Nursing home
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
463 North Hunter Hwy, Drums, PA 18222 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Kadima Healthcare Group (15 facilities) · 37 certified beds
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Drums, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.15 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $86,122In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.15 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.34 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 64.6% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 11, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $86,122, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 463 North Hunter Hwy
Drums, PA 18222 - CMS certification #
- 395484
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 37
- Avg residents/day
- 32.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-04-01
- Chain
- Kadima Healthcare Group (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Kadima Healthcare Group
Kadima Healthcare Group operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Kadima Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 17, 2019 to Jun 21, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $968 owed to 11 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Kadima at Luzerne (Luzerne Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC). Case 1933527.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, Hazleton. 6.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hazleton. 6.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Geisinger Home Health, Hazle Township. 5.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18222 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Innovative Renal Care Greater Hazleton, Hazle Township, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Hazleton, Hazleton, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fkc Nanticoke, Nanticoke, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18222.
All Care Hospice, office in Hazleton, 7.5 miles away, straight line
Commonwealth Hospice Of Berwick, office in Forty Fort, 16.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Img Nursing Home Care, P.C., Pottsville. 26.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne staffed?
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne reports 4.15 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne have?
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Luzerne is certified for 37 beds.