Nursing home
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community
2616 Locust Gap Highway, Mt Carmel, PA 17851 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family (7 facilities) · 119 certified beds
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mt Carmel, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.23 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jul 18, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Mount Carmel Senior Living Community 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) | 3.23 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.7% | 46.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 19.0 | 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 Mount Carmel Senior Living Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 18, 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 · Jul 18, 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 · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 18, 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 · Jul 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 18, 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
- 2616 Locust Gap Highway
Mt Carmel, PA 17851 - CMS certification #
- 395589
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 119
- Avg residents/day
- 105.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-07-20
- Chain
- Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family
Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. 15.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mountain View Rehabilitation and Senior Living CTR, Coal Township. 6.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna Health System, Shamokin. 5.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 17851 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Shamokin Dialysis, Coal Township, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Frackville Dialysis, Frackville, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Justin Drive Dialysis, Danville, 14.1 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 17851.
1St Care Palliative And Hospice Services, office in Mount Carmel, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Crossings Hospice, office in Shamokin, 5.8 miles away, straight line
Geisinger Hospice, office in Danville, 14.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Geisinger Clinic, Pottsville. 14.7 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (takes effect December 10, 2026), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Carmel Senior Living Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Mount Carmel Senior Living Community an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Mount Carmel Senior Living Community staffed?
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community reports 3.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Mount Carmel Senior Living Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
How many beds does Mount Carmel Senior Living Community have?
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community is certified for 119 beds.