Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

    149 Lafayette Ave, Tamaqua, PA 18252
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Warm clean facility outstanding rehab

    I had a very positive experience here. The building is spotless and beautifully decorated, the trunk-or-treat was wonderful (my daughter loved it) and residents were engaged in lots of activities. Staff from CNAs to nurses to therapy went above and beyond-Melissa the administrator and Susanna in therapy were professional and kind-and the rehab program was outstanding (helped me walk in a month). I felt like family was welcome, residents well cared for, and I would recommend this as a warm, well-run place.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.04·(68)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.6
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Clean, well-maintained interior and grounds
    • Bright, spacious dining area
    • Dedicated activity room and chapel
    • Robust rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Knowledgeable wound-care and medical clinicians
    • Attentive and compassionate direct-care staff
    • Proactive, hands-on leadership and administration
    • Effective housekeeping and laundry services
    • Engaging, family-friendly activities and events
    • Single-floor, accessible layout
    • Strong staff teamwork and collaborative culture
    • Regular, proactive family communication and updates

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff communication
    • Delays in responding to call bells and assistance requests
    • Inconsistent meal quality and service temperature control
    • Medication-transfer and administration process gaps
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene-scheduling inconsistencies
    • Variable caregiving quality across shifts and staff roles
    • Chronic staffing and workload pressures
    • Gaps in coordination with hospitals and transport services
    • Front-office and social-services responsiveness issues
    • Limited outdoor access or supervised outdoor activity options

    Summary of reviews

    Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation presents a mixed but instructive profile for prospective residents and families. Strengths repeatedly mentioned include a clean, well-maintained building and grounds, a bright and roomy dining area, accessible single-floor layout, and pleasant communal spaces such as an activity room and chapel. The facility's rehabilitation and therapy programs receive consistent praise: reviewers highlight an effective, hands-on rehab team and strong therapy outcomes that support mobility and independence. Clinical resources such as wound care clinicians and an engaged medical team are also noted as positives.

    Direct-care staff and middle management draw largely favorable comments for compassion and teamwork. Many families described staff who go above and beyond, with particular recognition for certain nurses, therapists, and the administrator for being professional and accommodating. Housekeeping and laundry services are reported as reliable, and the facility runs frequent, family-friendly activities and events (seasonal parties, community events, church services) that contribute to an active social environment.

    Despite these strengths, there are recurring operational concerns that prospective families should consider. Communication and responsiveness are the most commonly cited issues: reviewers describe inconsistent staff communication, delays in answering call bells or assisting residents, and variability in how front-office and social-services inquiries are handled. Meal service quality is uneven — complaints include cold trays, incorrect orders, lack of condiments, and hydration lapses — indicating problems with meal-temperature control and meal-delivery processes. Several accounts point to process gaps around medication transfer and administration, and there are noted inconsistencies in bathing schedules and incontinence-care responsiveness.

    Staffing stability and coordination are important themes. Some reviewers describe workload pressures and staffing shortages that correlate with slower responses and variability in care quality across shifts. Coordination with hospitals and transport services is another operational area with reported gaps, which may affect transitions of care. A few reviews raise serious clinical concerns following sentinel events; those accounts emphasize shortcomings in clinical follow-up and family communication after adverse outcomes.

    In sum, Greenwood offers strong rehabilitation services, an active programming calendar, and a generally clean, welcoming environment with capable direct-care staff and engaged leadership. However, the facility shows patterned weaknesses in responsiveness, meal-service consistency, medication-handling processes, and administrative communication. Families considering Greenwood should weigh the facility's therapy and activity strengths against these operational issues and are encouraged to ask specific questions about staffing levels, call-response times, medication-transfer procedures, bathing and incontinence protocols, and hospital-transfer coordination during their tour or intake conversation.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is located at 149 Lafayette Ave, Tamaqua, PA, 18252.

    About Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

    Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation sits near St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus, just 13 minutes away, and it's part of the David Gamzeh & Gabriel Sebbag chain, with ownership by Apostrophe Opco LLC and other indirect owners like Cedar View Holdings LLC and Samara Family Holdings LLC, though there's no available information about who manages daily work there or who's in charge of the staff. The facility's got 150 certified beds-97 residents were living there as of March 2025, leaving about 52 beds open as of May. The occupancy rate comes out to about 65%, and it offers both short-term rehab and long-term care services, so folks needing help between hospital and home or those needing ongoing help can stay. The building includes private and semiprivate rooms, all with wireless internet, along with housekeeping, a barbershop and beauty salon, a large gathering room for activities, and regular church services each week, while residents can join group trips for shopping and sightseeing or take part in classes or daily activities. The grounds stay well-kept, with indoor and outdoor spaces for residents to enjoy. That's alongside meals described as nutritious and healthy, and optional private rooms for those that want more privacy.

    The 2,000-square-foot therapy gym comes with advanced equipment, and the care team includes certified therapists offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, all within the facility's restorative care program. The Skilled Nursing Facility provides nursing home care as well as skilled and intermediate care for those who need more support, and the clinical team works together to offer an integrated approach between nursing and therapy. Nursing and rehab services are on site, with nurse staffing hours per resident per day at 2.95, though the nurse turnover rate is 66.2%, which means staff changes happen often.

    Performance-wise, Greenwood Center has seen mixed results. The facility's dropped to a 2-star overall rating in the latest evaluation, which is below average, having historically hovered at a 4-star overall, which is below the state average. The ratings break down as 4th star in staffing, reflecting below-average staffing, 3rd star in quality measures, so it's about average there, and it's got a 2nd star in health inspections, meaning inspections turned up more issues than most. Medicare and Medicaid have issued several fines since January 2011, totaling $122,897.00 for violations, and there have been 58 documented deficiencies over time, including a recent standard inspection on April 16, 2025, that listed ten deficiencies, most notably about not having enough nursing staff, missing a licensed nurse for every shift, and not always making sure residents' needs and treatments match their written care plans and preferences or medical orders.

    There's no shortage of services offered, with skilled nursing, rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy all available. The facility takes in new patients regardless of the fines and keeps focus on resident well-being through its therapy and restorative care programs. Meals are prepared on site and the community aims to offer comfort along with medical care, building a sense of friendship among the folks who live there. Local hospitals like Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, and St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton are close by in case a resident needs more acute hospital care. While the staff is described as warm and caring, the facts show that the facility's ratings and inspection history don't put it near the top among nearby options, but it's still working with a range of services, amenities, and programs to support residents day to day.

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    Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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