Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Forest City, PA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Forest City
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Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Forest City has a total of 27 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,372 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Forest City of 1,741, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.52 persons in Forest City. There were 2,529 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 75.00 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Forest City has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Forest City and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.73	0.79 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.02	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.91	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.66	3.80 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Pennsylvania.

COVID-19 Infections in Forest City Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Forest City there were a total of 26 new cases and 26 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Forest City

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Forest City Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Forest City, PA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Forest City

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Forest City based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Gino J Merli Veterans Center 401 PENN AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	13.33
Allied Services Transitional Rehab Unit 475 MORGAN HIGHWAY SCRANTON, PA	37.00
Saint Mary's Villa Nursing Hom 516 ST. MARY'S VILLA ROAD MOSCOW, PA	46.00
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Li 1101 VINE STREET SCRANTON, PA	26.00
Wesley Village 209 ROBERTS ROAD PITTSTON, PA	48.00
Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center 1404 GOLF PARK DRIVE LAKE ARIEL, PA	56.00
Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 10 HART PLACE CARBONDALE, PA	38.67
Green Ridge Care Center 2741 BOULEVARD AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	31.00
Mid-Valley Health Care Center 81 STURGES ROAD PECKVILLE, PA	57.00
Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 EAST CENTER STREET DALLAS, PA	45.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Forest City based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 100 FLORIDA AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	196.67 /
Meadow View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 225 PARK STREET MONTROSE, PA	147.67
Aventura at Creekside 45 NORTH SCOTT STREET CARBONDALE, PA	176.00
Barnes-Kasson County Hospital 2872 TURNPIKE STREET SUSQUEHANNA, PA	72.00
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 500 WEST HOSPITAL STREET TAYLOR, PA	402.83 /
Dunmore Health Care Center 1000 MILL STREET DUNMORE, PA	80.67
Mountain View Care and Rehabilitation Center 2309 STAFFORD AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	199.17 /
Marywood Heights 2500 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	108.67 /
Embassy of Scranton 824 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	300.33 /
Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 750 SCHOOLEY AVENUE EXETER, PA	95.33

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