Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 297-bed for-profit nursing home in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 36.2% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
403 Hazle Township BoulevardHazleton, PA 18202
Luzerne County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 227 residents a day, that works out to roughly 460 aide hours a day, or about 57 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
36.2% of nursing staff at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $171,403 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2024 | Fine | $171,403 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Payment Denial | 39 days from Jun 20, 2024 |
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. Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Pavilion at St Luke Village Hazleton | 1.8 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.44 | 47.1% | 2 | $90,662 |
| The Manor at St Luke Village Hazleton | 1.8 | 104 | 2.06 | 3.60 | — | 2 | None |
| Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne Drums | 6.2 | 37 | 2.00 | 3.75 | 36.1% | 1 | $86,122 |
| Forest Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Weatherly · abuse citation | 8.5 | 200 | 2.15 | 3.41 | — | 1 | None |
| Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehab Tamaqua | 9.5 | 150 | 1.99 | 3.23 | 64.9% | 1 | None |
| St Luke's Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Coaldale | 10.1 | 48 | 2.46 | 4.37 | 20.9% | 5 | None |
| Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Mountain Top · abuse citation | 13.8 | 106 | 1.90 | 3.18 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Mahoning Operating LLC Lehighton | 14.4 | 142 | 2.19 | 3.59 | — | 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.