Leesport · 19533
Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation
1011 Berks Road
Leesport, PA 19533
Laurel Center
⌖ Hamburg, PA · Berks County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds130
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Laurel Center
Laurel Center is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Hamburg, PA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Pennsylvania is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Sep 2024), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 10.0. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 27 min a day with each resident, less than the Pennsylvania average of 3 hr 53 min. About 35% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $76,918 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (5 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameLaurel Center
LocationBerks County, Pennsylvania
Phone(610) 562-2284
Address125 Holly Road, Hamburg, PA 19526 · Berks County
CMS provider number395408
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyGenesis Healthcare · 184 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 16, 1977 (49 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Sep 2024)Pennsylvania average: 10.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover35% a yearPennsylvania average: 44%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardy and 1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jan 2026 (within the past year). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $76,918Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jan 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 27 min a dayPennsylvania average: 3 hr 53 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident34 min a dayPennsylvania average: 47 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital13.9%State average: 22.5%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit7.2%State average: 9.5%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.4%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.3%State average: 3.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.5%State average: 4.8%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs7.6%State average: 17.7%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.6Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid pays for 69% of resident days at a typical home.
- 78% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 19% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average90%Pennsylvania typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$377Pennsylvania typical: $360
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 4 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing2★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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