Watsontown Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
245 East Eighth Street, Watsontown, PA, 17777
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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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Priority Healthcare Group
- Certified beds
- 125 · avg 115 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 38% — lower than most Pennsylvania nursing homesPennsylvania avg: 45.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 30% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $29,208 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 395825
- Certified beds
- 125 beds · avg 115 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- 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 ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- David Zahler
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jacob j Zahler
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Benjamin Landa
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Mapa Management Company Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2017
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 61)
- D0760·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E0684·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0656·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
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.
- E0883·Sep 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- E0880·Sep 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Sep 12, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E0812·Sep 12, 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.
- E0791·Sep 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $14K
- 20232 fines · $16K
Most recent events
- Jun 4, 2024Fine · $14K
- Nov 17, 2023Fine · $8,190
- Jul 10, 2023Fine · $7,443
Largest single fine on record: $14K.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 25, 2024. 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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