Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Taylor, Pennsylvania, part of Century Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Pennsylvania average of 2.19, and 45.0% nursing staff turnover (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
500 West Hospital StreetTaylor, PA 18517
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 Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Pennsylvania average. With about 134 residents a day, that works out to roughly 279 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 2.08 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.30 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 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
45.0% of nursing staff at Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare 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 54.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Pennsylvania average 10.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $104,143 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | Fine | $96,203 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Payment Denial | 27 days from Mar 15, 2024 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Fine | $7,940 |
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. Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Pennsylvania average is 3.0.
About Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Century Healthcare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Riverside Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 1983
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Scranton Health Care Center Scranton | 1.5 | 44 | 2.02 | 3.63 | 37.2% | 4 | $12,570 |
| Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Scranton · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 3.2 | 102 | — | — | — | 1 | $113,348 |
| Gino J Merli Veterans Center Scranton | 3.9 | 196 | 3.05 | 5.40 | 30.1% | 5 | None |
| Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, a Jewish Senior Li Scranton | 4.3 | 145 | 2.64 | 4.47 | 46.8% | 2 | $12,418 |
| Embassy of Scranton Scranton · SFF candidate | 4.4 | 139 | 2.04 | 3.45 | 47.5% | 1 | $14,901 |
| Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center Scranton | 5.3 | 327 | 2.46 | 4.07 | 33.0% | 3 | None |
| Allied Services Transitional Rehab Unit Scranton | 5.3 | 51 | 2.77 | 5.33 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Dunmore Health Care Center Dunmore | 5.5 | 92 | 1.93 | 3.38 | 43.0% | 3 | $12,048 |
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.