Nursing home
Pickering Manor Home
226 North Lincoln Ave, Newtown, PA 18940 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 47 certified beds
Pickering Manor Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newtown, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.35 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 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 Pickering Manor Home 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) | 6.35 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.36 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.71 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.4% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 17, 2025
What inspectors found at Pickering Manor Home
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 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 · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 31, 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · 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
- 226 North Lincoln Ave
Newtown, PA 18940 - CMS certification #
- 395597
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 47
- Avg residents/day
- 43.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pickering Manor Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our 21 private-room memory care neighborhood is specially designed to meet the unique needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other types of memory problems.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Seniors who require 24-hour skilled nursing care will find personalized support in our 47-bed Long-Term Care setting, where residents are cared for by an experienced and compassionate team.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice services are covered by Medicare and the referrals are made to the Hospice organization by our staff.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
Our 24 apartments come with one- or two-bedrooms and first- and second-floor options.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. 3.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Chandler Hall Health Services, Newtown. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Always A Step Beyond, Newtown. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 3.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18940 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Newtown Dialysis Center, Newtown, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Innovative Renal Care Langhorne, Langhorne, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Dialysis Center At Oxford Court, Langhorne, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18940.
Constellation Hospice Pa, LLC, office in Newtown, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Chandler Hall Health Services Inc, office in Newtown, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
St. Mary Hospice, office in Newtown, 1.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Capital Health Medical Group, Ewing. 6.1 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pickering Manor Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pickering Manor Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pickering Manor Home staffed?
Pickering Manor Home reports 6.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Pickering Manor Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pickering Manor Home have?
Pickering Manor Home is certified for 47 beds.