Marywood Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Marywood Heights is a 72-bed for-profit nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 45.7% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Marywood Heights
2500 Adams AvenueScranton, PA 18509
Lackawanna County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Marywood Heights, nurse aides logged 2.29 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Pennsylvania average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 160 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Pennsylvania avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.29 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.03 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
45.7% of nursing staff at Marywood Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Pennsylvania average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $32,646 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $32,646 |
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. Marywood Heights holds 2 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Marywood Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Lackawanna Healthcare Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Marywood Heights
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| Green Ridge Care Center Scranton | 0.5 | 95 | 1.91 | 3.66 | 50.5% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Embassy of Scranton Scranton · SFF candidate | 1.7 | 139 | 2.04 | 3.45 | 47.5% | 1 | $14,901 |
| Dunmore Health Care Center Dunmore | 1.8 | 92 | 1.93 | 3.38 | 43.0% | 3 | $12,048 |
| Allied Services Transitional Rehab Unit Scranton | 2.1 | 51 | 2.77 | 5.33 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, a Jewish Senior Li Scranton | 2.1 | 145 | 2.64 | 4.47 | 46.8% | 2 | $12,418 |
| Gino J Merli Veterans Center Scranton | 2.2 | 196 | 3.05 | 5.40 | 30.1% | 5 | None |
| Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center Scranton | 2.3 | 327 | 2.46 | 4.07 | 33.0% | 3 | None |
| Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Scranton · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 3.4 | 102 | — | — | — | 1 | $113,348 |
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.