Overview
Marywood Heights has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 6th of 9 nursing homes in Scranton. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 26, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $32,646 in the past three years.
Marywood Heights is a for-profit facility with 72 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 73%
Top 64%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $32,646
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.99 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.23 hrs
- Nurse aides2.24 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 72
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes