Nursing Homes in Berwick, PA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 28, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Berwick
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 28, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Berwick has a total of 38 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,565 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Berwick of 9,903, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.17 persons in Berwick. There were 3,671 residents in nursing homes as April 28, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.42 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Berwick has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Berwick and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.65 | 0.77 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 1.95 | 2.09 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.89 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.49 | 3.78 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 Infections in Berwick Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Berwick there were a total of 5 new cases and 5 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 28, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Berwick
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Berwick Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Berwick, PA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Berwick
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Berwick based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Heinz Transitional Rehabilitation Unit 150 MUNDY STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA |
20.00 |
Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing 200 S. MEADE STREET WILKES BARRE, PA |
38.00 |
St Luke's Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 360 WEST RUDDLE STREET COALDALE, PA |
28.00 |
Schuylkill Center 1000 SCHUYLKILL MANOR RD POTTSVILLE, PA |
14.67 |
Mountain Top Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 185 SOUTH MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD MOUNTAIN TOP, PA |
58.67 |
Sunset Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 3298 RIDGE ROAD BLOOMSBURG, PA |
37.33 |
Smith Health Care Ltd 453 SOUTH MAIN ROAD MOUNTAIN TOP, PA |
29.33 |
Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 EAST CENTER STREET DALLAS, PA |
36.67 |
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community 2616 LOCUST GAP HIGHWAY MT CARMEL, PA |
52.67 |
Wesley Village 209 ROBERTS ROAD PITTSTON, PA |
53.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Berwick based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Hampton House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1548 SANS SOUCI PARKWAY WILKES BARRE, PA |
143.67 |
Emmanuel Center For Nursing 600 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD DANVILLE, PA |
120.67 |
Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1000 EVERGREEN AVENUE WEATHERLY, PA |
172.00 |
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 395 MIDDLE ROAD NANTICOKE, PA |
107.33 |
Bonham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 477 BONNIEVILLE ROAD STILLWATER, PA |
113.00 |
Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center 500 WEST LAUREL STREET FRACKVILLE, PA |
113.33 |
Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 200 SECOND AVENUE KINGSTON, PA |
318.67 Rating Not Available |
Lakewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 147 OLD NEWPORT STREET NANTICOKE, PA |
84.67 |
Greenwood Center For Nursing and Rehab 149 LAFAYETTE AVENUE TAMAQUA, PA |
224.33 / |
The Gardens at Orangeville 200 BERWICK ROAD ORANGEVILLE, PA |
104.67 |
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