Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center,
2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA 17555 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 87 certified beds
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Narvon, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.22 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $18,223In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Zerbe Sisters 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) | 4.22 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.53 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.8% | 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 February 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 3, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $18,223, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Zerbe Sisters 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
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 20, 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
- 2499 Zerbe Road
Narvon, PA 17555 - CMS certification #
- 395326
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 87
- Avg residents/day
- 77.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-03-18
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Zerbe Sisters 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care in Lancaster, PA | Zerbe Retirement Community
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We offer 24/7 nursing care from licensed and experienced staff.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Our family were very pleased with how he was treated and cared for both when he was mobile and alert and during his time on hospice.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three nutritious meals per day in personal care and skilled nursing
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Residents enjoy private suites, nutritious dining, planned social activities, and personalized attention that helps them feel at home from day one.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jul 1, 2007.
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
- Reading Hospital, West Reading. 11.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hickory House Nursing Home, Honey Brook. 7.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caresense Health, LLC, Reading. 11.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 3.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17555 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pdi - Ephrata, Stevens, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Of Reading, Wyomissing, 11.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading, Wyomissing, 12.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17555.
Tower Health At Home - Berks, office in Reading, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Allentown), office in Wyomissing, 12.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Aseracare Hospice, office in Exton, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tower Health Medical Group, West Reading. 11.2 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 low, 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 | 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 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 Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, a good nursing home?
CMS gives Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, an overall rating of 5 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 Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, staffed?
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, reports 4.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, have?
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, is certified for 87 beds.