Embassy Of Scranton
824 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18510
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Embassy Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 139 · avg 89 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.8% — higher than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 53.3% — higher than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 41.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Pennsylvania averagePennsylvania avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $41,694 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395273
- Certified beds
- 139 beds · avg 89 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Embassy Of Scranton, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Embassy Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Embassy Healthcare chain — 35 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (20 on record)
- Ibrahim m Almeky
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael p Moran
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aaron Handler Family Dynasty Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024
- 2020 Gsr Dynasty LlcPE
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024
- Aaron b Handler
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Aaron Handler Revocable Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024
+ 14 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from The Gardens at Scranton
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 80)
- D0635·Apr 23, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- D0558·Mar 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D0835·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- D0755·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- J0689·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0558·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E0908·Jul 25, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- F0812·Jul 25, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $23K
- 20241 payment denial
- 20231 fine · $19K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jan 28, 2026Fine · $23K
- Aug 9, 2024Payment denial · 61 days · starting Nov 9, 2024
- Oct 20, 2023Payment denial · 47 days · starting Feb 29, 2024
- Aug 9, 2023Fine · $19K
Largest single fine on record: $23K.
Fire-safety citations
33 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 25, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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