Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
500 WEST HOSPITAL STREET, Taylor, PA 18517
Taylor, Pennsylvania · CMS verdict
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds a 2 of 5 CMS overall star rating - below the Pennsylvania state average of 3.0, reflecting below-average quality on the federal five-star scale.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Taylor, Pennsylvania holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 33 of 100 (grade F). The 142-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Pennsylvania runs a median of $11,954 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lower star tercile)
This facility's 2/5 CMS overall rating sits in the lower U.S. star tercile (≤2/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 33 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 33.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center's lower-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (1/5), staffing (2/5), and quality measures (5/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Taylor, Pennsylvania, this facility operates 142 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 133 residents - an occupancy rate of about 94%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 94% occupancy, this facility runs close to its typical range for a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Pennsylvania, Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is one of 232 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.5 stars, ahead of roughly 30% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (70 total). CMS has levied 3 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center's lower-tercile stars compare to Pennsylvania
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Pennsylvania facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Pennsylvania state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center ranks in Pennsylvania
Among the 653 CMS-rated nursing homes in Pennsylvania, Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 20% of them. The bars show how all Pennsylvania homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
144 Pennsylvania homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 142 |
| Residents | 133 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Penalties | 3 |
| Deficiencies | 70 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 1/5, a staffing rating of 2/5, and a quality measures rating of 5/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Pennsylvania? ▾
In Pennsylvania, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $11,954/month ($143,445/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $13,688/month.
What services does Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center offer? ▾
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center operates as a skilled nursing facility (142 beds with approximately 133 current residents) under for profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 70 deficiencies and 3 penalties there.
Does Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Oak Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has multiple deficiencies (70 total) and 3 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Pennsylvania? ▾
In Pennsylvania, alternatives include assisted living ($6,480/mo), home health aides ($6,483/mo), and adult day care ($2,535/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Pennsylvania elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 395564.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.