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Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag

189 EAST TRESSLER BOULEVARD, LEWISBURG, PA, 17837

(570) 524-2221

www.evertrueliving.org/buffalo-valley-lutheran-village

102 licensed beds

CMS rates Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 40 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

189 East Tressler Boulevard

Lewisburg, PA 17837

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Bed capacity

102

CMS facility ID

395261

Care type

Nursing home

County

Union

Facility name

Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag

Street address

189 EAST TRESSLER BOULEVARD

City / state / ZIP

Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone

(570) 524-2221

Website

www.evertrueliving.org/buffalo-valley-lutheran-village

About this facility — Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag

Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 102 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Lewisburg and 656 skilled nursing facilities across Pennsylvania. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag 40 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Lutheran Senior Services East

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1975

Anderson, David

Officer — since 2019

Beumer, Brent

Director — since 2022

Brown, Daniel

Officer — since 2018

Christell, Roy

Director — since 2017

Cooper, Valerie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009

Meadows, Megan

Director — since 2022

Mueller, Harry

Director — since 2016

Passi, Vikas

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Schroeder-saulnier, Deborah

Director — since 2016

Sneed, Chadwick

Officer — since 2020

Sombart, Lisa

Director — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1975-05-17

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-08-27

Nurse staffing

4.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$245 per day (≈ $7,450/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

22% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 74% private/other

Occupancy

93% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

41% below the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

102

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-08-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0607

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F-0726

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

F-0744

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

2026-07-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-07-29

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2025-09-26Health inspection13 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0726

E · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0814

C · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-10-29

F-0925

D · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2025-10-29

2025-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0585

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-07-08

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-07-08

2025-03-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-04-15

2024-08-30Health inspection10 citations

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0692

E · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0700

D · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0744

E · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0947

D · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2024-10-18

2025-09-26Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-10-24

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-10-24

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-10-24

2024-08-30Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2024-09-16

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-09-16

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-09-16

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 395261.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Pennsylvania.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 55% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 37

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.6

Higher than 85% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

50%

Higher than 66% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 45%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Pennsylvania average on 9 and worse on 6. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	23.6%	16.4%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	5.0%	6.0%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	4.5%	1.4%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.4%	13.8%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.7%	3.1%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	87.8%	93.7%	Better than state
Ability to walk independently worsened	27.5%	15.4%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.5%	20.1%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.6%	93.7%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.7%	4.7%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	25.3%	25.0%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	25.3%	17.6%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.39	1.50	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.18	1.13	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.9%	70.8%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.6%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	64.8%	70.9%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	22.8%	22.0%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	5.4%	9.5%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0726 2 inspections. Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
F-0744 2 inspections. Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0688 2 inspections. Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Pennsylvania

Licensing: Pennsylvania Department of Health
File a complaint: 800-254-5164 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 717-783-8975. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-490-8505. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, about 1.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Geisinger Medical Center, about 16 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Upmc Muncy, about 18 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Oak Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lewisburg, about 0.8 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Milton, about 4.8 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Nottingham Village, Northumberland, about 7.1 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Watsontown, about 9.1 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Sunbury Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Sunbury, about 9.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.823 ratings on Google

★★★★B Durlin · 2025-10-14 · via Google
“This is a very nice assisted living home. The nursing, dining and cleaning staff are all so caring and friendly and the Administrator is absolutely amazing! She gives above and beyond of herself in time and care for the residents and staff. My mother has been there for 3 years and the family is pleased with her care.”

★★★★Debra Sims · 2025-09-18 · via Google
“My sister has been there for over 2 years. The staff has been helpful and caring. The nurses , aides and dietary staff are very pleasant. She enjoys all the activities and especially the church services. They have a wonderful onsite minister.”

★★★★★Lionel Snyder · 2025-10-16 · via Google
“My Aunt is receiving assisted living and it's excellent! She seems to really enjoy talking with others as well as staff! The recreation person attending assisted living is so nice. Thank you to all who touches my Aunt's life at BVLV!”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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