Overview
Scranton Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Pennsylvania average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 9 nursing homes in Scranton. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in Pennsylvania (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 18, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 9.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $12,570 in the past three years.
Scranton Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 39 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2005.
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 23%
Top 13%
Top 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $12,570
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.00 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 39
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 16, 2005
- 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