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Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center

701 SLATE BELT BLVD, RD 3, BANGOR, PA, 18013
(610) 588-6161
www.saberhealth.com/locations/slate-belt-health-and-rehabilitation-center?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google-my-business&utm_term=SHGPA29
119 licensed beds

CMS rates Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 15 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Address

701 Slate Belt Blvd, Rd 3
Bangor, PA 18013
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
119
CMS facility ID
395494
Care type
Nursing home
County
Northampton
Facility name
Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center
Street address
701 SLATE BELT BLVD, RD 3
City / state / ZIP
Bangor, PA 18013
Phone
(610) 588-6161
Website
www.saberhealth.com/locations/slate-belt-health-and-rehabilitation-center?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google-my-business&utm_term=SHGPA29

About this facility — Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center

Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bangor, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 119 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Bangor and 656 skilled nursing facilities across Pennsylvania. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Saber Healthcare Group, a group of 126 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center 15 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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 November 6, 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

Parent company
Saber Healthcare Group
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Shg Rez Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2018
Bortree, Tamara
Managing employee — since 2023
Nicoluzakis, Gregory
Officer — since 2019
Saber Governance Llc
Operational control — since 2019
Saber Pa Holdings, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
Sakalas, Lori
Operational control — since 2024
Van Wirt, Paige
Managing employee — since 2019
Volpe, Benjamin
Director · Officer — since 2019
Weisberg, William
Director · Officer — since 2019
Wwbv Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1981-01-20
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-13
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$417 per day (≈ $12,680/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
77% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
right at the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
119
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2026-05-29
2026-01-13Health inspection5 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-02-11
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-02-11
F-0628
B · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-02-11
F-0808
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2026-02-11
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-11
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2025-06-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2025-06-23
2025-02-27Health inspection2 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-19
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-19
2024-02-02Health inspection6 citations
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-02-23
F-0607
C · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-02-23
F-0623
B · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-02-23
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 2024-02-23
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-02-23
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-02-23
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 395494.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Pennsylvania.
Inspection citations, 3 years
15
More than 15% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 37
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.2
Higher than 7% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.6
Nursing staff turnover, annual
43%
Higher than 42% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 45%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Pennsylvania average on 8 and worse on 3. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased12.8%16.4%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight7.7%6.0%5.1%Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1%0.6%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection1.3%1.4%1.5%Near state average
Have depressive symptoms7.6%13.8%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.2%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury5.2%3.1%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine94.8%87.8%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened14.4%15.4%12.7%Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication21.8%20.1%19.5%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine99.0%93.7%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers4.2%4.7%4.5%Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence16.1%25.0%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication9.8%17.6%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.261.501.81Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.071.131.69Near state average
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine55.9%70.8%82.3%Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine74.7%70.9%80.1%Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission22.1%22.0%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit10.3%9.5%11.8%Near state average
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

What its owners also hold

  • Wwbv Holdings Llc has an ownership stake on file at 31 nursing homes, averaging 3.2 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Shg Rez Llc has an ownership stake on file at 5 nursing homes, averaging 3.6 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Saber Pa Holdings, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 4 nursing homes, averaging 4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Pennsylvania

  • Licensing: Pennsylvania Department of Health
  • File a complaint: 800-254-5164 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 717-783-8975. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-490-8505. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono, about 8.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus, about 9.4 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
  • St Luke's Warren Hospital, about 12 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
3.737 ratings on Google
★★★★★Clever Girl Winery · 2026-04-30 · via Google

“My mother spent over 2 weeks at the facility in March/April of 2026. I visited with her every single day, so I really got to know much of the staff and see their interactions with not only my mother, but with many of the residents while being there. The staff is a wonderful group of people that truly care about their residents. I could see every day that they do their very best to make their resid…”

★★★★Tracy Itterly · 2025-02-06 · via Google

“I was a little skeptical about putting my mom in this nursing home/rehab center for a short stint of rehab but I must say, the staff was very nice. A few times she rang the bell for assistance and waited for awhile but I realize why. There were other residents that needed more attention than my mom did and they are short staffed. Anyway, my mom thought the food was great which was a plus! I feel …”

★★★★★Amy Decker · 2023-03-16 · via Google

“After spending two weeks in the hospital with several issues, we were faced with finding a rehabilitation facility in the area. It was very difficult to choose, because you just never know. However, I could not be more pleased with the care and services that my mother has been provided. Each room is meticulously cleaned on a daily basis. The food is good, and the staff is all so friendly and perso…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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