Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
245 EAST EIGHTH STREET, Watsontown, PA 17777
Watsontown, Pennsylvania · CMS verdict
Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reflects below-average quality on the federal five-star scale, below the Pennsylvania state average of 3.0.
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.
Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Watsontown, Pennsylvania holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 41 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). 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 star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 41 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 41.
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.
Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Pennsylvania average.
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 Watsontown, Pennsylvania. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 92% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Pennsylvania, Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing 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. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied 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 Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center ranks in Pennsylvania
Among the 653 CMS-rated nursing homes in Pennsylvania, Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 | 125 |
| Residents | 115 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Northumberlnd |
| Penalties | 3 |
| Deficiencies | 60 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's larger facility
What is the quality rating for Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Pennsylvania average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Pennsylvania? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Pennsylvania's median semi-private nursing home rate at $11,954 per month ($143,445 per year), with private rooms averaging $13,688 per month.
What services does Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offer? ▾
CMS classifies Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. 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: 395825.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.