Why a Scranton nursing home evacuated residents Friday

The Pennsylvania Department of Health Announced late Friday night it needed to relocate nearly 100 people that lived at Mountain View Care and Rehabilitation Center in South Scranton because of the risk to their health and safety. Scranton’s code enforcement office shut the building down.According to the Department of Health, the facility was on a provisional license. A building safety inspection in October noted the sprinkler system didn't work, but a follow up in January didn’t mention the issue. The facility was also on a list released in 2019 by Sen. Bob Casey and former-Sen. Pat Toomey highlighting the country’s poorly performing nursing homes. 85 residents in all were relocated to other facilities. Vans from other facilities such as Maple Ridge, Birchwood, Lakewood, Mountain Top, and Oak ridge were on site.