Gino J Merli Veterans Center
401 Penn Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18503
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 196 · avg 183 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 31.5% — lower than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25.6% — lower 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 39A433
- Certified beds
- 196 beds · avg 183 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 6 of 6)
- D0692·Apr 10, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0657·Apr 10, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0607·Apr 10, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- E0757·Jun 6, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- G0689·May 13, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0656·Aug 16, 2024
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
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 10, 2026. 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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