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This facility has areas of concern that warrant careful consideration. Registered Nurse hours are 74% of the EveryPlace reference benchmark; ask how RN coverage is allocated across shifts. The latest standard survey recorded 17 findings, above the PA average of 10.1. We recommend asking the administrator directly: "How are you addressing recent staffing shortfalls?" These are not reasons to panic, but they are reasons to ask tough questions and visit in person.
Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center receives polarized feedback, with many families praising the friendly, attentive staff and clean environment, while others report critical lapses in medical oversight and communication. While some visitors highlight excellent rehabilitation therapy and compassionate nursing care, multiple reviewers have raised serious concerns regarding slow call-bell response times, medication management errors, and difficulty reaching administrative staff.
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“My Dad was transferred here after a hospitalization last October. Over the many months since, he received expert care in a clean environment and made many friends.”
“Call bells are useless in this place!! Have waited anywhere from 1/2 hr to 3 hrs to get help. Always told busy, food is inedible.”
“My bed bound father fell out of bed on his third day at this facility, a CNA ripped his one drain out and never reported it to a RN, and my fathers TPN was spiked incorrectly and was held together with scotch tape.”
Both RN and total nursing hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmarks. Ask the facility how it staffs each shift for current resident needs.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
This facility has serious recurring problems with families filing numerous complaint reports, particularly concerning abuse and neglect protection, medication management, and accident prevention. The most troubling pattern involves repeated deficiencies in protecting residents from abuse and neglect, with the most recent incident in January 2026 still under correction. Medication errors and pharmaceutical service problems persist across multiple surveys, as do safety hazards and accident prevention failures. While most individual issues show correction dates, the persistent recurrence of the same fundamental care problems suggests ongoing systemic challenges that families should carefully evaluate.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Administration Deficiencies
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Jan 16, 2026
$30,257
Fine
Dec 30, 2024
$59,401
Fine
Jul 21, 2024
$102,684
Fine
Feb 1, 2024
$99,271
Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
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Century Healthcare
9 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 1.9/5 · Rank 8 of 10 (Lowest rating)
Owners
Century Pennsylvania Holdco LLC
Owner · Organization
Century I Tbd Holdco LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Kulanu Oc Trust
Owner (parent company) · Organization
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