Knobloch, ClaudiaW-2 managing employeeIndividual07/01/2010
Woodhead, DavidW-2 managing employeeIndividual07/01/2010
Woodhead, DavidCorporate directorIndividual07/01/2010
Knobloch, ClaudiaCorporate officerIndividual07/01/2010

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 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 18, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
  2. 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 October 31, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  3. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 8, 2023: "Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights."
  4. 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 Pickering Manor Home's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Pickering Manor Home 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Pickering Manor Home get at its last inspection?
2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 18, 2025. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Pickering Manor Home been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Pickering Manor Home 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 Pickering Manor Home?
CMS lists 4 owners and managers. Legal business name: COMMUNITY WELFARE COUNCIL OF NEWTOWN.

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