Compiled from official CMS federal data
EMBASSY OF SCRANTON, SCRANTON, PA — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does EMBASSY OF SCRANTON have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), EMBASSY OF SCRANTON (CCN 395273), in SCRANTON, PA, has federal inspection findings. CMS currently displays its federal abuse icon for this facility — a flag CMS assigns under its own published methodology for abuse-related citations (deficiency tag F600 and related). CMS also lists the facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program; a candidate is not on the active watch list.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 20 deficiencies; the most severe is rated J, which CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy — its most serious level, for noncompliance it found likely to cause serious harm or death. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $41,694 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 6 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Jul 2025.
- 4 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Jan 2026.
- 3 nutrition and hydration citations (F692) — the consumer terms are "malnutrition" and "dehydration"; most recent Jul 2025.
- 33 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
CMS displays its federal abuse icon on this facility's official record.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Federal abuse icon on file
CMS displays this icon for facilities it has cited for resident abuse under its own published methodology — the government's own flag, restated here.
A candidate for the federal Special Focus Facility watch list
CMS lists this facility as a candidate for the Special Focus Facility program. It is not on the active watch list.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$41,694
CMS also records 108 days of payment denial.
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
57 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 4 · Accidents & supervision 2 · Nutrition & hydration 2 · Medication & pharmacy 6 · Resident rights 10 · Other citations 31 (expand)
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.0
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?