Where They Care · plain answers about nursing homes

Phoebe Berks

1 Heidelberg Drive, Wernersville, PA 19565 · 119 beds · Non profit - Corporation

Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.

Everything here comes from Medicare's own inspection and payroll records. We don't rank facilities or take payment from them.

Medicare overall rating
★★★★★
Much above average · 5 of 5
All nursing staff, hours / resident
4.26
RNs, LPNs and aides · state average 3.94
Weekend RN coverage
−18%
vs weekdays
Staff turnover
43%
state average 45%
No citations involving resident harm
Findings over the past three years were all at levels where inspectors recorded no actual harm.
Registered nurse staffing above the state average
1.03 hours per resident per day, against a state average of 0.80.

These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.

Who's actually on the floor

Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.

Weekdays
1.03 hrs
Weekends
0.84 hrs
PA average
0.80 hrs

Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.

Registered nurse coverage is about 18% lower at weekends.

Staff turnover: 43%

High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.

What inspectors found

State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 5 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.

SeverityCitations
Potential for harm
No one harmed yet, but conditions could allow it
5
No harm
Rule and paperwork findings
0

2 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.

Disclosed affiliations

Medicare requires every facility to disclose the people and companies connected to it. Most names below are not owners — they are officers, directors, managers, trustees, and what Medicare calls “additional disclosable parties.” The role beside each name is the one Medicare recorded. This is worth reading because operators tend to run their facilities alike: where the same group stands behind a dozen homes, the record across all twelve tells you more than any single inspection does.

NameRole recorded by MedicareSince
Abdouche, George Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/20/2026
Alfaro, Tracy Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 05/19/2019
Baer, Thomas Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/01/2022
Barley, Richard Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 03/18/2025
Bates, Bonita Operational or managerial control, Trustee 12/11/2017
Bell, Carmen Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/04/2022
Bertolette, Robert Operational or managerial control, Trustee 07/01/2017
Call, Carrie Operational or managerial control, Trustee 12/09/2019
Charette, Kenneth Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/04/2022
Chavarria, Annmarie Operational or managerial control 08/18/2025
Collier, Daniel Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 03/04/2018
Duelberg-Kraftician, Christa Operational or managerial control 08/18/2025
Friends Services for the Aging Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 07/01/2016
Gassert, Sherry Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 04/20/2025
Hacker, William Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/16/2012
Khanuja, Rob Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 05/22/2011
Kwiatkowski, Jennifer Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 07/03/2022
Lien, Emmett Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/12/2021
Lion, Joseph Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 08/05/2025
Mack, Janet Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 07/01/2016
Mason, Candace Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 12/12/2005
Mason, Tracy Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 02/14/2024
Mccool, Heather Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 05/27/2025
Merrill, Debora Operational or managerial control, Trustee 10/07/2019
Miller, Robert Operational or managerial control, Trustee 10/09/2023
Morris, Darren Corporate director, Operational or managerial control 11/12/2017
Moser, Daniel Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/09/2018
Palermo, Faith Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 05/12/2019
Pettie, Jessica Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 12/01/2010
Pfleegor, Michael Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 11/08/2021
Phoebe-Devitt Homes Operational or managerial control 01/01/1966
Physician and Tactical Healthcare Services LLC Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/01/2025
Rassler, Matthew Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 02/14/2022
Shelly, Craig Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 12/05/2022
Shott, Jason Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 10/28/2024
Skeete, Haniff Operational or managerial control, Trustee 06/24/2024
Sloan, Joshua Operational or managerial control, Trustee 10/12/2020
Smith, David Operational or managerial control, Trustee 04/08/2019
Staska-Pier, Marie Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 07/07/2019
Steiner, Patricia Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 12/12/2021
Stevenson, Scott Corporate officer, Operational or managerial control, Owner, partner or trustee of an additional disclosable party, Additional disclosable party 04/24/2006
Tranguch, Nicholas Operational or managerial control, Trustee 10/12/2020
Watson, Nicole Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 10/28/2025
Worley, William Operational or managerial control, Trustee 10/12/2015
Wright, Neil Corporate director, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/02/2025
Calvert, Scott Corporate director 05/11/2020
Haddad, Teri Corporate director, Additional disclosable party 02/25/2025
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP Additional disclosable party 05/29/2024
General Health Care Resources, INC. Additional disclosable party 03/12/2019
Langham, Ann Marie Additional disclosable party 03/01/2022
Nurselect LLC Additional disclosable party 01/20/2023
Phoebe Services INC Additional disclosable party 09/18/1995
Shiftster LLC Additional disclosable party 07/22/2024
Tiano, Frank Additional disclosable party 06/05/2023

Of the 54 parties disclosed here, 0 hold an ownership interest; the rest are recorded in a management, officer, financial, or other disclosable capacity. A percentage is shown only where Medicare published one — for most disclosed parties it publishes none.

Other options nearby

Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.

FacilityMilesRating Nurse hrsWeekend
Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
Sinking Spring
5.0 2 0.35 −38%
Transitional Sub-Acute Unit
Wyomissing
5.9 5 3.32 −15%
Highlands at Wyomissing
Wyomissing
6.7 5 1.29 −33%
West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ce
West Reading
7.8 1 0.38 −22%
Mifflin Center
Shillington
7.9 4 0.43 −15%
Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
West Reading
7.9 4 0.38 −54%
Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center
Reading
8.0 4 0.58 −42%
Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation
Leesport
8.9 5 1.01 −24%

Weekend column shows the change in registered-nurse coverage at weekends compared with weekdays.

Worth asking on a visit

Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.

  1. Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?

Where these numbers come from

All figures are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Different measures cover different periods — some are considerably older than others, so each is dated separately below rather than under one "last updated" stamp.

Staffing hours
Jan–Mar 2026
Staff turnover
calendar year 2025
Inspections & citations
Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Fines & penalties
last 3 years
Ownership
as reported to Medicare
Star rating & file release
CMS file dated 1 July 2026

We report what the records say and don't draw conclusions about care quality. If you believe something on this page is wrong — email a correction. It reaches a person, not a form. We check every report, fix what is wrong, and say so on the page; see how we handle corrections. If you work at this facility and our figures disagree with your own records, we want to hear that too.