Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395582
403 Hazle Township Boulevard, Hazleton, PA 18202 · Luzerne County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 297
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 28, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $171,403 (1)
Does Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.07
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.06
- Weekend total hours
- 3.17
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 29.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 28, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 7, 2025, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $171,403 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 210 residents live here, about 71% of its 297 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 297
- Average residents per day
- 210
- Certified since
- June 1, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 126 homes nationally under Saber Healthcare Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- The Pavilion at St Luke Village1000 Stacie Drive, Hazleton 18201
- The Manor at St Luke Village1711 East Broad Street, Hazleton 18201
- Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne463 North Hunter Hwy, Drums 18222
- Forest Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center1000 Evergreen Avenue, Weatherly 18255
- Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehab149 Lafayette Avenue, Tamaqua 18252
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 Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.