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Scranton Health Care Center
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⌖ Scranton, PA · Lackawanna County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds102
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 102-bed nonprofit nursing home in Scranton, PA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Pennsylvania is 3.0.
- Inspections: 14 problems at its last full inspection (Mar 2026), more than the Pennsylvania average of 10.0. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Fines: $113,348 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameLinwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
LocationLackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Phone(570) 346-7381
Address100 Linwood Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505 · Lackawanna County
Medicare provider number395717
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1986 (40 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $113,348; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in May 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection14 (Mar 2026)Pennsylvania average: 10.0.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital22.1%State average: 22.5%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit12.7%State average: 9.5%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.4%State average: 1.4%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.6%State average: 3.1%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.1%State average: 4.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs16.5%State average: 17.7%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.1State average: 1.6Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Pennsylvania average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid pays for 69% of resident days at a typical home.
- 74% Medicaid
- 8% Medicare
- 18% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average98%Pennsylvania typical: 85%
Facility operating cost per resident day$383Pennsylvania typical: $360
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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