Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne is a 37-bed for-profit nursing home in Drums, Pennsylvania, part of Kadima Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 36.1% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter HwyDrums, PA 18222
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 Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 68 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.75 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.49 | 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
36.1% of nursing staff at Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $86,122 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | Fine | $22,639 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $63,483 |
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. Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Kadima Healthcare Group, 14 homes
- Legal name: Luzerne Rehabilitation & Nursing, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Hazleton · abuse citation | 6.2 | 297 | 2.03 | 3.35 | 36.2% | 1 | $171,403 |
| The Pavilion at St Luke Village Hazleton | 7.3 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.44 | 47.1% | 2 | $90,662 |
| The Manor at St Luke Village Hazleton | 7.5 | 104 | 2.06 | 3.60 | — | 2 | None |
| Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Mountain Top · abuse citation | 7.7 | 106 | 1.90 | 3.18 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Nanticoke | 9.9 | 121 | 2.15 | 3.34 | 53.9% | 1 | $123,390 |
| Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Nanticoke | 10.3 | 110 | 2.13 | 3.45 | 58.9% | 1 | $291,613 |
| Forest Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Weatherly · abuse citation | 10.7 | 200 | 2.15 | 3.41 | — | 1 | None |
| Edenbrook at Hampton Wilkes Barre | 11.8 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.57 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
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.