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KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT LUZERNECMS #3954843 citations on this visit
3 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 3 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

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 (continued on next page) 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 (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 6 Event ID: 395484 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (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 0623 28 Pa. Code 201.29(a) Resident rights Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395484 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 6 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (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 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 (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395484 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 6 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (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 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 FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395484 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 6 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (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 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. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395484 If continuation sheet Page 5 of 6 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (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 FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 395484 If continuation sheet Page 6 of 6

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Citations

3 citations recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0623GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F623 - Transfer and discharge-

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • 0625GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F625 - Transfer and discharge-

    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.

  • 0626GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F626 - Transfer and discharge-

    Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

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What happened during the April 17, 2025 survey of KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT LUZERNE?

This was a inspection survey of KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT LUZERNE on April 17, 2025. The surveyor cited 3 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT LUZERNE on April 17, 2025?

Yes, 3 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before tran..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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