Nursing Home Grades
The most comprehensive information on nursing homes, retirement homes, home health care, & assisted living

BIRCHWOOD NURSING AND REHAB CE
395 EAST MIDDLE ROAD
NANTICOKE, PA  18634

(570) 735-2973

Size (date of last inspection: 20060526)
121 total beds available
106 current residents
88% occupied

Staff Presence
3.62 nurse hours per resident per day
0.5 with Registered Nurses
0.93 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.19 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a for-profit partnership
  • This home is not located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060526)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    11%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    4%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    11%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    6%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    7%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    4%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    70%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    22%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    15%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    21%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    18%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    9%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    13%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    5
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Move, clean and store sheets, towels and other linens in a way that prevents the spread of infection.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Make sure each resident has the right to choose activities, schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040507Corrected By: 20040719
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: 1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040507Corrected By: 20040719
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040507Corrected By: 20040719
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040507Corrected By: 20040719
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: 1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050623Corrected By: 20050710
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040507Corrected By: 20040719
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060526Corrected By: 20060630


  • Design ©2006 Nursing Home Grades. All rights reserved. Terms Of Use. All data provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services.