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Watsontown Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

245 East Eighth Street, Watsontown, PA 177775705382561Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 125Avg. daily residents: 118County: Northumberlnd

The complete public record on Watsontown Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Pennsylvania average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Watsontown Rehabilitation And Nursing Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $21,765 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.47 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.89)
0.47 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.79)
3.05 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
40.0% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.5)
38.5% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 12, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
16 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (10.1)
35 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$21,765 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
below the state average ($26,030)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
March 13, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 13, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 13, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.