Countryside Personal Care Home

    1841 Stoystown Rd, Friedens, PA 15541
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate safe personalized care home

    I placed my loved one with Justine and her team and was very satisfied overall - compassionate, family-like staff who provided personalized routines, regular updates, homemade meals, and a spotless, peaceful environment where my relative was safe and happy. I felt they were in very good hands and would recommend this home for personal care.

    Loved one of resident
    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

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    5.00·(5)

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • compassionate, caring staff
    • family-like treatment of residents
    • strong, heartfelt management (Justine)
    • very clean facility
    • peaceful, calm atmosphere
    • homemade meals
    • high resident satisfaction
    • strongly recommended by reviewers
    • suitable as a long-term/forever home
    • personalized/personal care focus
    • consistently 5-star impressions

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Countryside Personal Care Home are uniformly positive and emphatic. Reviewers repeatedly describe the home as an excellent choice for personal care, often using superlatives such as "5-star impression," "second to none," and calling it a "forever home" for loved ones. The most dominant theme is trust — families and residents report feeling that people placed there are "in very good hands," and multiple reviewers explicitly "highly recommend" the home.

    Care quality and staff: The strongest and most consistent praise relates to the people who run and staff the home. Reviewers highlight caring, compassionate staff who treat residents "like family." One reviewer specifically names Justine as the person who runs the home and notes she has a "huge heart," signaling visible, engaged leadership. Statements that residents "loved it" and that staff were "great" point to high day-to-day satisfaction with caregiving, attentiveness, and interpersonal warmth. The repeated use of "personal care" suggests reviewers see the facility as focused on individualized support rather than a more institutional model.

    Facilities and atmosphere: Multiple reviewers emphasize the physical environment as a strong positive: the home is described as "super clean" and having a "peaceful atmosphere." Those phrases indicate that cleanliness, order, and a calm ambiance are noticeable and appreciated by visitors and families. The combination of cleanliness and tranquility contributes to the overall sense that the home is comfortable, well-maintained, and appropriate for long-term residency.

    Dining and daily life: Food is mentioned specifically and positively — reviewers call the meals "homemade," which conveys a homey, non-institutional dining experience that many families value. While specifics about menus, dietary accommodations, or meal-service schedules are not provided, the use of "homemade" implies attention to quality and a more personal approach to mealtimes compared with large-scale institutional food service.

    Management, reputation, and suitability: Leadership is singled out by name and characterized warmly, which often correlates with a strong, stable culture in small care settings. Reviewers frame the home as a place they "highly recommend" and as a potential "forever home," signaling that many families view the facility as appropriate not just for short-term respite but for long-term placement. The repeated recommendations and superlative language suggest a strong local reputation and consistent performance across multiple dimensions important to families.

    Notable patterns and limitations: The reviews are overwhelmingly positive and focused on interpersonal care, cleanliness, atmosphere, and homemade food. There are no negative aspects or specific concerns raised in these summaries. However, the available feedback is limited in scope and detail: reviewers did not comment on clinical complexity handled (e.g., dementia care, medical/nursing services), staffing levels or turnover, activity programming, safety incident history, pricing, or regulatory compliance. Because those topics are not addressed, prospective families should seek additional information and confirm specifics (clinical capabilities, staff-to-resident ratios, medication management, activities calendar, costs, and licensing/inspection records) before making placement decisions. The uniform positivity also raises the possibility of selection bias in the sample of reviews, so verifying current conditions with a visit and direct questions is recommended.

    In sum, based on the provided summaries, Countryside Personal Care Home appears to excel in compassionate, family-style care, attentive and personable leadership, a clean and peaceful environment, and homestyle dining. Reviewers consistently recommend the home and describe high satisfaction, making it a strong candidate for families seeking a small, personal-care-focused long-term residence — while recognizing that additional, more detailed inquiries are advisable to confirm fit for specific clinical or logistical needs.

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    Location

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    Countryside Personal Care Home is located at 1841 Stoystown Rd, Friedens, PA, 15541.

    About Countryside Personal Care Home

    Countryside Personal Care Home sits in the Laurel Highlands and operates more like a big house than what most folks think of as a facility, with a family-like feeling thanks to owners Justine Hay, a registered nurse, and her husband Butch, who handles the upkeep and helps make everything run smoothly, and it's clear they care about making everyone feel at home. The care home is licensed under state license number 332020, and staff speak English and provide help for those needing language support. Residents receive both assisted living and Alzheimer's care in a supportive, secure setting, and staff members are available at all hours to assist with daily living activities like bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers, and feeding if that's needed, and medication management and personalized meal preparation are provided to suit different health needs and dietary preferences. The owner and staff focus on improving each resident's quality of life, and folks can count on a caring environment where needs get met daily, with a strong sense of everyone being cherished and treated like family, and where well-being and safety come first.

    There are several types of furnished rooms, including studio and semi-private choices, and each room offers wireless internet, cable TV, and a telephone connection to keep in touch with loved ones, plus you'll find kitchenettes, which helps make things feel homey. The home aims for comfort and independence, including a 24-hour call system, an emergency alert setup, and supervision for safety, and all rooms and common spaces are maintained by housekeeping and laundry staff who also take care of linens. There are private dining rooms, a main dining area with restaurant-style, all-day dining, and home-cooked meals served daily, plus the team accommodates special diets.

    Countryside has a beauty salon and barber space on site for hair and grooming needs, and the full-time activity director plans a wide range of activities, including movie nights, themed events, and both community-sponsored and resident-run programs, plus there are plenty of group events to keep everyone engaged. There are mental wellness and cognitive health programs to provide support for those who need it, and a respite program is available for those needing short-term care.

    Residents can relax in outdoor areas like the front porch, outdoor seating with nice views, and gardens with walking paths, and there are libraries and arts rooms for hobbies and relaxation. The environment stays warm and friendly, and staff work to make every resident feel seen and appreciated, doing their best to help everyone feel like they belong. With a focus on attentiveness, the owners and staff try to notice and respond to needs quickly, and the home does its best to avoid the feel of an institution, keeping the place lively, warm, and familiar.

    People often ask...

    Countryside Personal Care Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,216 per month.

    Countryside Personal Care Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 9 photos of Countryside Personal Care Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1841 Stoystown Rd, Friedens, PA 15541.

    No, Countryside Personal Care Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Pennsylvania, the Department of Human Services licenses personal care homes and assisted living residences and publishes its licensing inspection summaries.

    License number335270
    Facility typeFull
    License classLicensed
    Capacity35 residents
    LicenseeRUSTIC PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC
    Care servedPersonal Care Homes
    EffectiveNovember 1st, 2025
    ExpiresNovember 1st, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    7

    Reports

    25

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    31 Oct 2024Inspection
    Identified several regulatory deficiencies during a licensing survey, including missing criminal history checks and inadequate annual administrator training. Additional findings included unsafe resident equipment, missing nonskid surfaces on exterior stairs, unlabeled soap, and improper refrigerator/freezer temperatures.
    • 35 P.S. § 10225.101—10225.5102Criminal history checks
    • 26 Pa. Code § 2600.64Annual training
    • 26 Pa. Code § 2600.81(b)Resident personal equipment
    • 26 Pa. Code § 2600.94(b)Non-skid surfaces
    • 26 Pa. Code § 2600.102(i)Soap dispenser
    • 26 Pa. Code § 2600.103fRefrigerator/Freezer temps
    02 Aug 2023Inspection
    Identified deficiencies across admission contracts, staff training, storage of poisonous materials, fire drills during sleeping hours, annual medical evaluations, medication records, and preadmission screens.
    • 2600.25.aWritten Contract and Review
    • 2600.65.fTraining Topics
    • 2600.82.cLocking Poisonous Materials
    • 2600.132.eFire Drill Sleeping Hours
    • 2600.141.b.1Annual Medical Evaluation
    • 2600.185.aImplement Storage Procedures
    • 2600.187.aMedication Record
    • 2600.187.dFollow Prescriber's Orders
    • 2600.224.aPreadmission Screen Form
    19 May 2022Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to resident safety, medication handling, and recordkeeping.
    • 2600.89.bHot water temperature
    • 2600.101.j.6Mirror
    • 2600.103.fRefrigerator/Freezer Temps
    • 2600.123.bEmergency Procedures Posted
    • 2600.131.aFire Extinguisher
    • 2600.132.aMonthly Fire Drill
    • 2600.132.bSafety Inspection/Fire Drill
    • 2600.141.aMedical Evaluation Information
    • 2600.183.eStoring Medications
    • 2600.224.aPreadmission Screen Form
    23 Sept 2021Inspection
    Issued a regular license following renewal to authorize personal care services; annual inspections were planned.
    02 Oct 2020Inspection
    Issued a regular license following renewal. No violations cited.
    21 Jan 2020Inspection
    Granted a waiver of admission, resident medical evaluation, and preadmission screening requirements for a care provider.
    01 Nov 2019Inspection
    Determined compliance and issued a regular license.

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