SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER
SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER is a 127-bed nursing home in EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-01-08, averaging 121.7 residents a day.
Has SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 51 health-inspection deficiencies for SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-30.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | F0688, F0692, F0740, F0880 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-06-30 | F0558, F0689, F0695, F0697, F0791, F0926 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Have policies on smoking. | D |
| 2026-04-15 | F0605 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | D |
| 2025-12-29 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2025-08-15 | F0684, F0689, F0692, F0909 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | E |
| 2025-08-15 | F0558, F0627, F0641, F0686, F0688, F0755, F0761 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. | D |
| 2025-02-25 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2024-10-25 | F0880, F0882 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2024-10-25 | F0607, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0755, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0791, F0881 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / 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 or obtain dental services for each resident. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2024-10-25 | F0550, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0692, F0698, F0740 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2023-10-11 | F0584, F0917 | 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. / Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space. | E |
| 2023-09-07 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2023-09-07 | F0641, F0661, F0757, F0881 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
How is SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER staffed relative to the PA average?
| Measure | This facility | PA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.39881 | 3.88823 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.0 | 44.5 |
| Average number of residents per day | 121.7 | 104.6 |
Who owns SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER?
SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name DIAMOND HEALTHCARE AT STROUD LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | FRANKEL, YOSEF | since 12/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EICHENBLATT, YISROEL, FRANKEL, YOSEF, KURLAND, BENJAMIN, ODEYEMI, OLUTUNDE | since 12/01/2024 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | GPH EAST STROUDSBURG LP, EICHENBLATT, YISROEL, ODEYEMI, OLUTUNDE | since 12/01/2024 |
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