Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
820 Durham Road, Buckingham, PA 18912 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services (15 facilities) · 130 certified beds
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Buckingham, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Aug 7, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.36 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.0% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing 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
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 · Aug 7, 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 · Aug 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 4, 2023 - Minimal
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 · Aug 4, 2023
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
- 820 Durham Road
Buckingham, PA 18912 - CMS certification #
- 395188
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 121.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-04-04
- Chain
- Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, secured outdoor area
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2011
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing 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.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 7, 2011 to Feb 3, 2013. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $65,864 owed to 22 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Buckingham Valley Rehab and Nursing Center (Buckingham SNF LLC). Case 1682761.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown. 4.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harborview Rehabilitation Care Center at Doylestow, Doylestown. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Doylestown Hospital Visiting Nurse/Hcd, Doylestown. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Whitman Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18912 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Liberty Dialysis Doylestown, Warrington, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Franklin Commons Dialysis, Warminster, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Newtown Dialysis Center, Newtown, 10.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18912.
Penn Medicine Hospice Doylestown, office in Doylestown, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Continuing Care Medical Associates PLLC, Horsham. 10.4 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very high, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 130 beds.