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St John Specialty Care Center

500 WITTENBERG WAY, MARS, PA, 16046

(724) 625-1571

www.lutheranseniorlife.org/senior-living/locations/st-john-community-st-john-specialty-care-center

150 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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500 Wittenberg Way

Mars, PA 16046

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Bed capacity

150

CMS facility ID

395164

Care type

Nursing home

County

Butler

Facility name

St John Specialty Care Center

Street address

500 WITTENBERG WAY

City / state / ZIP

Mars, PA 16046

Phone

(724) 625-1571

Website

www.lutheranseniorlife.org/senior-living/locations/st-john-community-st-john-specialty-care-center

About this facility — St John Specialty Care Center

St John Specialty Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Mars, Pennsylvania. It is licensed for 150 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania (119 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Mars 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 St John Specialty Care Center 81 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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 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

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Carraway, Jeffrey

Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2021

Fenoglietto, David

Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2004

Lutheran Seniorlife

Additional disclosable party — since 1986

Pfoff, Robert

Additional disclosable party — since 2001

Rapuk, Samanth

Operational control · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-26

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

29 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-10-11

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$486 per day (≈ $14,770/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

67% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 30% private/other

Occupancy

59% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

17% above the PA median of $415/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

150

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

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 2026-08-31. 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

2026-02-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

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 2026-03-04

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-03-04

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 2026-03-04

10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (77 citations)

2025-12-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-12-09

2025-01-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2025-02-14

2024-10-11Health inspection24 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 2024-11-30

F-0565

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0622

D · No harm found

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0623

D · 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 2024-11-30

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0690

E · 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 2024-11-30

F-0691

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0742

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-11-30

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 2024-11-30

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 2024-11-30

F-0810

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Corrected 2024-11-30

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 2024-11-30

F-0849

E · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0942

D · No harm found

Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0944

D · No harm found

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Corrected 2024-11-30

2024-07-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-07-29

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-07-29

2024-06-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0609

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0610

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-06-28

2023-12-01Health inspection12 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0622

D · No harm found

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0700

E · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-01-19

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 2024-01-19

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0885

D · No harm found

Report COVID19 data to residents and families.

Corrected 2024-01-19

2023-06-16Health inspection5 citations

F-0656

E · 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 2023-07-28

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-07-28

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 2023-07-28

F-0943

D · No harm found

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Corrected 2023-07-28

F-0949

B · No harm found

Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.

Corrected 2023-07-28

2024-10-11Fire-safety inspection11 citations

K-0100

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0293

D · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0324

C · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0911

C · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-11-15

K-0923

C · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-11-15

2023-12-01Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0311

E · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-02-04

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-02-04

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2024-02-04

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-02-01

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2024-02-04

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-02-04

2023-06-16Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0291

B · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-08-31

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0372

B · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0374

D · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-08-04

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-08-31

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 395164.

Visitor reviews

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2.633 ratings on Google

★Tori Hensen · 2026-04-06 · via Google
“It seems the place does not have an infection preventionist: the facility is filthy, clean linen carts uncovered, staff eats and drinks in the hallways, at the nurses’ stations, and at med carts; bottles of drinks sit on the railings, sticky floors, gloves are worn in the hallways and are not changed between patients. The kitchen on PC4 is in a horrifying condition! Administration is unpleasant an…”

★Robin Sprow · 2026-01-29 · via Google
“If zero was an option. My elderly mom was admitted into a dirty room. NOTHING CLEAN. Frozen food. Neglected by staff repeatedly. House dr said her lungs were clear from clots but hospital ( after I insisted she be seen) said it wouldn't have been long for my mom to have a stroke or worse. I wouldn't recommend this hell hole to anyone.”

★L Bopp · 2024-08-20 · via Google
“St John's is truly hell on earth! The lobby is nice but that's it! From the moment you get off the elevator the smell of human waste is overwhelming! The place is DIRTY & RUNDOWN. The nursing staff was lazy, had horrible attitudes & ignored the patients crying for help. Most of the aids, however, were pretty caring but totally overworked. I truly have no idea how this place has not been shut down…”

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