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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Gino J Merli Veterans Center
Scranton, PennsylvaniaMedicare inspection record
About Gino J Merli Veterans Center
GINO J MERLI VETERANS CENTER is a government - state nursing home in SCRANTON, PA with 196 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
196 residents
Location
Scranton, PA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
401 PENN AVENUE, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 10, 2026, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 24 minutes with each resident a day, above the Pennsylvania average of 3 hours 53 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Gino J Merli Veterans Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 5 hours 24 minutesAbove the Pennsylvania average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 3 minutesAbove the Pennsylvania average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 30%Below the Pennsylvania average |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 10, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jun 9, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 9, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 9, 2026
June 6, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 7, 2025
May 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 7, 2025
August 16, 2024 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 15, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare-certified beds
- 196
- Average residents per day
- 182
- Accepts
- Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 2009
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 39A433
Location
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401 PENN AVENUEScranton, PA 18503
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Questions about Gino J Merli Veterans Center
How did Gino J Merli Veterans Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 10, 2026 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Pennsylvania average is 10.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Gino J Merli Veterans Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 24 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 3 minutes from registered nurses. 30% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Gino J Merli Veterans Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Gino J Merli Veterans Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.