Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395651
395 Middle Road, Nanticoke, PA 18634 · Luzerne County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 121
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 31, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $137,770 (3)
Does Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.15
- Weekend total hours
- 3.06
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 31, 2026 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 4, 2025, found 11.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $137,770 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 114.6 residents live here, about 95% of its 121 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 121
- Average residents per day
- 114.6
- Certified since
- April 9, 1984
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Century Healthcare, 1.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center147 Old Newport Street, Nanticoke 18634
- Edenbrook at Hampton1548 Sans Souci Parkway, Wilkes Barre 18702
- Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center185 South Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top 18707
- Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing200 S. Meade Street, Wilkes Barre 18702
- Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing80 E. Northampton Street, Wilkes Barre 18701
Who inspects nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center?
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.