Lake City Scranton Healthcare Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

49.1% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 34 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 52.5% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 40 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.21 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 24% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 22% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 88 beds and averages 82.4 residents a day — about 94% occupied, or roughly 6 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.18 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.34 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 1.82 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 2.75 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.36 on weekdays — 18% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.40 to 0.21 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 34% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are unchanged from the previous inspection. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

21 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 11 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · E2025-07-30 · tag F0565 — failed to support the resident council — pattern
  Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview, record review, and facility policy the facility failed to act promptly to resolve resident grievances from resident groups/family members. Grievances included but were not limited to quality of care and quality of life concerns with residents in the facility. 10 of 10 interviewed during the state agency resident council meeting; specified unresolved grievances include 2 of 10 residents.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled, Social Services Policies and Procedures Complaints/Grievances Process last revised 11/06/23, revealed The Facility's Leadership will support the patients/residents right to voice complaints/grievances to the facility or other agencies/entities that hear grievances regarding concerns they have about services and treatment received including but not limited to treatment, care, advance care directives, management of funds, behaviors of other patients/residents, violations of resident rights, behavior of staff, environmental issues. The facility's leadership…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-07-30 · tag F0677 — failed to help fully-dependent residents with daily care — pattern
  Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on the facility policy, observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident 1 (R1) and R26, residents without the capacity to complete his/hers activities of daily living, received the care and services needed for bathing and grooming for 2 of 3 reviewed for activities of daily living.Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Activities of Daily Living, Optimal Function, states, Activities of daily living (ADL's), refer to tasks related to personal care including, grooming, dressing, oral hygiene, transfer, bed mobility, eating, bathing and communication system. The Policy, states, The facility provides care and services to ensure that a resident's abilities in activities of daily living do not diminish unless circumstances of the individual's clinical condition demonstrate that such diminution was unavoidable. The facility provides necessary care to all residents that are unable to carry out activities of daily living on their own to ensure they maintain…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-07-30 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on review of the facility policy, observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)74 had a right to a dignified existence in the presence of other residents/peers during a resident council meeting, 1 of 10 reviewed for dignity.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled, Social Services Policies and Procedures: Patient/Resident Rights, last revised 06/09/23 revealed, The facility employs measures to ensure patient and resident personal dignity, well-being, and self-determination are maintained and will educate patients and residents regarding their rights and responsibilities. The Facility has established the Patient/Resident [NAME] of Rights and responsibilities in accordance with state and federal regulations. The Facility will communicate the Patient/Resident [NAME] of Rights and Responsibilities to the patient and residents in a language or means of communication that ensures patient and resident understanding. The [NAME] of Rights is recognized and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-30 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure that appropriate hand hygiene was implemented in 1 of 1 kitchen observed. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure an effective water management program was in place to safeguard and reduce the potential growth and spread of Legionella and other pathogens in the facility water systems. The facility further failed to ensure the proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) was used to reposition Resident (R)42, prior to receiving wound care, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for pressure ulcers.Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, “Sanitation and Food Safety In Food and Nutrition Services,” last reviewed 06/20/23, revealed “Infection Control and sanitation practices are followed to minimize the risk of contamination of food and prevent food borne illness.” Review of the facility policy titled, “Hand Hygiene/Handwashing,” last revised on 05/15/23, revealed, “Method: Hand Hygiene technique .Rinse hands with water and dry thoroughly with a disposable towel.” An observation on…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-05-23 · tag F0600 — failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect — isolated
  Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for two of four residents (Resident (R) 66 and R11) reviewed for abuse and neglect of 29 sampled residents. This had the potential to affect resident safety at the facility. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment, dated 10/01/20, documented The facility's leadership prohibits neglect, mental, physical, and/or verbal abuse . Abuse is the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish .Willful, as used in this definition of abuse, means the individual must have acted deliberately, not that the individual must have intended to inflict injury or harm. 1.a. Review of R66's undated Face Sheet located in the electronic medical record (EMR), under the Face Sheet tab, indicated R66 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses including…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-05-23 · tag F0610 — failed to investigate and act on abuse reports — isolated
  Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to conduct a thorough investigation for an alleged incident of resident-to-resident altercation for two of four residents reviewed out of 29 sampled residents (Resident (R) 187 and R11). This had the potential to affect resident safety at the facility. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment, dated 10/01/20, revealed Determine the type of abuse and where/ when incident occurred. Interview individuals having firsthand knowledge of the incident and write summaries of the interviews. NOTE: Employees/witnesses are not to write out statements. Employees/witnesses will be interviewed by designated facility staff and the interviewer will record all witness accounts in a document, written, dated, and signed by the interviewer. Social Service will provide support services to the resident/patient and implement an interdisciplinary care plan. Depending on the incident, other residents in…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2024-05-23 · tag F0677 — failed to help fully-dependent residents with daily care — isolated
  Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents who were dependent on staff for activities of daily living (ADL) assistance received services for one of one resident (Resident (R) 33) reviewed for fingernail care in a total sample of 29 residents. This failure placed residents at risk for diminished self-worth, self-esteem, feelings of embarrassment, and/or medical issues. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), revised on 05/05/23, documented .The facility provides necessary care to all residents that are unable to carry out activities of daily living on their own to ensure they maintain proper nutrition, grooming, and hygiene . Review of the undated Face Sheet located in the electronic medical record (EMR) under the Resident tab, documented R33 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and had diagnoses that included Alzheimer's disease and diabetes mellitus. Review of the Care Plan in the EMR…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-05-23 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the oxygen units were cleaned and sanitary for three of three residents (Resident (R) 68, R69, and R42) reviewed for respiratory care of 29 sampled residents. This failed practice has the potential to cause respiratory and other infections for residents. Findings include: 1. Review of R68's undated Face Sheet located in the electronic medical record (EMR) under the Face Sheet tab, documented R68 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Review of R68's quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment located in the EMR under the MDS tab with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 03/11/24, revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 14 out of 15, indicating R68 had intact cognition and oxygen usage. Review of the Physician Orders located in the EMR under the Orders tab and dated 03/13/24, revealed an order for Oxygen at 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula as needed (prn) for shortness of breath (SOB). Observations…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2022-03-24 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — widespread
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, record reviews, interviews, pharmacy labeling, manufacturer labeling, manufacturer package inserts and facility policy and procedures, the facility failed to ensure medications were properly stored and/or secured in 4 of 4 medication carts, 1 of 2 treatment carts, and 1 of 2 medication rooms. The facility further failed to ensure a medication cart on Palmetto Hall 2 was locked and medications that were in medication cups and ready to administer were secured before leaving the medication cart and going into resident rooms during one random observation. Findings include: On 3/21/22 at approximately 3:11 PM, inspection of the Palmetto Treatment Cart revealed that the cart was unlocked, unattended with wandering residents in the area and one opened and approximately 1/3 empty bottle of Sterile Water, USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) 1,000 ml (milliliter) by Medline located in bottom drawer. The bottle was labeled by Medline: No antimicrobial or other substances added. and Contents sterile…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2022-03-24 · tag F0806 — failed to honor food preferences — widespread
  Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, review of facility policy and procedure, and dietary contract the facility failed to ensure 80 of 81 residents were offered options of similar nutritive value to residents who choose not to eat food that is initially served or who request a different meal choice. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure alternative meals were not sandwiches and soups offered on a daily basis if a meal is refused. Findings include: Review of facility policy titled Menus revised date 08/01/20 revealed Menus will be planned to meet the nutritional needs and preferences of the patients or residents and are in accordance with the recommended dietary allowances of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences 8. Substitutions offer similar nutritive value to the food being replaced. 9. Provide an alternate entree, vegetable and starch at lunch and dinner to allow choice and meet the needs of patients or residents who refuse the original menu. If using a leftover as the alternate, it is not served the day immediately after it…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to FUNDAMENTAL HEALTHCARE — 66 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

About 75% of this home’s resident-days are paid by Medicaid, which reimburses well below the cost of care in most states. Heavily Medicaid-dependent homes run on thinner budgets — a context worth holding next to the staffing and inspection record, not a fault in itself. This home reported $710K paid to related parties (affiliated landlords or management companies) in its most recent cost report.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in SC