Cycle 1
Health 2025-11-14 · Fire 2025-11-14
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Scranton, PA
Green Ridge Care Center
5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $8,018 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
2741 Boulevard Avenue, Scranton, PA
(570) 344-6121
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
95
Certified beds
Average residents
88
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Saber Healthcare Group
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1972-02-21
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
126 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.57
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.07
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.91 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.96
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.60
All reported nurse hours · state 3.89 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.63
RN + LPN hours · state 1.69 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.29
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.36
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.55 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.57
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.66
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.35
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
33%
Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
41%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1,929
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
52.95
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0076
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
6.91
Baseline 21.07% · Performance 18.23% · Measure score 6.91 · Achievement 6.91 · Improvement 6.53
Healthcare-associated infections
8.03
Baseline 6.03% · Performance 5.44% · Measure score 8.03 · Achievement 8.03 · Improvement 5.27
Total nurse turnover
3.47
Baseline 45.07% · Performance 49.52% · Measure score 3.47 · Achievement 3.47 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.77
Baseline 3.05 hours · Performance 3.87 hours · Measure score 2.77 · Achievement 2.77 · Improvement 2.50
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.37% |
10.72%
0.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 205 · Observed rate 12.68% · Lower 95% interval 8.7% |
| Discharge to community | 38.5% |
50.57%
12.1 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 203 · Observed rate 31.53% · Lower 95% interval 31.57% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.92 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.25% |
95.27%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 133 · Denominator 134 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 134 |
| Discharge self-care score | 53.51% |
53.69%
0.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 114 |
| Discharge mobility score | 63.16% |
50.94%
12.2 pts better
|
Numerator 72 · Denominator 114 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.49% |
2.29%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 134 · Adjusted rate 1.28% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 5.43% |
7.12%
1.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 126 · Observed rate 3.17% · Lower 95% interval 3.05% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.94% |
8.2%
6.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 103 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 52.8% |
42%
10.8 pts better
|
Numerator 66 · Denominator 125 |
| Discharge function score | 55.26% |
56.45%
1.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 63 · Denominator 114 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 95.31% |
95.95%
0.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 64 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 96.88% |
96.28%
0.6 pts better
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 32 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 28.57% |
25.2%
3.4 pts better
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 77 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.7
0.6 pts better
|
1.9
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 3.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.7 |
1.2
0.5 pts better
|
1.8
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 2.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 95.2% |
86.9%
8.3 pts better
|
93.4%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 86.4% · Q2 97.5% · Q3 97.4% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 95.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
93.5%
6.5 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.6% |
3.2%
1.6 pts better
|
3.3%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.2% · Q3 1.3% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.9% |
6.5%
4.6 pts better
|
11.4%
9.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 6.8% · 4Q avg 1.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.2% |
6.5%
0.3 pts better
|
5.4%
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.1% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 4.1% · Q4 4.6% · 4Q avg 6.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 25.8% |
19.9%
5.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
6.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.3% · Q2 27.6% · Q3 24.3% · Q4 25.8% · 4Q avg 25.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 10.0% |
18.7%
8.7 pts better
|
16.7%
6.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.1% · Q2 11.9% · Q3 9.4% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 10.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 28.5% |
19.6%
8.9 pts worse
|
16.3%
12.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 29.0% · Q2 34.6% · Q3 16.4% · Q4 33.7% · 4Q avg 28.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 22.5% |
18.3%
4.2 pts worse
|
14.9%
7.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.4% · Q2 23.9% · Q3 17.1% · Q4 21.3% · 4Q avg 22.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.3% |
0.9%
0.6 pts better
|
1.0%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.6% |
1.7%
0.9 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.3% · Q2 3.9% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 32.5% |
26.4%
6.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
12.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 38.0% · Q2 29.5% · Q3 29.2% · Q4 33.2% · 4Q avg 32.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.5% |
5.3%
2.8 pts better
|
5.1%
2.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.6% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 84.9% |
68.9%
16 pts better
|
81.7%
3.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 55.1% · Q2 94.4% · Q3 91.8% · Q4 95.9% · 4Q avg 84.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 4.7% |
9.8%
5.1 pts better
|
12.0%
7.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.7% · Observed 4.5% · Expected 10.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.0% |
1.5%
0.5 pts better
|
1.6%
0.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 93.0% |
68.7%
24.3 pts better
|
79.7%
13.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 93.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 18.7% |
23.1%
4.4 pts better
|
23.9%
5.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.7% · Observed 17.4% · Expected 22.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2025-01-31 · Fire 2025-01-31
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2024-02-02 · Fire 2024-02-02
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-11-14
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-12-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
K321 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-02-21
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-02-21
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-02-21
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
K372 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-02-21
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-02-21
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-02
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-02-27
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-02
K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-02-27
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-11-14
F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-12-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-11-14
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-12-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
F697 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-02-25
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-02-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
F660 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2025-02-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-02-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-31
F791 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2025-02-25
G · Actual harm
2024-02-02
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-03-07
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-02
F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-03-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-02
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-03-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-08
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-06-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-03-03
F921 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2023-02-25
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$8,018
2024-02-02
Fine
Fine · fine $8,018
Fine
Ownership
Saber Pa Holdings, LLC
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Benjamin N. Volpe Family Dynasty Trust (Dated December 29, 2020)
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Bnv Dynasty LLC
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Decanted William I. Weisberg Family Dynasty Trust (Dated Sept 30, 2020
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Malia, Gary
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Nicoluzakis, Gregory
Corporate Officer · Individual
Saber Healthcare Holdings LLC
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Sakalas, Lori
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Shg Management LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Volpe, Benjamin
Corporate Director · Individual
Volpe, Benjamin
Corporate Officer · Individual
Weisberg, William
Corporate Director · Individual
Weisberg, William
Corporate Officer · Individual
Wiw Dynasty LLC
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
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