Green Ridge Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Green Ridge Care Center is a 95-bed for-profit nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Green Ridge Care Center
2741 Boulevard AvenueScranton, PA 18509
Lackawanna County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Green Ridge Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.91 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.91 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.5% of nursing staff at Green Ridge Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Green Ridge Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Green Ridge Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Green Ridge Healthcare Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 21, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.