Nursing home
The Gardens at Easton
498 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Priority Healthcare Group (14 facilities) · 181 certified beds
The Gardens at Easton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Easton, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on May 15, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Gardens at Easton 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) | 3.46 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.01 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.1% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | below 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 The Gardens at Easton
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have enough backup water supply for essential areas of the nursing home.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023
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
- 498 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042 - CMS certification #
- 395729
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 181
- Avg residents/day
- 162.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-03-30
- Chain
- Priority Healthcare Group (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Priority Healthcare Group
Priority Healthcare Group operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Priority Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Gardens at Easton says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Two floors are dedicated to skilled nursing care, while the third serves as a secured memory care unit tailored to those living with dementia and cognitive challenges.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We also coordinate transportation to outside medical appointments, ensuring continuity of care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Luke'S Hospital - Easton Campus, Easton. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, Easton. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Easton Home Health Services, Bethlehem. 9.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- VCare Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18042 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Palmer Dialysis Center, Easton, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita St Lukes Anderson Dialysis, Easton, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18042.
Family Pillars Hospice Inc, office in Bethlehem, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
The Care Team Hospice, office in Bethlehem, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
St Luke'S Hospice, office in Bethlehem, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Bharat Mehta, MD, Easton. 2.3 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 The Gardens at Easton a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Gardens at Easton an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Gardens at Easton staffed?
The Gardens at Easton reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has The Gardens at Easton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Gardens at Easton have?
The Gardens at Easton is certified for 181 beds.