Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Scranton, PA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Scranton
The 10,000 foot view

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, Scranton has a total of 43 active skilled nursing facilities and 5,065 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Scranton of 384,250, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 75.86 persons in Scranton. There were 3,851 residents in nursing homes as November 10, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.03 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, Scranton 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 Scranton 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)	1.99	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.90	0.92 / 0.88
All Staff	3.62	3.81 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Scranton 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 Scranton there were a total of 81 new cases and 81 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 Scranton

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 Scranton Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Scranton 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
Heinz Transitional Rehabilitation Unit 150 MUNDY STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA	20.00
Gino J Merli Veterans Center 401 PENN AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	19.33
Allied Services Transitional Rehab Unit 475 MORGAN HIGHWAY SCRANTON, PA	37.00
Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing 80 E. NORTHAMPTON STREET WILKES BARRE, PA	35.33
Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing 200 S. MEADE STREET WILKES BARRE, PA	51.33
Saint Mary's Villa Nursing Hom 516 ST. MARY'S VILLA ROAD MOSCOW, PA	52.00
Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 615 WYOMING AVENUE KINGSTON, PA	42.00
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Li 1101 VINE STREET SCRANTON, PA	26.00
Wesley Village 209 ROBERTS ROAD PITTSTON, PA	50.67
Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 EAST CENTER STREET DALLAS, PA	45.33

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

Facility	Rating
Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lakeside 245 OLD LAKE ROAD DALLAS, PA	230.67
Hampton House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1548 SANS SOUCI PARKWAY WILKES BARRE, PA	154.33
Embassy of Tunkhannock 30 VIRGINIA DRIVE TUNKHANNOCK, PA	148.67
Embassy of Scranton 824 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	301.83 /
Lakewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 147 OLD NEWPORT STREET NANTICOKE, PA	154.67 /
Marywood Heights 2500 ADAMS AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	108.67 /
Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 100 FLORIDA AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	144.67 /
Dunmore Health Care Center 1000 MILL STREET DUNMORE, PA	84.00 /
Mountain View Care and Rehabilitation Center 2309 STAFFORD AVENUE SCRANTON, PA	199.17 /
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 500 WEST HOSPITAL STREET TAYLOR, PA	405.50 /

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