Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Kingston, Pennsylvania, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center
702 Third AvenueKingston, PA 18704
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 Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 58 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Third Avenue Health & Rehab 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 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Kingston SNF Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 9, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverstreet Manor Wilkes-Barre · abuse citation | 0.6 | 122 | 1.83 | 3.16 | 43.8% | 2 | $8,278 |
| Edenbrook on Second Ave Kingston | 0.6 | 160 | 2.19 | 3.62 | 65.6% | 1 | None |
| Maple Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Kingston | 0.8 | 92 | 2.19 | 3.66 | 53.1% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Embassy of Wyoming Valley Wilkes Barre · abuse citation | 1.2 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.50 | 42.4% | 2 | $20,496 |
| Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing Wilkes Barre | 1.4 | 92 | 2.43 | 4.17 | 42.7% | 3 | None |
| Heinz Transitional Rehabilitation Unit Wilkes-Barre | 1.7 | 44 | 2.45 | 5.08 | 26.2% | 5 | None |
| Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing Wilkes Barre | 2.0 | 133 | 2.44 | 3.99 | 46.5% | 4 | None |
| Embassy of East Mountain Wilkes-Barre | 3.5 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.42 | 35.2% | 1 | 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.