Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Rehab Center · Cranford, New Jersey 07016
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Rehab Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
The city
Living in Nanticoke, PA
Nanticoke sits along the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, a small former coal-mining city with a quiet, working-class feel. It's close enough to Wilkes-Barre for broader dining, shopping, and healthcare networks, while offering a slower pace for nurses seeking affordability and community ties.
Browse roles in Nanticoke- State price level · Pennsylvania
- 97.6
- 2% below the national average
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities
Who they are
You would join Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at 205 Birchwood Ave in Cranford, New Jersey, a skilled nursing and rehab setting that also covers short-term and long-term care plus behavioral care.
- Rehab Center · Nanticoke
- Hiring days
More about Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The building is described as home-like and state-of-the-art, sits in Union County, and is part of the Atlas Healthcare network serving PA and NJ communities. Shifts on the board have included per diem day RN work, part-time and evening LPN or RN roles, rotating schedules, and a full-time night RN Supervisor post. Unit Manager paths for RN and LPN have been posted as well. One of our postings listed $38 an hour. The center holds a CMS 5-star overall quality rating (Quality Measures 5.0, Health Inspection 4.0, Staffing 3.0), with total nurse hours per resident day at 3.34. Cranford itself is a tight-knit town with a walkable downtown, tree-lined streets, and a direct train ride of about 50 minutes to NYC Penn Station. You will want a New Jersey LPN or RN license in hand before you apply.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
CMS rates the facility 5 stars overall, with Quality Measures 5.0, Health Inspection 4.0, and Staffing 3.0. A family reviewer on a nursing-homes directory urged others not to trust management about a father's deathbed experience. Staff turnover is listed at 26% overall and 36.8% for RNs.
The good
- CMS 5-star overall quality rating
- Posted Unit Manager and night RN Supervisor charge paths
- Mix of per diem, part-time evening, and full-time night schedules
- Skilled nursing, rehab, short- and long-term, and behavioral care under one roof
- Cranford location with direct train access toward Manhattan
- Zero fines and not listed as a Special Focus Facility
The hard parts
- Family reviewer warned not to trust management on an end-of-life care experience
- Staffing star rating is 3.0 within the CMS profile
- RN turnover listed at 36.8% and overall staff turnover at 26%
- Total nurse HPRD is 3.34 with RN HPRD at 0.40
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
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Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 2, 2026
- Website
- birchwoodrhc.com ↗
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Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
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Cranford, New Jersey
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