Dunmore Health Care Center

    1000 Mill St, Dunmore, PA 18512
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Spotless welcoming center compassionate staff

    I was very pleased with Dunmore Healthcare Center - spotless, welcoming facility with compassionate, attentive staff (from admissions and Jason in business office to nurses, aides and nursing supervisor Lisa), outstanding PT/OT that helped my mom go home, engaging activities, good meals and clear communication that gave our family real peace of mind.

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    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.84·(68)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      3.4
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Clean, odor-free environment
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing aides
    • Knowledgeable and effective therapy and rehabilitation team
    • Successful short-term rehabilitation outcomes
    • Engaging, varied activities program
    • Helpful and friendly admissions team
    • Timely medication administration
    • Spacious, well-maintained rooms and common areas
    • Secure entry and convenient visiting hours
    • Supportive maintenance and housekeeping interactions
    • Family communication options (video calls during pandemic)
    • Warm, home-like atmosphere

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing quality and communication tone
    • Short staffing and high staff turnover
    • Administrative and billing process inefficiencies
    • Gaps in clinical-incident response and family notification
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dietary-adherence processes
    • Irregular housekeeping and cleanliness in some units
    • Variability in therapy scheduling and follow-through
    • Delays and poor responsiveness to phone inquiries

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews portray a facility with clear strengths in rehabilitation, daily activity programming, and many front-line caregivers, alongside persistent operational weaknesses that families should weigh when considering care. Numerous accounts describe compassionate aides, engaged nursing staff on many shifts, and an especially capable therapy department (PT/OT/Speech) that has enabled successful returns home for some residents. Admissions and certain administrative staff are frequently described as helpful and welcoming, and the building, common areas and rooms are commonly praised as clean, odor-free and home-like.

    Care quality and clinical concerns: Clinical care receives mixed but specific feedback. Therapy and rehabilitation are a consistent strength — reviewers cite knowledgeable therapists, good progress, and successful short-term outcomes. Nursing and aide care are often described as attentive and caring, but there is notable variability: some families report respectful, timely care while others report concerns about interpersonal tone, missed responses to call bells, and delays in clinical attention. Several reviews raise serious clinical-event concerns (wound reporting, delayed assistance after falls, and other escalation delays). Those accounts suggest gaps in incident response processes and family notification that merit attention and clarification during any tour or intake conversation.

    Staffing and management: Staffing levels and turnover emerge as recurrent operational themes. Reviewers cite short staffing, staff leaving positions, and workload pressures that appear to affect timeliness of assistance and consistency of care across shifts. Administrative strengths (helpful admissions, some responsive social work/business office contacts) coexist with repeated comments about billing disputes, phone responsiveness problems, and inconsistent communication from business office and social services. Prospective families should expect variability in administrative responsiveness and confirm financial/billing procedures in advance.

    Dining and dietary management: Dining receives mixed feedback. Many residents and families describe acceptable to good meals, snacks, and special items (bread noted positively), while other accounts mention poor meal quality and failures to adhere to dietary restrictions. The pattern indicates inconsistency in meal execution and dietary-need tracking; families with strict dietary requirements should verify kitchen protocols and monitoring.

    Activities and quality of life: Activity programming is a clear strength. Reviewers frequently mention a broad calendar (bingo, crafts, gardening, crocheting, group events), energetic staff who facilitate participation, and opportunities for families to join meals. During infection-control periods, the facility implemented video calls and adapted visitation, which some families appreciated. These offerings contribute to a generally positive psychosocial environment for many residents.

    Facilities and environment: The physical plant is often praised — spacious rooms, fresh flowers, vibrant décor, and careful maintenance are recurring positives. However, there are intermittent reports of housekeeping lapses and sanitation concerns in specific units or shifts. It would be reasonable to assess current housekeeping routines and inspect rooms and common areas in person.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The dominant positive themes are strong therapy services, an engaging activities program, and many caring front-line staff. The dominant negatives are operational: inconsistent nursing performance, staffing shortages, administrative/billing communication problems, and occasional failures in incident response or dietary adherence. When evaluating this facility, families should (1) tour during different shifts to judge staffing and culture, (2) speak directly with therapy, nursing leadership, and business office about care plans and billing, (3) ask about incident escalation and family notification procedures, and (4) confirm dietary and medication-administration safeguards. These steps will help balance the facility’s demonstrated strengths against the operational variability noted in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Dunmore Health Care Center is located at 1000 Mill St, Dunmore, PA, 18512.

    About Dunmore Health Care Center

    Dunmore Health Care Center sits over at 1000 Mill St, Dunmore, PA 18512, and some folks might say it's a pretty modern place for nursing care, though it's got its own ups and downs, like most places do, and right now they're not accepting new patients or holding regular office hours, so you'd want to check online if there'd ever be a change. The center runs as a skilled nursing facility and has been managed by Saber Governance, LLC since September 2019, with Lori Sakalas stepping up in May 2024, and the whole thing is owned completely by Saber Pa Holdings, LLC, which connects it to Saber Healthcare Group. With 92 certified beds and an average of 82 residents each day, the place handles both long-term and short-term care, focusing mainly on skilled nursing, rehabilitation, speech therapy, memory care, pain management, and nutrition help, and they even have services for wound treatment and stroke recovery. Staff includes everyone from physicians, nurses, therapists, and caregivers, all providing care and trying to support both the bodies and spirits of the folks who live there, and they do run plenty of activities-Catholic mass, ceramics, council meetings, store trips, and those popular ice cream outings-and Residents also get free DirecTV in their rooms.

    They do try for a home-like feeling and social life, with life enrichment events and community outings, and they seem dedicated to giving care based on what each senior needs, though it's only fair to mention that they've had state inspection reports showing 42 deficiencies, including one for infection control and thirteen more involving infection and care standards, which really means they've got room to improve-especially on things like resident assessment, care planning, and keeping infections in check, though the official notes say there was no actual harm but a potential for more than minimal harm. Dunmore Health Care Center is mostly staffed by English-speaking employees and averages about 3.62 nurse hours per resident each day, which is lower than the Pennsylvania average of 3.9, and their nurse turnover rate is sitting at 55.3%, which is also higher than the state's 47%. People who want to know more can check the center's website for directions and visitation rules, but for now, the main points are that Dunmore Health Care Center handles skilled nursing and rehabilitation in a modern setting, offers activities and personal care, and gets mixed reviews with an average rating hovering around 2.9 stars out of 32 reviews, which paints a picture of a place with strengths but also some real challenges to keep in mind.

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