Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center
702 THIRD AVENUE, Kingston, PA 18704
Kingston, Pennsylvania · CMS verdict
CMS places Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center in the average range on the federal scale, and in line with the Pennsylvania average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center in Kingston, Pennsylvania holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 51 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 51 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 51.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Pennsylvania average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 85% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Pennsylvania, Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center is one of 232 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.5 stars, ahead of roughly 56% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center compares to Pennsylvania
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Pennsylvania facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Pennsylvania state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center ranks in Pennsylvania
Among the 653 CMS-rated nursing homes in Pennsylvania, Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 42% of them. The bars show how all Pennsylvania homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
130 Pennsylvania homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 65 |
| Residents | 55 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Luzerne |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 36 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center? ▾
CMS rates Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center at 3 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the Pennsylvania average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Pennsylvania? ▾
In Pennsylvania, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $11,954/month ($143,445/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $13,688/month.
What services does Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center offer? ▾
CMS classifies Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Third Avenue Health & Rehab Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Pennsylvania? ▾
In Pennsylvania, alternatives include assisted living ($6,480/mo), home health aides ($6,483/mo), and adult day care ($2,535/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Pennsylvania elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 395905.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.