Nursing home
Scranton Health Care Center
2933 Mccarthy Street, Scranton, PA 18505 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities) · 44 certified beds
Scranton Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.58 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $12,570In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Scranton Health Care Center 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) | 3.58 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.98 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.5% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $12,570, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Scranton Health Care Center
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
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · 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 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · 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 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2024 · 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
- 2933 Mccarthy Street
Scranton, PA 18505 - CMS certification #
- 396095
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 39.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2005-03-16
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Saber Healthcare Group
Saber Healthcare Group operates 126 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Saber 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 Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2015
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Scranton Health Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 25, 2015 to Jul 31, 2015. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Scranton Health Care Center (Scranton Healthcare Group, Inc.). Case 1763166.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 2, 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Taylor. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Residential Healthcare Of Ne Pa, LLC, Moosic. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18505 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Commonwealth Dialysis, Scranton, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Montage Home Dialysis, Moosic, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Old Forge Dialysis, Old Forge, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18505.
Hospice Of The Sacred Heart, office in Moosic, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Residential Healthcare Of Ne Pa, LLC, office in Moosic, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Traditional Hospice, office in Dunmore, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Specialists LLC, Scranton. 4.3 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 | See above |
| 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 Scranton Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Scranton Health Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Scranton Health Care Center staffed?
Scranton Health Care Center reports 3.58 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Scranton Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Scranton Health Care Center have?
Scranton Health Care Center is certified for 44 beds.