Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Highlands at Wyomissing
2000 Cambridge Avenue, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 80 certified beds
Highlands at Wyomissing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 7.10 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on May 21, 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 Highlands at Wyomissing 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) | 7.10 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.02 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.31 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.5% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the May 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 13, 2025
What inspectors found at Highlands at Wyomissing
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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 29, 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
- 2000 Cambridge Avenue
Wyomissing, PA 19610 - CMS certification #
- 395800
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 32.2
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1989-07-11
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Highlands at Wyomissing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Highlands at Wyomissing says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
At The Highlands at Wyomissing, residents have access to a comprehensive spectrum of care options, including Independent Living, Personal Care, Memory Support, Assisted Living (24/7 nursing care), and Short-Term Rehabilitation.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We offer rides to medical appointments as well as transportation to shopping, outings and events, including the Reading Symphony, the Reading Public Museum, the Nolde Forest Environmental Center, local eats and shopping, and much more.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Our one-bedroom, one-bedroom with den, two-bedroom, and two-bedroom with den apartments boast stunning design and numerous customization options to fit your tastes and personal style.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
Entrance fee
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
- Sep 24, 2018: referral inspection, records only (safety). Case closed Oct 19, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $2,500 proposed, $1,875 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Highlands at Wyomissing.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $2,500 proposed, $1,875 now.
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
- Reading Hospital, West Reading. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center, Reading. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., Wyomissing. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19610 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Of Reading, Wyomissing, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Wyomissing, Wyomissing, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading, Wyomissing, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19610.
Aspire For Well-Being Hospice, office in Wyomissing, 0.0 miles away, straight line
Tower Health At Home - Berks, office in Reading, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Allentown), office in Wyomissing, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tower Health Medical Group, West Reading. 1.6 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 very 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 Highlands at Wyomissing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Highlands at Wyomissing an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Highlands at Wyomissing staffed?
Highlands at Wyomissing reports 7.10 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Highlands at Wyomissing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Highlands at Wyomissing have?
Highlands at Wyomissing is certified for 80 beds.