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SAPPHIRE CARE AND REHAB CENTER

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA · Medicare-certified · 127 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
1 of 5 overall

1 out of 5 stars overall. This facility has the lowest overall rating, with 1 star for staffing and 2 stars for health inspections; reported nurse staffing is 3.45 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1. It has no fines in the last 24 months, while recent inspection citations included infection control and providing appropriate treatment and care.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.4515 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 29, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4515.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.34
Licensed practical nurses
0.98
Nurse aides
2.13
Weekend nursing
3.24

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 57%
Registered nurse turnover: 71%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

20.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.4%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.1%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0.3%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

6.2%Steady

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

11.4%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

7%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

14.1%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

2.4%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.8%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

24.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

41%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

92.2%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

82.1%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

47.5%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

44.7%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Occupancy
117 residents on an average day (92% of 127 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 55 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.