The Grove at Latrobe

    576 Fred Rogers Dr, Latrobe, PA, 15650
    3.6 · 30 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Warm staff, serious safety failures

    I saw both the best and worst. The frontline staff - nurses, aides and folks like Steve, Jessica, Joy, Chet and Bobbi Jo - were warm, attentive, and made my mom happy; food and cleanliness were good even though the building is older and dated. But there were serious care failures: delayed/missed IV antibiotics (nearly 10 hours), PICC/medication mistakes that led to a hospital transfer and worsened infection, plus laundry/payment hassles and restrictive visit policies. Because of those systemic safety and management concerns, I can't confidently recommend sending a vulnerable loved one here.

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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

    3.57 · 30 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • caring, attentive staff
    • specific staff praised (Steve, Jessica, Joy)
    • knowledgeable nurses and aides
    • skilled therapists (PT Chet, OT Bobbi Jo)
    • individualized attention and sympathetic care
    • strong hospice and end-of-life care
    • residents feeling like family and emotionally supported
    • good COVID safety practices (masks, temperature checks, distancing)
    • delicious food
    • clean areas and well-kept rooms reported by some reviewers
    • helpful administration and responsive staff in many accounts
    • recently remodeled areas noted by some reviewers

    Cons

    • medication administration errors and delays (including IV antibiotics)
    • missed or improper PICC-line medication connections
    • infections worsened and hospital transfers reported
    • reports of neglect, inadequate clinical care, and immobility/pain during stay
    • inconsistent clinical competence among staff and aides under pressure
    • laundry delays and missing clothing
    • older/outdated building and rooms; need for updates and better AC
    • serious cleanliness complaints (bugs, filthy linens) in some reviews
    • allegations of abuse, theft, and regulatory violations in some accounts
    • discharge processing delays and administrative inefficiencies
    • restricted visitation noted (e.g., short newborn visit)
    • financial disputes and non-payment issues reported

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed but centers strongly on the quality of staff and interpersonal care versus inconsistencies and serious clinical or facility concerns. A substantial portion of reviewers emphasize compassionate, attentive, and personable caregivers who build rapport with residents, make them feel loved, and provide individualized attention. Multiple reviewers explicitly name staff members (Steve, Jessica, Joy) and therapists (PT Chet, OT Bobbi Jo) as standout performers. These positive accounts frequently highlight delicious food, a family-like atmosphere, good hospice/end-of-life care, and COVID-era safety practices such as mask wearing, temperature checks, and social distancing. Several reviews also note recently remodeled areas, clean spaces, and professional, knowledgeable clinical staff and therapists who produced measurable improvements for residents.

    Counterbalancing those positive themes are several serious and specific complaints about clinical care processes and facility conditions. The most consequential clinical issues reported are medication errors and delays — including missed PICC-line connections and IV antibiotics delayed by many hours — that allegedly led to worsening infections and hospital transfers. Reviewers describe resulting pain, immobility, and the need for family members to provide care that some felt the facility should have provided. These clinical failures are not isolated to minor complaints; multiple reviews describe inadequate or delayed treatment and a perception that some staff lacked the necessary competence or staffing to handle residents' medical needs reliably.

    Facility condition and operational problems appear uneven across reviewers. Many accounts describe an older-but-clean building with good food and a warm atmosphere; others describe serious sanitation issues such as bugs, filthy linens, and even reports of bites. This divergence suggests variability by unit, timeframe, or individual experience. Related operational complaints include laundry delays and missing clothes, air conditioning or room-update needs, and occasional slow or complicated discharges. Several reviewers mention being charged higher rates or observing cost constraints that limit facility upgrades, with the implication that other, newer facilities might offer better physical accommodations for a higher fee.

    Management and administration elicit polarized views. Some reviewers praise administration and supervisory staff as responsive and the reason their loved ones received good care; other reviews make severe accusations against leadership, including incompetence, theft, abuse, and regulatory violations that they believe warrant closure. These extreme allegations contrast sharply with the many positive remarks about staff kindness and best-practice therapy, indicating inconsistent management experiences or significant variation in incidents reported by different families.

    Patterns and takeaways: the dominant positive pattern is high marks for frontline staff compassion, therapy effectiveness, food, and in many cases cleanliness and individualized attention. The dominant negative pattern is clinical reliability and safety concerns centered on medication administration, infection management, and staffing levels/competence, together with sporadic but serious allegations about hygiene and administration. Prospective families should weigh the strong testimonials about staff compassion and therapy outcomes against the reported clinical lapses. It would be prudent for inquiries to focus on current medication administration protocols, staffing ratios (especially skilled nursing and licensed staff), infection-control measures, recent state inspection reports, laundry/housekeeping processes, and how the facility addresses and documents adverse incidents and family complaints.

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    About The Grove at Latrobe

    Grove At Latrobe is a medium-sized nursing and rehabilitation facility with a capacity of 107 beds. Corporate-owned and operated on a for-profit basis, the center serves both short-term rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents. Grove At Latrobe is designed to meet the needs of individuals requiring daily medical assistance, as well as non-medical support with activities such as dressing, eating, and mobility. The facility participates in both Medicare and Medicaid programs, allowing for broader accessibility and a diverse resident population. Although Grove At Latrobe is not part of a continuing care retirement community, it offers a range of skilled nursing care services to individuals recovering after hospitalization for illnesses or injuries including stroke, heart attack, or infection.

    With a focus on both post-acute care and ongoing long-term support, Grove At Latrobe maintains specific programs for rehabilitation and daily living assistance. Residents at the facility receive, on average, three hours and thirty-three minutes of nursing staff care per day. The staffing levels for weekends, however, are rated below average in consistency with weekday coverage. The majority of residents are able to maintain a certain level of self-care, with 81.9% able to move, eat, and manage basic daily activities independently. Preventive services, such as annual flu vaccinations, are provided, with a notably high rate of residents receiving them.

    Safety and comfort are integral to the mission at Grove At Latrobe. The facility is regularly inspected according to the standards set by health and safety agencies, including oversight for food service, infection control, equipment maintenance, and pest control. There have been documented efforts to address areas such as providing a clean and homelike environment, preventing abuse and neglect, and protecting resident privacy and confidentiality. Timely notifications to residents and families, careful transfer and discharge planning, and individualized care assessments are all part of the care process. Additionally, Grove At Latrobe implements activities and therapy programs intended to meet the diverse needs of its residents, ensuring programming is guided by qualified professionals.

    The facility emphasizes quality assurance, with assessment groups in place to review care deficiencies and establish action plans for improvement. Education and regular training are required for nursing aides, with particular attention to dementia care and abuse prevention. Medical care is supported by pharmaceutical services, laboratory testing, and coordination with residents' healthcare preferences and orders. Care for specialized needs—including wound care, catheter management, urinary tract infection prevention, colostomy care, and respiratory therapy—is available when necessary. Residents can also expect services designed to promote cultural competence and trauma-informed care.

    Food services at Grove At Latrobe follow professional standards for preparation, storage, and presentation, and are routinely evaluated to ensure meals are both nutritious and appealing. Attention is given to appropriate hydration and dietary support for residents requiring specialized nutrition. The facility also provides thorough emergency preparedness and day-to-day operational assessments to ensure resources and staff can competently meet the needs of those living at Grove At Latrobe. Overall, the care home serves as an option for seniors and those in need of skilled nursing, with core services centered around resident safety, well-being, and recovery.

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