Embassy of Scranton
Nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, CMS certification number 395273
824 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510 · Lackawanna County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 139
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 43
- Fines in 3 years
- $68,766 (2)
Does Embassy of Scranton take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Embassy of Scranton is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Embassy of Scranton reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 56.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 8, 2026 and cited 43 deficiencies, plus 22 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 25, 2025, found 14.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Embassy of Scranton 2 times in the past 3 years, for $68,766 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 79.4 residents live here, about 57% of its 139 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 139
- Average residents per day
- 79.4
- Certified since
- October 31, 1969
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Embassy of Scranton
- Legal business name
- Embassy of Scranton, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 33 homes nationally under Embassy Healthcare, 2.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Embassy of Scranton
- Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, a Jewish Senior Li1101 Vine Street, Scranton 18510
- Gino J Merli Veterans Center401 Penn Avenue, Scranton 18503
- Dunmore Health Care Center1000 Mill Street, Dunmore 18512
- Green Ridge Care Center2741 Boulevard Avenue, Scranton 18509
- Marywood Heights2500 Adams Avenue, Scranton 18509
See also all nursing homes in Scranton.
Who inspects nursing homes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, the 9 in Scranton, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Embassy of Scranton, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Embassy of Scranton
What is the CMS star rating of Embassy of Scranton?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Embassy of Scranton accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Embassy of Scranton?
43 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Embassy of Scranton?
Embassy of Scranton, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.