Ellen Memorial Rehabilitation And Healthcare Cente
23 Ellen Memorial Lane, Honesdale, PA, 18431
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 128 · avg 117 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49% — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 41.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395357
- Certified beds
- 128 beds · avg 117 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Ellen Memorial Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- Charles Galat
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2019
- Richard s Buckman
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 93% · since 2019
- Shira Lynne Lipperini Ramirez
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2019
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 31)
- G0600·Mar 31, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0770·Dec 10, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- D0684·Dec 10, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0580·Dec 10, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0610·Apr 9, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0849·Jan 10, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
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.
- D0690·Jan 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0656·Jan 10, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 10, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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