Kadima Rehabilitation Greenville: Mail Privacy Violation - PA
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident R3, raised the issue directly when an inspector sat down with him or her on September 30. It was around 1:15 in the afternoon. The resident said the facility had been opening mail before it reached him or her, and that it felt like an invasion of privacy.
Fifteen minutes later, the inspector spoke with the nursing home administrator. The administrator confirmed it. He or she acknowledged opening some of Resident R3's mail prior to delivering it.
That was the finding. The administrator did not deny it.
Resident R3 scored a 13 out of 15 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status, a cognitive screening that measures memory and orientation. A score of 13 places a resident firmly in the cognitively intact range. There was no ambiguity about whether this person understood what was happening to their correspondence or could accurately report it. They could, and they did.
The facility's own written policies, dated June 2, 2025, stated that residents have the right to send and promptly receive mail that is unopened. The same policy documents described the facility's commitment to protecting and promoting each resident's rights, including privacy in sending and receiving mail. Those documents existed. Inspectors reviewed them. The administrator had opened the mail anyway.
The deficiency was cited under the federal tag governing residents' reasonable access to and privacy in communication, and classified as causing minimal harm or potential for actual harm. It affected few residents. In the formal accounting of nursing home violations, it sits near the lower end of the severity scale.
But the classification describes regulatory consequence, not what actually happened. A person living in a nursing home, someone who cannot simply walk to a mailbox, reported that the person running the facility had been reading their mail. The administrator, when asked, said yes.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Greenville is located at 110 Fredonia Road. The inspection was triggered by a complaint and completed November 21, 2025. The deficiency was cited under Pennsylvania code governing resident rights and licensee responsibility.
Resident R3 told the inspector the word that came to mind: invasion. That was the word used, recorded, and now part of the federal inspection record for this facility.
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KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT GREENVILLE in GREENVILLE, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 21, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident R3, raised the issue directly when an inspector sat down with him or her on September 30.
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.