Nursing home report
NANTICOKE, PA · Medicare-certified · 121 beds
Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Nanticoke, PA has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings but 4-star quality measures. It reports nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.34 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), has $123,390 in fines in the last 24 months, and has a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.34 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.34.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $115,372 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $8,018 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $123,390 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 20, 2025
Federal fine
Oct 24, 2024
Now operated by Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, previously Birchwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
