Nursing home
Bristol Health & Rehab Center
905 Tower Road, Bristol, PA 19007 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 174 certified beds
Bristol Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Sep 26, 2024 cited 25 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $418,359In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bristol Health & Rehab Center compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.60 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.14 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.4% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 25.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $418,359, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Bristol Health & Rehab Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 905 Tower Road
Bristol, PA 19007 - CMS certification #
- 395258
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 174
- Avg residents/day
- 138.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-01-15
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bristol Health & Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bristol Health & Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 24, 2025: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case open. 4 violations cited (4 serious). Penalties: $41,611 proposed, $41,611 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bristol Health & Rehab Center, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Portable fire extinguishers (1910.157(b)(2)). Penalty $16,550 proposed, $16,550 now. To be fixed by Jul 8, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Emergency action plans (1910.38(c)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 8, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Portable fire extinguishers (1910.157(g)(3)). Penalty $8,511 proposed, $8,511 now. To be fixed by Jul 8, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(3)(iii)). Penalty $16,550 proposed, $16,550 now. To be fixed by Jul 8, 2026. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Juniper Village at Bucks County Rehab and SKD Care, Bensalem. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- We Care Home Health Agency, LLC, Bristol. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19007 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Innovative Renal Care Bucks County, Bristol, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Burlington North Dialysis, Burlington, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Willingboro Dialysis, Willingboro, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19007.
Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Philadelphia, office in Bensalem, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Serenity Hospice, office in Bensalem, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitality Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Langhorne, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daniel Haimowitz, MD, Levittown. 3.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bristol Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bristol Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bristol Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Bristol Health & Rehab Center reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Bristol Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 25 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Bristol Health & Rehab Center have?
Bristol Health & Rehab Center is certified for 174 beds.