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Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the

500 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042 · Northampton County · (610) 253-3573

115 certified beds, about 111 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1985

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395708 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 10, 2026, inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).

None of its 11 health citations since June 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.27 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.57 of those hours.

41.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).

CMS links it to Priority Healthcare Group, an affiliated group of 12 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 11 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
6D
3E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
1C
April 10, 2026Standard inspection · 8 citations
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to store food in a sanitary manner in the dietary department and on two of two nursing units. (Second floor and Third floor)
  2. E
    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
    F584 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a safe. clean, and sanitary environment on two of two nursing units. (Second floor and Third floor)
  3. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to administer medications in a manner that prevented the spread of infection for two of 22 sampled residents. (Residents 24 and 81) Additionally, the facility failed to properly handle soiled linen and failed to keep clean linen from becoming contaminated to prevent the spread of infection.
  4. D
    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    F550 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide assistance with dining in a manner that promoted and maintained dignity for one of 22 sampled. (Resident 12)
  5. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement physicians' orders for two of 22 sampled residents. (Residents 49 and 76)
  6. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the necessary device to prevent an incident or accident for one of 22 sampled residents. (Resident 90)
  7. D
    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
    F759 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, review of facility policy, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a medication error rate of less than five percent (%) for one of two nursing units observed during medication administration. (Second floor)
  8. C
    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
    F814 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, it was determined that the facility failed to dispose of trash and refuse properly.
May 1, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. E
    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
    F584 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 3, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a safe, clean, and comfortable environment on two of two nursing units. (Second floor and Third floor)
November 27, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 17, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of facility documentation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that safety interventions were in place for one of three sampled residents at risk for behavioral symptoms. (Residents 1, 2)
June 13, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 9, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, facility policy review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that assessed safety measures were in place for one of six sampled residents at risk for falls. (Resident 20) In addition, the facility failed to ensure that a resident at risk for elopement did not leave the secured nursing unit without staff knowledge for one of three sampled residents who were at risk for elopement. (Resident 75)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.273.893.86
Registered nurses0.570.790.69
All nursing staff on weekends2.963.533.42
Nurse aides1.89
Licensed practical nurses0.81
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)41.6%44.5%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover18.8%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left1

CMS expects 3.23 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.39 on weekdays and 2.96 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.31 in April to June 2025 to 3.27 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.270.573.392.96 0.0%0 of 90111
Oct to Dec 20253.390.543.533.06 3.9%0 of 92110
Jul to Sep 20253.300.643.442.93 5.4%0 of 92105
Apr to Jun 20253.310.593.423.05 2.9%0 of 91107
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 20263.690.653.823.3411.3%0.1% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Pennsylvania

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Pennsylvania, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$21.44$18.88 to $22.5267,740
LPNs and LVNs$30.74$29.02 to $35.0138,260
Registered nurses$46.36$38.75 to $50.35146,520
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homePennsylvaniaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
35.616.813.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.40.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.91.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.33.13.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.61.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
15.617.014.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.54.84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
68.917.715.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.51.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.61.21.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · Pennsylvania: 100 better, 108 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 19 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.3% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Pennsylvania: 3 better, 9 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 29 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Pennsylvania: 7 better, 5 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 18 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Pennsylvania54.4% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 8 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Pennsylvania0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 12 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Pennsylvania2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 12 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: Newly certified nursing home with less than 12-15 months of data available or the nursing opened less than 6 months ago, and there were no data to submit or claims for this measure.

Median of homes: Pennsylvania100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: MAYBROOK-P PRAXIS OPCO, LLC. CMS links this home to Priority Healthcare Group, a group of 12 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Maybrook-P Opco Holdings LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%08/15/2016
Bl Capital Group Holdings LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization24%01/28/2020
Fair Oaks Family Holdings LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization12%01/28/2020
Samara Holdings Company LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization10%01/28/2020
Strawberry Hill Holdings LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization10%01/28/2020
Sebbag, Gabriel5% or greater indirect ownership interestIndividual5%08/15/2016
Clinical Consulting Services LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2019
Priority Care Group LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2019
Summation Financial Services LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization01/01/2019
Bauman, LukeOperational/managerial controlIndividual06/17/2024
Mehta, BharatOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2016
Clinical Consulting Services LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization07/01/2025
Maybrook-P Praxis Propco LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2016
Summation Financial Services LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization07/01/2025
Bauman, LukeAdp of the SNFIndividual04/06/2025
Mehta, BharatAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2025

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on April 10, 2026: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
  2. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on April 10, 2026: "Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely."
  3. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 10, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  4. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 10, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  5. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.96 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.53.
  6. How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Common questions

What is Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the get at its last inspection?
8 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 10, 2026. The Pennsylvania average is 10.
Has Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the?
CMS lists 16 owners and managers, and links the home to Priority Healthcare Group. Legal business name: MAYBROOK-P PRAXIS OPCO, LLC.

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