Sunbury Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
A nursing home in Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801
901 Court Street, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801. (570) 286-7121.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Pennsylvania average: 10.0
- 3.81 nurse hours per resident per day Pennsylvania average: 3.90
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Pennsylvania average is 10.0.
Last standard inspection May 8, 2026.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
29 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 29 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 8, 2026: standard inspection11 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.
Jun 13, 2025: standard inspection8 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Allow residents to easily view the nursing home’s survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Apr 15, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Sep 10, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Jul 10, 2024: standard inspection8 citations
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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.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Sep 14, 1981.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 126 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.81 nurse hours per resident per day
The Pennsylvania average is 3.90.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Pennsylvania average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.81 | 3.90 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.78 |
| At weekends | 3.48 | 3.52 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.2% | 44.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 31.8% | 39.4% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Genesis Pm Pa Operations LLC owns 100% directly since Nov 15, 2022.
- 8 owners or officers are people: Michael T Berg (corporate officer, 100%); Arnold M Whitman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10.8%); Steven E Fishman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.6%); Laura Bridgeford (corporate officer); Christina Lauer (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christina Lauer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Avi Pinchas Mendelson (corporate officer).
- Part of Genesis Healthcare (183 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Operations I LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Gen Operations II LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Fc-Gen Operations Investment LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Genesis Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Genesis Healthcare Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Genesis Pm Pa Operations LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| GHC Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Genesis Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Sun Healthcare Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 65.3% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Hccf Management Group Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 10.8% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Zac Properties Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.6% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Welltower Op LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.7% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Sundance Rehabilitation Holdco Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.2% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 17, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 17, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 17, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Pennsylvania average 3.8).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 18.5 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (11; the middle value was 11).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Sunbury Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center This nursing home | 11 | |
| Nursing and Rehabilitation at the Mansion | 0.2 | 9 |
| Nottingham Village | 3.5 | 7 |
| The Manor at Penn Village | 5.2 | 11 |
| Buffalo Valley Lutheran Villag | 9.7 | 8 |
| Oak Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 10.4 | 12 |
| Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 10.8 | 10 |
| Mountain View Rehabilitation and Senior Living Ctr | 12.5 | 30 |
| Emmanuel Center for Nursing | 12.8 | 6 |
| Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation | 13.1 | 23 |
| Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 16.4 | 16 |
| Mount Carmel Senior Living Community | 18.5 | 23 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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