Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center
Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in WILKES BARRE, PA — inspection on February 27, 2026.
Found 9 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
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0578 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0656 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Review of Resident 119's admission Minimum Data Set assessment (MDS, a federally mandated standardized assessment process conducted periodically to plan resident care) dated December 4, 2025, revealed that Resident 119 was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 15 (Brief Interview for Mental Status, a tool within the Cognitive Section of the MDS that is used to assess the resident's attention, orientation, and ability to register and recall new information; a score of 13-15 indicates cognition is intact). A review of Resident 119's Kardex (a quick-reference summary for staff to guide delivery of care) documented that Resident 119 was scheduled to receive showers on Mondays and Fridays during the evening shift. A review of the Documentation Survey Report v2 for December 2025 and January 2026 revealed that on multiple scheduled shower dates (December 5, December 8, December 12, December 15, December 19, December 22, and January 9), showers were either not documented as provided or the resident was provided a bed bath with no documented reason for a bed bath and not a shower as preferred.
There was no supporting documentation indicating a change in condition that would have precluded showering.
During an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on February 26, 2026, at 11:00 AM, the DON acknowledged that Resident 119 was scheduled to receive showers on Mondays and Fridays and confirmed that showers should have been provided as scheduled.
The DON could not explain why showers were not consistently provided or documented.
The above findings were reviewed with the DON on February 27, 2026, at 11:00AM.
The facility could not provide documented evidence that Resident 119's showers were provided as ordered and preferred by the resident. 28 Pa.
Code 211.12 (c)(d)(5) Nursing services.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0684 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0690 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0694 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0744 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0755 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in WILKES BARRE, PA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0868 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-02-27.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 9 deficiencies cited during this inspection of RIVER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.