Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, part of Century Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 53.9% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
395 Middle RoadNanticoke, PA 18634
Luzerne County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Pennsylvania average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.9% of nursing staff at Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 31, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $123,390 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fine | $115,372 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Century Healthcare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 9, 1984
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Nanticoke | 1.7 | 110 | 2.13 | 3.45 | 58.9% | 1 | $291,613 |
| Edenbrook at Hampton Wilkes Barre | 2.9 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.57 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Mountain Top · abuse citation | 5.5 | 106 | 1.90 | 3.18 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing Wilkes Barre | 6.2 | 133 | 2.44 | 3.99 | 46.5% | 4 | None |
| Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing Wilkes Barre | 6.4 | 92 | 2.43 | 4.17 | 42.7% | 3 | None |
| Embassy of Wyoming Valley Wilkes Barre · abuse citation | 6.7 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.50 | 42.4% | 2 | $20,496 |
| Edenbrook on Second Ave Kingston | 6.8 | 160 | 2.19 | 3.62 | 65.6% | 1 | None |
| Riverstreet Manor Wilkes-Barre · abuse citation | 7.4 | 122 | 1.83 | 3.16 | 43.8% | 2 | $8,278 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.