Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center
THIRD AVENUE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in KINGSTON, PA — inspection on May 30, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
28 Pa.
Code 201.18 (e)(2.1) Management.
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During an interview on May 28, 2025, the Director of Maintenance indicated the facility has an external pest management company that provides services to the building about once a month.
The Director of Maintenance explained the pest management company has not reported any identification of rodent activity.
The Director of Maintenance provided invoices for services rendered by the pest management company; however, a review of the invoices from December 2024 through May 2025 revealed the external company failed to identify any rodent activity.
A review of facility-provided pest control invoices from December 2024 through May 2025 revealed no documented evidence of rodent or other pest activity.
A facility tour and observations on May 28, 2025, revealed evidence of rodent activity in multiple resident rooms and common areas:
An observation at 9:40 AM of Resident 39's bedroom revealed several mouse-like droppings (small, long, black pellets that were tapered at the ends- resembling a black grain of rice) on the floor in the window-side corner of the room.
An observation at 12:38 PM of Resident 4's bedroom revealed over 20 mouse-like droppings in the window-side corner of the room. At the time of the observation, the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) confirmed the observation of the mouse-like droppings.
An observation at 12:48 PM of Resident 23's bedroom revealed several mouse-like droppings on the floor, against the wall, and behind the window-side bed. An interview with Resident 23 at the same time as the observation revealed that he has seen mice a few times over the past few months running across the floor in his room.
An observation on May 28, 2025, at 1:15 PM, revealed evidence of mouse activity in the facility's main dining room.
Over 50 mouse-like droppings were seen on the floor in the resident main dining room underneath a cabinet running along the kitchen-side wall.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 395905 B.
Wing 05/30/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center 702 Third Avenue Kingston, PA 18704
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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