Home / Pennsylvania / Laporte
918 Main Street, Laporte, PA 18626 · Sullivan County · (570) 946-7700
120 certified beds, about 105 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1985
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 395683 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 5, 2026, inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the Pennsylvania average is 10, the national average 9.2).
None of its 46 health citations since December 2023 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 3.17 hours per resident per day, against 3.89 across Pennsylvania and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.39 of those hours.
41.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Pennsylvania average 44.5%).
CMS links it to Century Healthcare, an affiliated group of 9 nursing homes.
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.
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 46 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to provide the correct required notification to a resident whose payment coverage changed for two of three residents reviewed (Residents 109 and 114).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of select facility policies and procedures, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement interventions to promote acceptable parameters of nutrition for three of six residents reviewed for nutritional concerns (Residents 1, 2, and 44).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to store food items in a safe and sanitary manner and maintain the environment in a safe and sanitary condition in the facility's main kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that active physician orders incorporated resident wishes related to end-of-life care for one of three residents reviewed for advance directives concerns (Resident 2).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a clean, comfortable, homelike environment on two of two nursing units (Second and Third Floor Nursing Units, Residents 1, 5, 10, and 11), and provide a safe and clean environment in the facility's main laundry area.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and resident and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to provide written notice of transfer and written notice of the facility bed-hold policy to residents' responsible parties at the time of transfer for two of six residents reviewed for hospitalization concerns (Residents 2 and 6).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure complete and accurate Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments for two of 22 residents reviewed (Residents 3, and 4).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to incorporate the recommendations from the Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) level II determination and the PASRR evaluation report into a resident's assessment, care planning, and transitions of care for one of three residents reviewed (Resident 7).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and staff and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to include a resident's representative in participation with care planning for one of 22 residents reviewed (Resident 6), revise a care plan after a resident's change in condition for one of 22 residents reviewed (Resident 2), and revise a care plan related to a pacemaker intervention for one of 22 residents reviewed (Resident 86).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that pain management was provided that was consistent with professional standards of practice for one of one resident reviewed for pain (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of select policies and procedures, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the highest practicable care for one of one resident reviewed for behavioral health related to suicidal ideation. (Resident 82).
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of select facility policies and procedures, observation, clinical record review, and family and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide routine dental care for one of one resident reviewed for dental concerns (Resident 58).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of select facility policies, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide services to maintain or improve a resident's range of motion (ROM) and mobility for four of five residents reviewed (Resident 19, 48, 59, and 74).
Inspectors wroteBased on resident interview, clinical record review, and staff and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide written notice regarding the facility's bed-hold policy for one of five residents reviewed for hospitalization concerns (Resident 63).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a complete and accurate Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for one of 22 residents reviewed (Resident 34).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and resident, family, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to revise residents' care plans for three of 21 residents reviewed (Residents 79, 81, and 86).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide care and services to maintain or improve the ability to perform activities of daily living for one of two residents reviewed for rehabilitation concerns (Resident 12).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement physician ordered supplemental oxygen consistent with professional standards of practice for one of one resident reviewed for supplemental oxygen concerns (Resident 63).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement an individualized person-centered care plan to address dementia and cognitive loss displayed by one of one resident reviewed (Resident 43).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide routine dental services related to partial dentures for one of two residents reviewed for dental concerns (Resident 86).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents' medical records included documentation that residents' representatives were provided education regarding the risks and benefits of immunizations for two of five residents reviewed for immunization concerns (Residents 21 and 46).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a residents' medical records included documentation that the residents' representative was provided education regarding the risks and benefits of receiving a COVID-19 immunizations for one of five residents reviewed for immunization concerns (Residents 46).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to notify a resident and/or their responsible party in writing of a transfer to the hospital with the required information for five of five residents reviewed (Residents 18, 59, 63, 91, and 98).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to protect a resident's right to be free from physical abuse for one of one resident reviewed for resident-to-resident interactions (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels between 71 and 81 degrees Fahrenheit on two of two floors (Second and Third floors).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of select facility policies and procedures, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure an effective infection control program for outbreak testing and transmission-based precautions to prevent the spread of infection on one of two nursing units (3rd Floor Nursing Unit; Residents 1 and 2, Employees 1 and 2).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of select policies and procedures, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement their abuse policy regarding investigating an allegation of abuse for two of 11 residents reviewed (Residents 3 and 4).
Inspectors wroteBased on closed clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the highest practicable care regarding the administration of physician ordered pain medications for one of 11 residents reviewed (Resident CR1).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to store food items and maintain equipment in a safe and sanitary manner in the facility's main kitchen.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility documentation, observation, and resident, family, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a comfortable and homelike environment on one of two nursing units reviewed (Third floor nursing unit; Residents 8, 51, and 67).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility documentation, observation, and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to serve food that is palatable on one of two nursing units (Third floor nursing unit, Residents 67 and 90).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of select facility policies and procedures, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents' medical records included documentation that residents' representatives were provided education regarding the risks and benefits of immunizations for three of five residents reviewed for immunization concerns (Residents 88, 22, and 92); and that residents received the pneumococcal vaccine for two of five residents reviewed for immunization concerns (Residents 88 and 91).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the resident or resident's responsible party participation in the development of end-of-life treatment wishes for one of six residents reviewed for advance directive concerns (Resident 33).
Inspectors wroteBased on review of select facility policies and procedures, review of clinical record and facility documentation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that allegations of potential abuse were thoroughly investigated and reported to the appropriate agencies for two of four sampled residents (Residents 82, 84, 79, and 92).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, facility documentation, and staff and resident interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement an effective discharge planning process, which begins on admission, including resident's assessments and goals for care for one of 24 residents reviewed (Resident 90).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide bathing assistance for a resident dependent on staff assistance for one of two residents sampled for activities of daily living (Resident 71).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observation, and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement interventions for injury prevention for one of seven residents reviewed for accident concerns (Resident 38).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review, and resident and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide care and services for an indwelling catheter for two of five residents reviewed for catheter concerns (Residents 7 and 55).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to identify triggers related to a resident's diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, to provide culturally, competent, trauma-informed care and eliminate or mitigate re-traumatization for one of one resident reviewed. (Resident 93).
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a resident's drug regimen was free from an unnecessary antibiotic medication for one of one resident sampled (Resident 90).
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to employ a qualified director of food and nutrition services in the absence of a full-time dietitian.
Inspectors wroteBased on a review of the facility's water management program and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to assess the building's water system for waterborne pathogen risk; and implement measures to monitor and prevent the growth of opportunistic pathogens within the facility's water system.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of select facility policies and procedures, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents' representatives received education regarding the risks and benefits of the COVID-19 vaccination; and that residents' responsible parties were given the opportunity to accept or refuse the COVID-19 vaccination for residents incapable of making medical decisions independently for two of five residents reviewed for immunization concerns (Residents 22 and 88).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to properly contain and dispose of garbage.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, review of select facility policies, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide behavior health care that was individualized to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental, or psychosocial well-being for one of five residents reviewed for behaviors (Resident 1).
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, review of select facilities policies and procedures, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to store food, prepare, and distribute food, and ensure temperature monitoring was in place to prevent the potential spread of food-borne illness in the facility's main kitchen.
1 fire safety citation on file: 1 on February 9, 2024.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 4 days from July 11, 2024 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.17 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.89 | 3.53 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.91 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 41.1% | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 63.6% | 39.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.44 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
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 3.28 on weekdays and 2.89 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.21 in April to June 2025 to 3.17 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.17 | 0.39 | 3.28 | 2.89 | 0.5% | 0 of 90 | 105 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 2.94 | 0.31 | 3.05 | 2.66 | 0.2% | 0 of 92 | 109 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.18 | 0.40 | 3.32 | 2.84 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 106 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.21 | 0.39 | 3.35 | 2.88 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 103 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Pennsylvania, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.69 | 0.65 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 11.3% | 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
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.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $21.44 | $18.88 to $22.52 | 67,740 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.74 | $29.02 to $35.01 | 38,260 |
| Registered nurses | $46.36 | $38.75 to $50.35 | 146,520 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
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.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.3 | 17.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 30.9 | 17.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 31.1 | 22.5 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 18.2 | 9.5 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Highlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it worse than the national rate (36.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
36.1% this home
Worse than the national rate
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. 44 eligible stays.
10.9% 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. 45 eligible stays.
6.7% this home
No different from the national rate
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. 30 eligible stays.
50.0% this home
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. 34 residents counted.
0.0% this home
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. 40 residents counted.
0.0% this home
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. 40 residents counted.
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: 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. 1 residents counted.
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.
Legal business name: HIGHLANDS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE LLC. CMS links this home to Century Healthcare, a group of 9 nursing homes averaging 1.7 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century V Pennsylvania Holdco LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 04/01/2024 |
| Century V Tbd Holdco LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 04/01/2024 | |
| Kulanu Oc Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 04/01/2024 | |
| Klein, Efraim | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 04/01/2024 | |
| Ohi Asset (pa), LP | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 04/01/2024 | |
| Berdugo, Shai | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 04/01/2025 | |
| Klein, Efraim | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/01/2024 | |
| Berdugo, Shai | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/01/2025 | |
| Potts, Abigail | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/23/2024 | |
| Roscoe, Brandon | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2024 | |
| Berdugo, Gina | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 04/01/2024 | |
| Berdugo, Shai | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 04/01/2024 | |
| Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/01/2024 | |
| Berdugo, Shai | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/01/2025 | |
| Potts, Abigail | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/26/2025 | |
| Roscoe, Brandon | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/26/2025 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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