Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Narvon, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 52.8% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center
2499 Zerbe RoadNarvon, PA 17555
Lancaster County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.86 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
52.8% of nursing staff at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,033 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | Fine | $10,033 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 18, 1975
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hickory House Nursing Home Honey Brook | 7.7 | 110 | 1.94 | 3.66 | 48.7% | 5 | None |
| Tel Hai Retirement Community Honey Brook | 8.1 | 119 | 3.01 | 5.41 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Garden Spot Village New Holland | 8.2 | 73 | 2.86 | 5.00 | 32.2% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Mifflin Center Shillington | 9.1 | 136 | 2.09 | 3.42 | 22.9% | 4 | None |
| Highlands at Wyomissing Wyomissing | 10.5 | 80 | 3.76 | 6.67 | 27.7% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Berkshire LLC Reading | 10.5 | 130 | 1.85 | 3.32 | 39.1% | 4 | $13,070 |
| Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading Reading | 10.7 | 124 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 46.7% | 1 | $101,602 |
| Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center Reading | 10.7 | 103 | 2.21 | 3.57 | 56.4% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.