Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

147 Old Newport Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634 · (570) 735-7300
For profit - Limited Liability company · 110 certified beds

Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in April 2026, found 13 citations (the Pennsylvania average is 10). It was fined 4 times in the last three years, $291,613 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on April 24, 2026 found 13 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.April 24, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.April 24, 2026 · F0607 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.April 24, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.April 24, 2026 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.April 24, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.April 24, 2026 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.April 24, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.April 24, 2026 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.April 24, 2026 · F0694 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.April 24, 2026 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.April 24, 2026 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.April 24, 2026 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.April 24, 2026 · F0940 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 59 citations.

• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.March 26, 2026 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.January 16, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.January 16, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.January 16, 2026 · F0835 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.December 22, 2025 · F0583 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.June 13, 2025 · F0628 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.June 13, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.April 2, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 5, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 18, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.January 18, 2025 · F0835 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 9, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.December 30, 2024 · F0623 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.December 30, 2024 · F0625 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.December 30, 2024 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.August 30, 2024 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.August 30, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 30, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.August 30, 2024 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.August 30, 2024 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Post nurse staffing information every day.August 30, 2024 · F0732 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.August 30, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.August 30, 2024 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.August 30, 2024 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.August 30, 2024 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.August 30, 2024 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.August 30, 2024 · F0925 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.July 21, 2024 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.July 21, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.July 21, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedJuly 21, 2024 · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 21, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate foot care.July 21, 2024 · F0687 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.July 21, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.July 21, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.April 23, 2024 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.April 23, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.March 21, 2024 · F0574 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 21, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.March 21, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.March 21, 2024 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.March 21, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.March 21, 2024 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.March 21, 2024 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.March 21, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.March 21, 2024 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.February 29, 2024 · F0574 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 29, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 29, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.February 29, 2024 · F0740 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 29, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.February 29, 2024 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.February 29, 2024 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.February 1, 2024 · F0565 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.February 1, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate foot care.February 1, 2024 · F0687 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.February 1, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.February 1, 2024 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.February 1, 2024 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $30,257January 16, 2026
• Fine of $59,401December 30, 2024
• Fine of $102,684July 21, 2024
• Fine of $99,271February 1, 2024

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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