F 0623
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.
Based on review of clinical records, written notices of facility-initiated transfers, and staff interviews, it was
determined that the facility failed to provide sufficiently detailed written notices of facility-initiated hospital
transfers to the resident and the resident's representative for one of five residents sampled (Resident 1), by
failing to identify the reason for the move in writing.
Findings include:
A review of the clinical record for Resident 1 revealed the following facility-initiated hospital transfers:
On February 3, 2025, Resident 1 was transferred to the hospital and returned to the facility on February 10,
2025.
On February 10, 2025, the resident was again transferred to the hospital and returned to the facility on
February 12, 2025.
On February 24, 2025, the resident was transferred to the hospital and was discharged from the facility at
the time of the survey.
A review of the clinical record and facility documentation revealed no evidence that written notices were
provided to Resident 1 or the resident's representative for the above transfer dates.
Specifically, the notices failed to include:
The reason(s) for the transfer.
The contact information for the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
If applicable, the contact information for the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of
individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness.
An interview conducted with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) and Director of Nursing (DON) on April
17, 2025, at approximately 1:00 PM confirmed the facility was unable to produce documentation showing
that a written notice, as required by regulation, had been provided to either Resident 1 or the resident's
representative for the transfers noted above.
28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) Responsibility of license
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
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04/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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28 Pa. Code 201.29(a) Resident rights
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
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F 0625
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.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on a
review of clinical records and the facility's bed hold policy and staff interview it was determined the facility
failed to provide written notice of the specifics of the facility's bed hold policy to the resident, responsible
party or legal representative at the time of the transfer, to include the duration and reserve bed payment for
one resident out of five sampled (Resident 1).
Findings include:
A review of a facility policy for bed hold (no policy review date available at the time of the survey) revealed,
for Medicaid residents, the bed will be held while a resident is in the hospital or on therapeutic leave.
Medicaid pays for hospitalization of 15 days and therapeutic leave of 30 days. The resident is allowed to
return to the facility in this time frame. If there is no bed available at the facility, on the date of hospital
discharge, the facility will make every effort to place the resident in a local facility.
A review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A
review of an admission Minimum Data Set assessment (MDS a federally mandated standardized
assessment conducted at specific intervals to plan resident care) indicated that the resident was severely
cognitively impaired with a BIMS score of 3 (brief interview for mental status, a tool to assess the resident's
attention, orientation and ability to register and recall new information, a score of 0 to 7 indicating severe,
cognitive impairment) and a diagnosis of dementia and a history of alcohol abuse.
Further review of the record revealed that Resident 1 had been adjudicated incapacitated by the court on
April 4, 2023, with a guardian appointed to oversee both medical and financial decisions. At the time of the
survey, only the first page of the four-page guardianship order was present in the clinical record. During an
interview with the Director of Social Services on April 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM, she acknowledged the
complete guardianship order was not on file and confirmed she had to contact the guardian during the
survey to obtain the remaining pages, which were subsequently placed in the record.
Review of the admission agreement including decisions for care and treatment provided by the facility,
dated April 22, 2024, revealed it included information regarding resident transfers and the facility's bed-hold
policy. The agreement was signed by Resident 1; however, there was no documented evidence that the
court-appointed guardian had reviewed or signed the agreement, nor that a copy of the agreement and the
facility's bed-hold policy had been provided to the guardian upon admission.
Resident 1 was transferred to the hospital on three occasions: February 3, 2025; February 10, 2025; and
February 24, 2025. There was no documented evidence that the resident's guardian was provided written
notice at the time of transfer or within 24 hours of transfer, detailing the facility's bed-hold policy, including
the duration of the bed-hold, if any; any associated reserve bed payment agreement; or the resident's right
to return to the next available bed.
The facility failed to provide written bed-hold information to the representative of a resident who had a
documented diagnosis of dementia, was severely cognitively impaired, and had been legally declared
incapacitated. This information is critical to ensuring the resident's representative can make
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395484
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
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(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0625
informed decisions regarding the resident's care and potential return to the facility.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an interview with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) on April 17, 2025, at approximately 11:15
AM, the NHA stated that the business office manager (BOM) was responsible for issuing bed-hold
information. She further reported the facility had not had a BOM for a long time and was unable to provide
the previous BOM's dates of employment. The NHA confirmed the facility did not issue any written notice of
its bed-hold policy to the resident's representative at the time of Resident 1's hospital transfers on the dates
noted above.
Residents Affected - Few
28 Pa Code 201.18 (b)(1) Management
28 Pa Code 201.29 (b)Resident rights
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395484
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
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(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0626
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds
bed-hold policy.
Based on review of clinical records, facility policy provided to residents upon transfer from the facility, and
interview with facility staff revealed the facility failed to demonstrate the implementation of specifically
delineated procedures for Medicaid payor source bed holds and the provision of notices of the facility's bed
hold policy in an understandable language that allow a resident to return to the facility after a transfer to the
emergency room for one resident out of five reviewed. (Resident 1).
Findings include:
A review of the facility's policy titled Bed Reservations for Medicaid Covered Residents (no policy revision
date noted) indicated that Medicaid residents are permitted a maximum of 15 consecutive bed-hold days
per hospitalization. The policy further states that residents shall be allowed to return to the nursing facility
immediately upon the first availability of a bed in a semi-private room, provided the resident continues to
require the facility's services.
A review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed the resident was covered under a Medicaid managed care
plan and was transferred to the hospital on February 24, 2025, for behavioral concerns, including physical
aggression toward staff. Nursing documentation on that date described the resident as increasingly
agitated, unresponsive to redirection, and having physically assaulted a nurse. The physician and
emergency services were contacted, and the resident was sent to the emergency department at 7:51 AM.
Despite the facility's policy and the resident's Medicaid status, there was no documented evidence that a
written notice of the facility's bed-hold or readmission policy, specifically regarding the 15-day Medicaid
bed-hold entitlement, was provided to the resident or the resident's representative at the time of transfer.
There was no evidence the resident or responsible party was informed in writing about their rights to return,
nor any indication that they accepted or declined a bed hold.
Social service notes dated February 26 and 27, 2025, documented that attempts were made to place
Resident 1 in other facilities due to his behaviors. All contacted facilities declined to accept the resident. The
clinical record from February 28 through March 10, 2025, indicated the resident remained hospitalized ,
with no documented discharge plan from the facility.
Documentation submitted during the survey included multiple emails from hospital staff between February
25 and March 11, 2025, requesting that Resident 1 be readmitted . On February 25, 2025, the facility's
corporate admissions representative stated the resident would not be accepted back until specific
conditions were met: no need for one-to-one supervision or video monitoring, no use of PRN (as needed)
medications or restraints, and a minimum of 72 hours free from behavioral interventions. Despite continued
requests from the hospital through March 11, 2025, the facility did not permit the resident's return.
There was no evidence of clinical reassessment or documented evaluation by the facility regarding its
ability to meet Resident 1's care needs. The facility did not demonstrate efforts to coordinate with the
hospital to plan for the resident's return. Furthermore, there were no transfer or discharge planning
documents completed by the facility, and the resident's record did not include documentation of the
decision to decline or accept a bed-hold.
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395484
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/17/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0626
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on April 17, 2025, the Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing confirmed
that the resident was initially admitted per corporate directive. Both acknowledged the resident had a
history of aggressive behaviors and stated that due to concerns for the safety of staff and other residents,
the facility determined it could not meet his needs. However, there was no documented evidence that the
facility conducted a formal review of its ability to accommodate the resident's behavioral health needs upon
potential readmission.
28 Pa Code 201.18 (b)(1) Management
28 Pa Code 201.29 (b)Resident rights
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