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Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

403 Hazle Township Boulevard, Hazleton, PA 182025704548888Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 297Avg. daily residents: 227Chain: Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)County: Luzerne
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The complete public record on Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Pennsylvania average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $171,403 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.35 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.89)
0.33 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.79)
3.03 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
36.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.5)
45.5% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

February 7, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
7 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (10.1)
36 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$171,403 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($26,030)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

51 citations on record across recent inspections, 5 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
January 12, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
March 27, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 27, 20250867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 7, 20250883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 3, 20250692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.