Nursing home
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living
1101 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18510 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 145 certified beds
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.22 hours per resident per day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.22 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.52 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.6% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1101 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18510 - CMS certification #
- 395103
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 145
- Avg residents/day
- 133.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, 3 meals a day, secured outdoor area
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three delicious homemade meals per day
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Enclosed outdoor garden area for walking and recreation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio.
Our community offers 57 apartments ranging in size from studios to deluxe models, with a separate wing for memory care residences.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 5, 2025: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Apr 22, 2026. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $8,513 proposed, $6,384 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $8,513 proposed, $6,384 now.
- May 27, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 28, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Regional Hospital Of Scranton, Scranton. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Embassy of Scranton, Scranton. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Commonwealth Home Health Of Moses Taylor, Scranton. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- The Prescription Center. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18510 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Commonwealth Dialysis, Scranton, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Dunmore Dialysis, Dunmore, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Scranton Dialysis, Scranton, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18510.
Traditional Hospice, office in Dunmore, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Sacred Heart, office in Moosic, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Residential Healthcare Of Ne Pa, LLC, office in Moosic, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Specialists LLC, Scranton. 1.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living staffed?
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living reports 4.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living have?
Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, A Jewish Senior Living is certified for 145 beds.