Scranton Health Care Center

    2933 McCarthy St, Scranton, PA 18505
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.35·(46)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.6
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy
    • Clean, bright, well-maintained environment
    • Small, family-like setting with personalized attention
    • Engaging daily activities program
    • Supportive admissions and social-work services
    • Accommodating dining with menu alternatives
    • Responsive nursing and aide staff
    • Effective short-term rehab outcomes
    • On-site amenities (e.g., beauty salon)

    Cons

    • Inconsistent communication and transparency with families
    • Variable staff professionalism and conduct
    • Gaps in infection-event transparency and updates
    • Opaque hiring and admissions-decision processes
    • Language and cultural responsiveness deficits

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression The reviews reflect a facility that many families find effective for short-term rehabilitation and ongoing skilled care. Positive themes recur: caregivers who are described as caring and attentive, a therapy team credited with achieving measurable recovery, and a clean, well-maintained facility that feels small and family-like. Many reviewers specifically cite successful short-term rehab discharges and improvements in mobility and independence.

    Care and staff Nursing, aides, and therapy staff receive the most consistent praise. Reviewers highlight hands-on, responsive bedside care, individualized attention, and therapists who focus on functional recovery. Admissions and social-work contacts are frequently described as helpful in coordinating placements and insurance matters. The small size of the center is often framed as an advantage for personalized relationships and staff familiarity with residents by name.

    Dining, activities, and facilities Families commonly note plentiful food options with alternatives available, an active activities program with daily engagement, and on-site amenities such as a beauty salon. The facility is repeatedly described as clean, bright, and well maintained. Activity offerings (word puzzles, group programs) and a structured therapy schedule are identified as contributors to successful rehab and resident well-being.

    Management and notable patterns of concern Despite the many positive comments, reviews reveal recurring operational concerns. Communication and transparency with families are uneven: reviewers describe unclear explanations around admissions or hiring decisions and variability in how and when the facility shares information. A number of reviews raise issues about staff conduct and communication tone; a minority of reviewers raised allegations of discriminatory conduct and noted language-barrier challenges or abrupt phone interactions. More serious concerns center on gaps in transparent communication during infection events — some families reported limited updates during a COVID-related situation. These items suggest uneven consistency in administrative communication, staff professionalism, and cultural/language responsiveness.

    Guidance for prospective families Prospective residents and family members should balance the facility's strengths in therapy, cleanliness, and small-scale personalized care against the operational concerns noted above. Recommended steps before placement include: observe staff–resident interactions during a tour, review the facility's infection-control and outbreak communication protocols, ask for examples of how the facility handles admissions denials or hiring decisions, and confirm availability of language or cultural support if needed. These actions can help confirm whether the facility's strengths align with your priorities and whether administrative communication meets your expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Scranton Health Care Center is located at 2933 McCarthy St, Scranton, PA, 18505.

    About Scranton Health Care Center

    Scranton Health Care Center sits on McCarthy Street in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and has room for 45 residents in a licensed nursing home owned by a for-profit corporation. The center offers skilled nursing care, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and assisted living, with help for people who rely on regular nursing services, including those with limited mobility. Staff provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, medication management, and help with moving around, and there's support for non-ambulatory residents too. Nurses and caregivers work around the clock with a 24-hour call system and supervision to make sure safety and health remain the main focus for those living here. Residents get a home-like atmosphere, and the team cares for them using a resident-centered approach, delivering services based on individual health and wellness needs. Scranton Health Care Center also has a Pre-registration Program for people planning rehab before surgery, and the rehab programs serve those needing to recover between a hospital stay and home.

    Amenities include a furnished activities area for resident-run events, an arts and crafts room, a barber and salon, a laundry and housekeeping service, walking paths and garden spaces, and movie nights, plus outings in the community and group games like Wii bowling. Meals happen in a dining room, with special diets available for people with allergies or diabetes, and residents have phones in their rooms for added convenience. An emergency alert system is built in. The center operates all day and night, every day, and accepts both Medicaid and Medicare, though the exact costs aren't in the provided information. The facility forms part of Saber Healthcare Group and shares their approach of focusing first on the care of each resident to meet wellness goals. Although the center connects to a Continuing Care Retirement Community, it doesn't offer several housing options within the community itself, but does manage a range of specialized care functions across Pennsylvania. The setting stays small and intimate, giving the place a feeling of closeness and familiarity for folks who live there.

    People often ask...

    Scranton Health Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 2933 McCarthy St, Scranton, PA 18505.

    No, Scranton Health Care Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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