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Pickering Manor Home

226 NORTH LINCOLN AVE, NEWTOWN, PA, 18940

(215) 968-3878

47 licensed beds

CMS rates Pickering Manor Home 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 27 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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226 North Lincoln Ave

Newtown, PA 18940

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

395597

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bucks

Facility name

Pickering Manor Home

Street address

226 NORTH LINCOLN AVE

City / state / ZIP

Newtown, PA 18940

Phone

(215) 968-3878

About this facility — Pickering Manor Home

Pickering Manor Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 47 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Newtown 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 Pickering Manor Home 27 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Knobloch, Claudia

Managing employee · Officer — since 2010

Woodhead, David

Managing employee · Director — since 2010

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1984-01-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-09-18

Nurse staffing

5.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$816 per day (≈ $24,810/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

24% Medicaid · 19% Medicare · 58% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

97% above the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Personal Care Home

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-09-18Health inspection2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-10-17

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 2025-10-17

2024-10-31Health inspection1 citation

F-0812

F · 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 2024-11-18

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (24 citations)

2023-11-08Health inspection1 citation

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-11-22

2025-09-18Fire-safety inspection13 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0009

C · No harm found

Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0013

F · No harm found

Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0024

C · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0025

C · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0037

C · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2026-01-15

E-0039

C · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2026-01-15

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-01-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-01-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-01-15

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2026-01-15

2024-10-31Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-01-30

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-01-06

K-0914

E · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-01-30

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-01-06

2023-11-08Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0100

C · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2024-01-29

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2024-01-29

K-0281

C · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2024-01-29

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-01-29

K-0355

C · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-01-29

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-01-29

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 395597.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Pennsylvania.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 34% 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

5.9

Higher than 97% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

45%

Higher than 50% 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 12 and worse on 8. 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	18.9%	16.4%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	10.5%	6.0%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.6%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.8%	1.4%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	9.4%	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	5.0%	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	13.4%	15.4%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	16.3%	20.1%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	93.7%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.6%	4.7%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	19.4%	25.0%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	35.1%	17.6%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.33	1.50	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.85	1.13	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.8%	70.8%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.3%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	70.9%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	31.6%	22.0%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	15.5%	9.5%	11.8%	Worse 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.

K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
K-0923 2 inspections. Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

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

Capital Health Regional Medical Center, about 9.4 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Lower Bucks Hospital, about 9.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center, about 12 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Chandler Hall Health Services, Newtown, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Pennswood Village, Newtown, about 1.1 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Crestview Center, Langhorne, about 1.9 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Holland Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Holland, about 2.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Oxford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Langhorne, about 3.7 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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