Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Honesdale, PA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Honesdale
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Updated on November 10, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Honesdale has a total of 24 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,078 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Honesdale of 5,589, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.82 persons in Honesdale. There were 2,292 residents in nursing homes as November 10, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 74.46 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, Honesdale 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 Honesdale and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.72	0.79 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.02	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.92	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.66	3.81 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Honesdale 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 Honesdale there were a total of 77 new cases and 77 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 10, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Honesdale

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 Honesdale Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Honesdale, 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 Honesdale

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Honesdale 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	19.33
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	52.00
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Li 1101 VINE STREET SCRANTON, PA	26.00
Green Ridge Care Center 2741 BOULEVARD AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	31.33
Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 10 HART PLACE CARBONDALE, PA	38.67
Mid-Valley Health Care Center 81 STURGES ROAD PECKVILLE, PA	57.00
Scranton Health Care Center 2933 MCCARTHY STREET SCRANTON, PA	50.00
Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center 303 SMALLACOMBE DRIVE SCRANTON, PA	60.00
Ellen Memorial Health Care Center 23 ELLEN MEMORIAL LANE HONESDALE, PA	79.33

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

Facility	Rating
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 500 WEST HOSPITAL STREET TAYLOR, PA	405.50 /
River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1555 EAST END BOULEVARD PLAINS TWP WILKES BARRE, PA	258.00 /
Aventura at Creekside 45 NORTH SCOTT STREET CARBONDALE, PA	176.00
Mountain View Care and Rehabilitation Center 2309 STAFFORD AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	199.17 /
Dunmore Health Care Center 1000 MILL STREET DUNMORE, PA	84.00 /
Milford Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 264 ROUTE 6 & 209 MILFORD, PA	326.00
Marywood Heights 2500 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	108.67 /
Embassy of Scranton 824 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	301.83 /
Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 100 FLORIDA AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	144.67 /
Abington Manor 100 EDELLA ROAD SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNS, PA	94.00

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