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Aventura at Creekside

Nursing home in Carbondale, PA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
45 North Scott Street, Carbondale, PA 18407
Phone
(570) 282-1099
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
395984
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
81
Average residents per day
76
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Aventura at Creekside LLC
Chain
Aventura Health Group (11 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 26, 1996
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 395984. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 3, 2026. CMS lists 73 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 24, 2024 to Apr 3, 2026): 33 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 3, 2026Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Honor 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.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2026Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 73. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $136,785 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jul 31, 2025Fine: $136,785
Mar 13, 2024Payment denial for 61 days from Jun 13, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.60 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.60 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.10 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.32 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
56%
RN turnover (yearly)
46%

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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