Home / Pennsylvania / Kingston
702 Third Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 · Luzerne County · (570) 283-5848
65 certified beds, about 58 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1993
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395905 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 27, 2026, inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).
Of 37 health citations since November 2023, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.57 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.85 of those hours.
47.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
CMS links it to Saber Healthcare Group, an affiliated group of 126 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 37 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and resident and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to ensure one of 17 residents reviewed (Resident 8) was fully informed of, and participated in decision-making regarding, a restriction preventing the resident from using the bathroom connected to the bedroom.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, facility policy, admission documentation, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to provide and maintain required written admission information and documentation for one of 17 residents reviewed (Resident 63).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records, select facility policy, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure licensed nurses accurately administered prescribed medication consistent with professional standards of practice for one of five residents sampled for unnecessary medications (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, review of clinical records, select facility policy review, and staff interview it was determined the facility failed to consistently ensure the provision of respiratory care and supplemental oxygen in accordance with physician orders and facility policy for one resident out of 17 residents reviewed. (Resident 65)
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, select policy review, and staff and resident interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the timely acquisition and availability of prescribed medications for one of 20 residents reviewed (Resident 7).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, resident interview, staff interview, and review of facility practices, it was determined the facility failed to ensure effective management and execution of the duties and responsibilities of the food and nutrition services department to provide timely meal service for three of 17 residents reviewed (Residents 66, 23, and 8).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record review, select facility policy review, and staff and family interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide and ensure implementation of specialized rehabilitative services in accordance with professional standards of practice for positioning assessment, intervention, care planning, and staff training for 1 of 17 residents reviewed (Resident 12).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of select facility policy, facility investigative reports, clinical records, and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to ensure a complete and accurate investigation was conducted into an allegation of misappropriation of medication for one of ten sampled residents (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, facility policies, documentation provided by the facility, and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to consistently provide adequate supervision and implement appropriate, individualized fall prevention interventions based on assessed needs to ensure the safety of one of 18 sampled residents (Resident 50), resulting in multiple unwitnessed falls and significant injury, including a traumatic subdural hemorrhage and multiple fractures of the arm.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, a review of facility-provided documents, and employee interviews, it was determined the facility failed to maintain acceptable practices for the storage and service of food to prevent the potential for contamination, including rodent activity, which increased the risk of food-borne illness in multiple areas of the kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, a review of facility-provided documents, and resident and employee interviews, it was determined the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program, including observations made on one of the three nursing units (Grey Unit- bedrooms of Residents 4, 23, and 39), experiences reported by one resident out of 18 sampled (Resident 23), and experiences reported by two residents during a group interview (Residents 27 and 28).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to ensure that one resident out of 18 sampled (Resident 26) was afforded the right to participate in care and treatment decisions, to be fully informed of treatment, and to make choices about preferred treatment options.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, select facility policy, and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to consistently provide restorative nursing services as planned to maintain mobility for one resident (Resident 53) out of 13 residents sampled.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, review of select facility policy and clinical records, and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to adhere to acceptable storage and labeling for multi-dose medications in one of two medication carts observed (Teal Hall).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of facility investigative documentation, clinical records, and staff interviews it was determined the facility failed to provide nursing services consistent with professional standards of quality to ensure that licensed nurses promptly assessed and evaluated a resident after a significant medication error occurred to assure the resident received necessary care and services timely for one resident (Resident 1) and failed to implement physician's orders for wound treatments for two residents (Resident 3 and 4) out of 12 sampled.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to timely notify the physician and the resident's responsible party of medication error for one resident out of 12 sampled (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records, a facility investigative report, nurse competencies and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to to ensure that licensed nursing staff possessed the skills and competencies necessary to assure administration of medications accurately and safely for one resident out of 12 sampled (Residents 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of pharmacy documentation, clinical records and staff interviews it was determined the facility failed to implement procedures to assure timely acquiring and administration of medications to one of 12 sampled residents (Resident 4).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of resident clinical records, select facility policy, facility investigative reports, and staff interview it was revealed the facility failed to assure that one of 12 residents reviewed were free of significant medication errors (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records and staff interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain accurate and complete clinical records, according to professional standards of practice for one of 12 sampled residents (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records and select facility policy review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to timely respond to a resident's increased level of pain and provide an effective pain management to alleviate pain for one resident of 13 residents sampled (Resident 52).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a safe, sanitary, and orderly environment in the resident's main dining room area.
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records, select facility policy and investigative reports and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement procedures to identify and prevent potential misappropriation of resident property, medications, for one resident out of 13 sampled (Resident 49).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to timely develop and implement a person-centered care plan to meet one resident's current needs for two of 13 sampled resident (Resident 26). Findings including: Clinical record review revealed that Resident 26 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include dementia. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to complete a discharge summary, which included a recapitulation of the resident's stay, the course of illness, corresponding treatment, discharge instructions, and a post-discharge care plan for one of three discharged resident records reviewed (Resident 23).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to provide nursing services consistent with professional standards of quality by failing to ensure that licensed nurses accurately administered prescribed medication to one of 13 sampled residents (Resident 13).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record and select facility policy review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to clinically justify the use of a foley (indwelling) catheter for two of 4 sampled residents with catheters (Resident 7 and 24).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement an effective individualized person-centered plan to address a resident's dementia-related behavioral symptoms for one out of 13 residents reviewed (Resident 29).
Inspectors wroteBased on review clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident was free from unnecessary psychoactive drugs by failing to ensure the presence of clinical rationale for the continued use of an as needed psychotropic medication for one of five residents reviewed (Resident 29).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to follow-up with required dental services for one Medicaid payor source out of 13 residents sampled. (Resident 37).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews with resident sand staff, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain acceptable practices for the storage and service of food to prevent the potential for contamination and microbial growth in food, which increased the risk of food-borne illness.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain an environment free of potential accident hazards to the extent possible on one of three resident hallways (Rooms 9-16).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records and select facility reports and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to assure that one resident out of six sampled was free from a significant medication error. (Resident 2).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records, information submitted by the facility and the facility's abuse prohibition policy and staff interviews, it was revealed the facility failed to timely report an injury of unknown origin, a fractured arm, and the results of the facility's completed investigation into possible resident abuse or neglect within 5 working days of the incident to the State Survey agency for one of four residents reviewed (Resident 2).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of the facility's abuse prohibition policy and procedures, facility provided documentation, and clinical records and interviews with staff it was determined that the facility failed to timely and thoroughly investigate an injury of unknown source to rule out abuse, neglect or mistreatment for one of the four residents sampled (Resident 2).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of clinical records, select facility reports and employee personnel files, and resident and staff interviews it was determined that the facility failed to assure that licensed and professional nursing staff possessed the necessary skills and competencies to accurately perform medication administration as prescribed to one resident out of four sampled (Resident 1).
12 fire safety citations on file: 5 on March 27, 2026, 4 on May 30, 2025, 3 on July 31, 2024.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.57 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.17 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.95 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 47.4% | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 46.2% | 39.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.98 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.73 on weekdays and 3.17 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 13.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.61 in April to June 2025 to 3.57 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.57 | 0.85 | 3.73 | 3.17 | 13.0% | 0 of 90 | 58 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.58 | 0.79 | 3.72 | 3.23 | 13.7% | 0 of 92 | 53 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.56 | 0.78 | 3.70 | 3.18 | 17.5% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.61 | 0.86 | 3.75 | 3.27 | 18.3% | 0 of 91 | 55 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.69 | 0.65 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 11.3% | 0.1% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $21.44 | $18.88 to $22.52 | 67,740 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.74 | $29.02 to $35.01 | 38,260 |
| Registered nurses | $46.36 | $38.75 to $50.35 | 146,520 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.5 | 17.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.2 | 22.5 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (32.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
32.7% this home
Worse than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Pennsylvania: 100 better, 108 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 96 eligible stays.
13.0% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Pennsylvania: 3 better, 9 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 106 eligible stays.
6.6% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Pennsylvania: 7 better, 5 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 43 eligible stays.
54.5% this home
Median of homes: Pennsylvania54.4% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 33 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Pennsylvania0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 36 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Pennsylvania2.0% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 36 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Pennsylvania100.0% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 17 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: KINGSTON SNF HEALTHCARE LLC. CMS links this home to Saber Healthcare Group, a group of 126 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Weisberg, William | Corporate director | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Nicoluzakis, Gregory | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Weisberg, William | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Saber Governance LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/01/2019 | |
| Shg Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/01/2019 | |
| Lutchko, Jenna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/22/2024 | |
| Sakalas, Lori | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/06/2024 | |
| Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/01/2014 | |
| Kingston SNF Re Group Lllc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/01/2024 | |
| Rkl LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/26/2023 | |
| Saber Governance LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2019 | |
| Saber Healthcare Group LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/01/2014 | |
| Shg Management LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2019 | |
| Lutchko, Jenna | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/22/2024 | |
| Mangino, Loren | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/24/2024 | |
| Nicoluzakis, Gregory | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Sakalas, Lori | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/06/2024 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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