Kadima Rehab: Facility Assessment Failures - PA
Inspectors who visited the facility on January 30 found that for twelve consecutive months, from January 2025 through January 2026, the nursing home failed to maintain a working water management program designed to detect and prevent Legionella growth. Legionella is the bacterium responsible for Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia that is particularly dangerous for elderly and immunocompromised patients.
The facility had a Legionella policy on paper. That policy called for a water management team, a facility risk assessment, monitoring protocols, and documented testing. None of it was happening.
At some point during 2025, the facility did send a water sample to a company called Tap Score. Inspectors pulled the results. When they called Tap Score directly, a support staff member confirmed on January 29 that the test had screened only for "forever chemicals," a category of industrial compounds with no relevance to Legionella or any waterborne pathogen. The test would not have detected bacteria even if the water had been contaminated.
The facility's own Maintenance Director confirmed it during an interview that same afternoon. He acknowledged there was no documentation of water testing as required under the facility's Legionella policy, and that the comprehensive water management program had simply not been maintained.
Industry guidance from both the CDC and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers calls for supplemental disinfection and residual chlorine levels kept between 0.50 and 3.00 parts per million. Whether Kadima's water met that standard at any point last year, nobody can say. The testing that would have answered that question was never done.
Inspectors classified the violation as having minimal harm or potential for actual harm, and noted it affected many residents.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Washington from 2026-01-30 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: August 5, 2026 · Our methodology
KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT WASHINGTON in WASHINGTON, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 30, 2026.
The facility had a Legionella policy on paper.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.