Nursing home
Phoebe Berks
1 Heidelberg Drive, Wernersville, PA 19565 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 119 certified beds
Phoebe Berks is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.93 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Phoebe Berks 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) | 3.93 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 Phoebe Berks
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
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 11, 2023
Show all 8 deficiencies
- 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 · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 11, 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
- 1 Heidelberg Drive
Wernersville, PA 19565 - CMS certification #
- 395880
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 119
- Avg residents/day
- 95.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-09-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Penn State Health St. Joseph, Reading. 6.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Sinking Spring. 4.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., Reading. 4.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 19565 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Wyomissing, Wyomissing, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading, Wyomissing, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Of Reading, Wyomissing, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 19565.
Bayada Hospice, office in Reading, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Allentown), office in Wyomissing, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Tower Health At Home - Berks, office in Reading, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tower Health Medical Group, Wyomissing. 5.6 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
- 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Phoebe Berks a good nursing home?
CMS gives Phoebe Berks an overall rating of 4 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 Phoebe Berks staffed?
Phoebe Berks reports 3.93 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Phoebe Berks had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Phoebe Berks have?
Phoebe Berks is certified for 119 beds.