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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter
Buckingham, PennsylvaniaMedicare inspection record
About Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter
BUCKINGHAM VALLEY REHABILITATION AND NURSINGCENTER is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in BUCKINGHAM, PA with 130 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Buckingham, PA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
820 DURHAM ROAD, Buckingham, Pennsylvania 18912
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 9, 2026, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident a day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3 hours 53 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 23 minutesBelow the Pennsylvania average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 35 minutesBelow the Pennsylvania average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 43% |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
8 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 9, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsPlan to fix it acceptedEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CarePlan to fix it acceptedProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlPlan to fix it accepted
August 7, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Aug 29, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 29, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 29, 2025
July 2, 2024 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 23, 2024
March 1, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Buckingham Place SNF LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 122
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 4, 1967
- Part of a chain
- Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services, 15 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 395188
Location
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820 DURHAM ROADBuckingham, PA 18912
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Questions about Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter
How did Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on July 9, 2026 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Pennsylvania average is 10.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident per day, including 35 minutes from registered nurses. 43% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.