Nanticoke State, formerly known as Nanticoke Villa under previous
ownership, will close Oct. 6, or when all of its residents have found
alternative facilities, according to a state Department of Public
Welfare official.
Before deciding to close Nanticoke State, Mallios in July had appealed
the department’s decision to revoke his license based on repeated
violations that risked exposing residents to hepatitis B, according to
the department’s violations history report on the property.
The personal care home was sold to Mallios on May 12, after the Bureau
of Human Services refused to renew the license of the previous owner,
Ron Halko. Under Halko’s ownership, a Department of Public Welfare
inspection found that several Nanticoke Villa residents had been
infected with hepatitis B after health-care personnel used the same
blood glucose equipment to treat several patients. Jones said no more
than 10 people were infected with hepatitis B.
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