Facility profile · CCN 395273
Embassy Of Scranton
77 federal citations on record , including 1 at the Immediate Jeopardy level, and 3 federal enforcement actions totaling $18,769.
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202677
Total citations
77
Last 3 years
2
Actual harm+
3
Federal penalties
$18,769
Total fines
1
Overall ★ rating
Most common violation categories here
Most common F-tags at this facility
Citation history
77 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | F835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | D | Complaint |
| Jan 28, 2026 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint |
| Jan 28, 2026 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Complaint |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F807 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | F | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | E | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F699 | Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | E | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | B | Standard |
| Jul 25, 2025 | F565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | Standard |
| Apr 1, 2025 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E | Complaint |
| Apr 1, 2025 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Complaint |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F882 | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F868 | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F808 | Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F761 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F585 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | Standard |
| Sep 6, 2024 | F550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard |
| Aug 9, 2024 | F943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 9, 2024 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 9, 2024 | F626 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 9, 2024 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 9, 2024 | F580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint |
| Feb 14, 2024 | F725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | Complaint |
| Feb 14, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F802 | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | E | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | Complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F881 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F849 | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F761 | 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. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B | Standard |
| Oct 20, 2023 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint |
| Aug 9, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Complaint |
Federal enforcement history
Federal regulators have imposed 3 enforcement actions against this facility, including 1 civil money penalties totaling $18,769 and 2 payment-denial actions spanning 108 days.
| Date | Type | Fine | Payment denial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Payment Denial | — | Nov 9, 2024 · 61 days |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Payment Denial | — | Feb 29, 2024 · 47 days |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Fine | $18,769 | — |
About this record
A citation is a finding by a state survey team working under federal contract. It is not a court
judgment. The description above is drawn verbatim from federal public datasets. Facilities have
the right to appeal findings through an Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR/IIDR) process.
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