2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA 17555 (opens Google Maps) · Lancaster County · (717) 445-4551· 87 certified beds · avg 77 residents/day · certified since Mar 18, 1975 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 16, 2026
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Mar 8, 2024
$10,033
Fines, last 3 years
4.41
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Apr 3, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
3 inspection findings in the public record
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
Date
Severity
What the facility was cited for
Feb 27, 2025
D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689
Feb 27, 2025
D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755
Mar 8, 2024
▲ G · Actual harm, isolated
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · F-0600
Inspection trend by year
Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2024
All citations:
1
Serious citations (G–L):
1
2025
All citations:
2
Serious citations (G–L):
0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
Year
Citations
Serious (G–L)
Worst severity that year
2024
1
1
G ▲
2025
2
0
D
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
Date
Type
Amount / length
Mar 8, 2024
Fine
$10,033
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityPennsylvania averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility:
4.41
Pennsylvania average:
3.94
U.S. average:
3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility:
0.62
Pennsylvania average:
0.80
U.S. average:
0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility:
4.02
Pennsylvania average:
3.58
U.S. average:
3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
Measure
This facility
Pennsylvania avg
U.S. avg
Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
4.41
3.94
3.95
top 25% in Pennsylvania; top 26% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours
0.62
0.80
0.69
bottom 45% in Pennsylvania; top 46% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing
4.02
3.58
3.50
top 25% in Pennsylvania; top 22% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)
0.32
0.56
0.48
bottom 29% in Pennsylvania; bottom 37% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)
52.8
44.5
45.8
bottom 26% in Pennsylvania; bottom 30% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)
33.3
39.9
42.9
top 37% in Pennsylvania; top 33% in the U.S.
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.24, RN 0.59, weekend 3.86.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.24 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
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CMS records place this facility in Lancaster, PA — 31 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.