Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
1200 Grubb Street, Palmyra, PA 17078 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 88 certified beds
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.99 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jan 23, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 4.99 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.86 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 97.9% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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 January 11, 2024 inspection was corrected by February 2, 2024
What inspectors found at Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 11, 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
- 1200 Grubb Street
Palmyra, PA 17078 - CMS certification #
- 395437
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Avg residents/day
- 58.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-02-23
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Palmyra, Palmyra. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ace Health & Hospice, LLC, Hershey. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17078 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Duke St Dialysis, Palmyra, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Palmyra Lebanon County, Palmyra, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Home Dialysis Services Of Hershey, Hershey, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17078.
Hospice For All Seasons, LLC, office in Grantville, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Wellspan Vna Home Care, office in Lebanon, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Masonic Village Hospice, office in Elizabethtown, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group, Hershey. 3.6 miles away, straight line. 8 geriatric medicine doctors 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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 Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.99 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 88 beds.