The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
GINO J MERLI VETERANS CENTER
SCRANTON, PA · Medicare-certified · 196 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Gino J. Merli Veterans Center has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with strong staffing and quality ratings and no fines in the last 24 months. Its reported nurse staffing is 5.19 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, though its recent health inspection cited several care and safety issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.1877 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.1877.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.28
- Nurse aides
- 2.99
- Weekend nursing
- 4.39
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
16.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.2%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 182.8 residents on an average day (93% of 196 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 17 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.