Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center operates 180 certified beds in WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1967-01-01. It averages 116.2 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
CMS lists 65 health-inspection deficiencies for Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2026-02-27 | F0578, F0656, F0677, F0684, F0690, F0694, F0744, F0755, F0868 | 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | D |
| 2025-09-23 | F0810 | Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | E |
| 2025-06-18 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2025-06-18 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2025-04-25 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2025-04-25 | F0600, F0695 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2025-04-25 | F0578, F0610, F0641, F0658, F0699, F0757, F0758 | 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2024-06-14 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-06-14 | F0550, F0600, F0625, F0688, F0694, F0868 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | E |
| 2024-06-14 | F0554, F0583, F0622, F0640, F0656, F0690, F0692, F0698 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2024-06-14 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-06-14 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B |
| 2024-04-12 | F0585 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | E |
| 2024-04-12 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| 2024-02-07 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2023-11-07 | F0558, F0600, F0745, F0755, F0867 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2023-11-07 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2023-09-28 | F0584, F0677, F0689, F0726, F0755, F0812, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | E |
| 2023-09-28 | F0580, F0661, F0684, F0688, F0693 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D |
| 2023-08-18 | F0584, F0585, F0677 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E |
| 2023-08-18 | F0744 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
Has Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-14 | 34 |
How is Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed relative to the PA average?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.50344 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 61.5 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 116.2 | 104.6 |
Who owns Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, and what chain is it in?
Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the IMPERIAL HEALTHCARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | TIMBER RIDGE SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | since 04/30/2021 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CH PA7 SNF HOLDINGS LLC, CHRH EQUITIES LLC, ENS HOLDINGS, LLC, IH PA OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC, THE ENS FAMILY TRUST, YMCS EQUITIES LLC, GOTTESMAN, DANIEL | since 04/30/2021 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | SIMPSON, LOUANN | since 04/30/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | HERZKA, YISROEL | since 06/20/2021 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?