Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
Nursing home in Drums, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395484
463 North Hunter Hwy, Drums, PA 18222 · Luzerne County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 37
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $102,472 (3)
Does Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne 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
- 3.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.15
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.88
- Weekend total hours
- 3.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 13, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 16, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne 3 times in the past 3 years, for $102,472 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 34.5 residents live here, about 93% of its 37 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 37
- Average residents per day
- 34.5
- Certified since
- April 1, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
- Legal business name
- Luzerne Rehabilitation & Nursing, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Kadima Healthcare Group, 2-star chain average
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- The Manor at St Luke Village1711 East Broad Street, Hazleton 18201
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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 Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne, 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 Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
What is the CMS star rating of Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne?
Luzerne Rehabilitation & Nursing, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.