Birchwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
395 Middle Road, Nanticoke, PA, 18634
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Century Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 121 · avg 115 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.6% — higher than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 68.8% — higher than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 41.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $123,390 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395651
- Certified beds
- 121 beds · avg 115 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Birchwood Rehabilitation And Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Century Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Century Healthcare chain — 9 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Michael w Palkovic
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- Patrick c Kilduff
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- Shai Berdugo
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Century ii Pennsylania Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Century ii Tbd Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Efraim Klein
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 29% · since 2023
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
May 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Birchwood Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 53)
- E0695·Mar 31, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0692·Mar 31, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0880·Mar 31, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0773·Mar 31, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- E0755·Mar 31, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0697·Mar 31, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0684·Mar 31, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0656·Mar 31, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $115K
- 20241 fine · $8,018
Most recent events
- Aug 20, 2025Fine · $115K
- Oct 24, 2024Fine · $8,018
Largest single fine on record: $115K.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 31, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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