Riverstreet Manor: Catheter Care Failures Cited - PA
The May 28 inspection, triggered by a complaint rather than a routine survey, found the nursing home deficient in catheter care and the prevention of urinary tract infections. Inspectors documented that residents who are incontinent, or who rely on catheters, were not receiving the care required to keep them safe. As of the inspection record, Riverstreet Manor had submitted no plan of correction.
That last part matters. A plan of correction isn't just paperwork. It's the facility's formal commitment that it has identified what went wrong, who is responsible for fixing it, and by when. Without one, there is no documented path from the violation back to the resident.
The deficiency was classified at Scope and Severity Level D, meaning inspectors found it to be isolated rather than widespread, and that no resident suffered documented actual harm. But Level D is not a clean bill of health. The federal classification carries an explicit finding: there was potential for more than minimal harm. In catheter care, that potential is not abstract.
Urinary tract infections are among the most common and dangerous complications in nursing home residents. For older adults, especially those with limited mobility or cognitive impairment, a UTI can escalate quickly, progressing from discomfort to confusion, sepsis, and hospitalization. Catheters, when not managed correctly, are a direct route for bacteria to enter the body. The gap between "no documented harm" and serious harm can close fast.
Inspectors cited Riverstreet Manor under federal tag F0690, which covers the full range of bladder and bowel care obligations, including proper catheter maintenance and active steps to prevent infection. The citation was one of two deficiencies recorded during the inspection. The report does not identify the second deficiency by name.
What the report does make clear is the context: this was a complaint investigation. Someone, whether a resident, a family member, or a staff member, raised a concern serious enough to prompt federal inspectors to show up. Complaint investigations are not scheduled. They are responses to specific allegations. The fact that inspectors arrived on a complaint and found a substantiated deficiency in the exact category of care that most commonly generates catheter-related harm is not a coincidence inspectors would overlook.
Riverstreet Manor is a nursing facility in Wilkes-Barre, in Luzerne County. The inspection record does not specify how many residents were affected, or whether the deficiency involved a single catheter care failure or a pattern of inadequate practice. Level D scope means inspectors characterized it as isolated. That means one resident, or a small number, not a facility-wide breakdown. But isolated failures in catheter care still happen to real people.
The absence of a correction plan is the sharpest detail in this record. Facilities cited for deficiencies are expected to respond. The response doesn't have to be immediate, but it has to exist. Here, it doesn't. The inspection record lists the correction status plainly: deficient, provider has no plan of correction. That is not a technicality. It is the facility declining, at least so far, to put in writing what it intends to do differently.
For the resident at the center of this complaint, whoever filed it and whatever they witnessed, that silence is the answer they have received.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: August 7, 2026 · Our methodology
RIVERSTREET MANOR in WILKES-BARRE, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 28, 2026.
Inspectors documented that residents who are incontinent, or who rely on catheters, were not receiving the care required to keep them safe.
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.