Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
BIRCHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER in NANTICOKE, PA — inspection on September 17, 2025.
Found 3 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
Review of the facility's internal investigation revealed the facility did not initiate an investigation until August 28, 2025, two days after the alleged incident.
Review of reports submitted to the State Survey Agency revealed the facility failed to notify the agency within the required two-hour timeframe following the allegation of sexual abuse.
During an interview with the Assistant Director of Nursing on September 17, 2025, at 10:15 AM, it was confirmed that Employee 3 did not report the allegation of abuse in accordance with facility policy, resulting in delayed identification, notification, and investigation.
The facility failed to implement its abuse prohibition procedures by not promptly identifying the alleged sexual abuse of Resident 2, not ensuring timely notification of administration, physician, responsible party, and State Survey Agency, and by delaying the initiation of an investigation into the allegation. 28 Pa.
Code 201.18 (e)(1) Management. 28 Pa.
Code 201.29 (a)(c) Resident Rights. 28 Pa.
Code 201.14(a)(c) Responsibility of Licensee. 28 Pa.
Code: 211.12 (c)(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing Services. 28 Pa.
Code: 211.10 (c)(d) Resident care policies.
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Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
395 Middle Road Nanticoke, PA 18634
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on September 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM, the corporate nurse consultant, was unable to provide evidence that Resident 1's falls had been adequately investigated or that individualized fall interventions were implemented to prevent a fall with serious injury. 28 Pa Code 211.12 (d)(3)(5) Nursing services.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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Building
COMPLETED
09/17/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
395 Middle Road Nanticoke, PA 18634
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview conducted on September 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM, the Assistant Director of Nursing and the Corporate Nurse Consultant confirmed that the individualized dementia care plan interventions were not implemented for Resident 4. 28 Pa Code 211.12 (d)(5) Nursing services.
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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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