Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Embassy Of Tunkhannock
30 Virginia Drive, Tunkhannock, PA · (570) 836-5166
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 124
- Residents per day
- 64
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Embassy Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 1, 1979
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Pennsylvania.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change (already 1)
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Pennsylvania homes
Embassy Of Tunkhannock carries 359 inspection points. That is fewer than 1% of Pennsylvania's 652 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Pennsylvania: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–8 pts
- 4★ 8–33 pts
- 3★ 33–65 pts
- 2★ 65–128 pts
- 1★ over 128 pts
Bars show every rated home in Pennsylvania by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
58 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (6)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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K
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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G
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Administration11F
- E
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- F
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Quality of Life and Care10E
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
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.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Resident Rights8F
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- F
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- E
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.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary7F
- F
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.
- F
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.
- F
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.
- F
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation5E
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Pharmacy Service5E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3E
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Environmental2F
- E
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-01-30
22 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
2025-03-21
19 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2024-05-21
17 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (5 deficiencies)
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Fines and payment denials
$149,772 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | Fine | $46,270 |
| 2024-12-30 | Fine | $11,004 |
| 2024-05-29 | Payment Denial · 21 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-05-21 | Fine | $92,498 |
| 2024-05-21 | Payment Denial · 15 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts worse | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.9 pts better | 94.7% | 87.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts better | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms9.3 pts better | 4.5% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.1 pts better | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.4 pts worse | 25.5% | 20.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.5 pts worse | 23.1% | 17.6% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.6 pts better | 14.8% | 15.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.9 pts worse | 20.3% | 16.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.7 pts worse | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3 pts worse | 28.0% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.9 pts better | 1.8% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.1 pts worse | 68.7% | 70.8% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medicationAbout the same | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10.2 pts better | 81.1% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
17 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Aaron Handler Revocable Trust | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 50% | 3 facilities |
| Andrews, Heather | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Beverly Enterprises - Pennsylvania, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Beverly Enterprises LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Beverly Health And Rehabilitiation Services, Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Embassy Healthcare Holdings Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Embassy Healthcare Management Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Finn, Nicholas | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Geary Property Holdings LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Handler, Aaron | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Linam, Kim | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Rager, Kameron | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rager, Kameron | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rasmussen-Jones, Holly | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Repchick, George | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 31 facilities |
| Valenti, Samuel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Valenti, Samuel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness1C
- C
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
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