CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 15 nursing homes in Berks County, Pennsylvania qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Berks County as urban.
In Pennsylvania, 299 of 656 nursing homes (45.6%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKS HEIM NURSING & REHABILITATION | Leesport | Yes, urban county | 420 | 395094 | |
| COMPLETE CARE AT BERKSHIRE LLC | Reading | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 130 | 395938 |
| Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading | Reading | Yes, urban county | Lme Family Holdings | 124 | 395627 |
| Highlands At Wyomissing | Wyomissing | Yes, urban county | 80 | 395800 | |
| LAUREL CENTER | Hamburg | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 130 | 395408 |
| LAURELDALE SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENT | Laureldale | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 198 | 395477 |
| LUTHERAN HOME AT TOPTON, THE | Topton | Yes, urban county | 194 | 395117 | |
| MIFFLIN CENTER | Shillington | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 136 | 395138 |
| PHOEBE BERKS | Wernersville | Yes, urban county | 119 | 395880 | |
| SINKING SPRING SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION | Sinking Spring | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 214 | 395541 |
| SPRUCE MANOR NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | West Reading | Yes, urban county | Saber Healthcare Group | 184 | 395226 |
| TRANSITIONAL SUB-ACUTE UNIT | Wyomissing | Yes, urban county | 50 | 395941 | |
| WEST READING SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CE | West Reading | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 176 | 395351 |
| WILLOW BROOK REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Kutztown | Yes, urban county | Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services | 140 | 395680 |
| WYOMISSING HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Reading | Yes, urban county | 103 | 395237 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.