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Marywood Heights

2500 ADAMS AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA, 18509
(570) 343-4065
72 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
72
CMS facility ID
395625
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lackawanna
Facility name
Marywood Heights
Street address
2500 ADAMS AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Scranton, PA 18509
Phone
(570) 343-4065

About this facility — Marywood Heights

Marywood Heights is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 72 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Scranton and 656 skilled nursing facilities across Pennsylvania. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Marywood Heights 35 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $32,646 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Klingerman, Daniel
Direct owner — 50% stake — since 2019
Klingerman, David
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 2019
Lackawanna Healthcare Associates Llc
Direct owner — since 2019
Liberty Healthcare Mgt Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Sweetz, Melissa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Welkom, Karen
Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1984-01-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$32,646 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-26
Nurse staffing
4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$308 per day (≈ $9,360/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
67% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 28% private/other
Occupancy
100% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
26% below the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
72
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-03-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0565
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-04-29
F-0757
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-04-29
2025-05-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0565
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2025-06-10
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-10
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-06-10
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-10
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-06-10
F-0761
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-06-10
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)
2024-07-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0740
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0756
E · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0842
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-10
2024-01-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-03-26
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-05-02
F-0602
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-06-13
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-03-26
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-05-02
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-05-02
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-05-02
2025-05-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0026
C · No harm found
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Corrected 2025-05-23
E-0032
C · No harm found
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Corrected 2025-05-23

Federal penalties

2024-07-25Fine$32,646
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 395625.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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