Dunmore Health Care Center

Name: Dunmore Health Care Center
Address: 1000 MILL STREET, Dunmore, PA, 18512, US
Telephone: 5703427624

1000 Mill Street, Dunmore, PA 18512 · Lackawanna County · 92 certified beds · avg 86 residents/day · certified since Jun 2, 1982

Part of chain: SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP (126 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

$12,048

Fines, last 3 years

3.14

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (33)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Jul 9, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function.
Jul 9, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Jul 9, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Jul 9, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Jun 23, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' right to voice complaints without discrimination or retaliation, or did not have a working complaint process that resolves issues promptly. · from a complaint
Jun 23, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Jun 23, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · from a complaint
Dec 3, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection.
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Jan 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide the right treatment and services for residents with dementia or signs of dementia. Dementia care requires specific approaches, training, and patience.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them.
Dec 12, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Dec 12, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care.
Dec 12, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Dec 12, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Dec 12, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from.
Dec 12, 2024	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal.
Dec 12, 2024	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave.
May 29, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
May 29, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	C · Minimal risk, facility-wide	The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · from a complaint

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 4).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2024	19	E
2025	7	E
2026	7	D

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

1 fine totaling $12,048.

Date	Type	Amount / length
Jan 19, 2024	Fine	$12,048

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Pennsylvania avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.14	3.94	3.95	bottom 18% in Pennsylvania; bottom 19% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.52	0.80	0.69	bottom 29% in Pennsylvania; bottom 40% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	2.86	3.58	3.50	bottom 19% in Pennsylvania; bottom 23% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.40	0.56	0.48	bottom 45% in Pennsylvania; top 47% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	43.0	44.5	45.8	top 45% in Pennsylvania; top 44% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	33.3	39.9	42.9	top 37% in Pennsylvania; top 33% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.38, RN 0.56, weekend 3.08. Staffing rating: 2/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2007
Musto, Kevin	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	06/01/2025
Nicoluzakis, Gregory	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2019
Nicoluzakis, Gregory	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2019
Nicoluzakis, Gregory	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2019
Ohio Pennsyslvania Property LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Mortgage Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2016
Ohio Pennsyslvania Property LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2016
RKL LLP	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/26/2023
Saber Governance LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2019
Saber Governance LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2019
Sakalas, Lori	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/28/2025
Sakalas, Lori	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	06/06/2024
SHG Boa LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/16/2025
SHG Management LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2019
SHG Management LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2019
SHG Mt, LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/16/2025
Steeves, Lori	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/28/2025
Steeves, Lori	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/28/2025
TCF National Bank	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	07/19/2019
Volpe, Benjamin	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2019

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
"How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
"Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
"What specific steps do you take to prevent abuse and neglect, and how are staff trained on them?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 395567.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Dunmore Health Care Center

1000 Mill Street, Dunmore, PA 18512 · 5703427624

Health inspection rating 3/5 · CMS overall 3/5· Fines (3y): $12,048

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
☐ "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
☐ "Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
☐ "What specific steps do you take to prevent abuse and neglect, and how are staff trained on them?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 395567 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)