Overview
Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Leesport. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 60% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 3, 2025, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Pennsylvania nursing homes have been fined.
Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation is a government-run facility with 420 certified beds, caring for about 317 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.76 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.84 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.70 hrs
- Nurse aides2.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 420
- Average residents per day
- 317
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes