Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    100 Little Dr, Lower Burrell, PA 15068
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.21·(61)

    Overall rating

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

      2.5
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing assistants and nurses
    • Supportive rehabilitation and therapy team
    • Helpful and knowledgeable social work staff
    • Customizable meal accommodations and extra trays
    • Available common areas for socialization
    • Family‑like, hospitable culture among many staff members
    • Responsive administrative leadership in some cases
    • Accessible parking and convenient location
    • Organized activities and special events
    • Medicaid‑affordable care options
    • Efforts to expedite discharge and home transition

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and reliance on agency personnel
    • Gaps in responsiveness to call lights and alarms
    • Incontinence‑care process deficiencies
    • Inconsistent meal quality, portioning, and timeliness
    • Variable therapy scheduling and limited individualized PT
    • Deficiencies in facility maintenance and environmental safety
    • Infection‑control and sanitation concerns
    • Weaknesses in family communication and post‑incident notification
    • Medication management and pill‑pack inconsistencies
    • Security gaps around resident belongings and property
    • Phone and internal communication system unreliability
    • Resident handling techniques and transfer safety

    Summary of reviews

    The collected reviews describe a facility with highly mixed performance across clinical care, environment, and operations. Many families and residents praised individual caregivers — particularly certain RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and therapists — for being compassionate, attentive, and invested in residents’ well‑being. Social work staff and some administrators are frequently singled out as helpful and responsive. The facility offers rehabilitation services, social spaces, organized activities, and meal accommodations that have supported successful short‑term rehab discharges and created a family‑like atmosphere for some residents.

    At the same time, recurring operational issues were described. Staffing consistency is a central concern: reviews indicate periods of understaffing, reliance on agency personnel, and variable staff conduct and responsiveness by shift. This inconsistency is linked to delayed responses to call lights and alarms, gaps in incontinence care, and reports of missed or late assistance with toileting and transfers. Several accounts raise concerns about transfer and handling practices and about post‑fall management and communication with families, suggesting the need for stronger fall‑response and family‑notification protocols.

    Dining and therapy services show notable variability. Some reviewers praised customized meals and accommodating staff, while others described bland, overcooked, or late meals and limited alternatives. Physical therapy is available and valued by many, but scheduling and intensity are inconsistent — with some residents receiving low therapy minutes, group sessions with limited engagement, or limited weekend coverage. These differences point to uneven rehabilitation programming and potential gaps in individualized care planning.

    Facility environment and safety received mixed feedback. Several reviewers described clean, bright, and well‑maintained areas and a smooth admissions experience; others reported maintenance and safety issues such as water damage, missing fixtures, exposed wiring, unsecured outdoor areas, and general upkeep concerns. Infection‑control and sanitation issues were mentioned across reviews and warrant periodic review of protocols. There are also allegations of serious individual care lapses in isolated cases; such reports, while not uniform, underscore the importance of robust clinical oversight and incident investigation.

    Management and communication show both strengths and weaknesses. Some families praised improvements under recent ownership, responsive administrators, and accessible social work support. Conversely, other reviewers described poor communication, difficulty reaching staff by phone, inconsistent medication administration practices, and problems with belongings and property security. These patterns suggest variability in leadership effectiveness across time and units.

    Overall, the pattern is polarized: strong, positive experiences driven by engaged staff and well‑executed therapy and social programming coexist with operational weaknesses tied to staffing consistency, sanitation and maintenance, dining variability, and communication gaps. Prospective residents and families should plan for a careful, in‑person assessment of the unit they will occupy, ask for current staffing ratios and therapy schedules, review recent infection‑control and inspection reports, and clarify family‑notification and belongings‑security procedures before admission.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.

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    Location

    Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is located at 100 Little Dr, Lower Burrell, PA, 15068.

    About Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits over on Little Drive in New Kensington, keeping regular hours every day from eight in the morning until nine at night, and what you notice right away is how much folks here try to build a true sense of community, because they don't just run programs for residents but encourage people and their families to be part of things, with caregivers who're treated with respect and get ongoing training that helps create a warm and comfortable feeling throughout the building. The staff work hard to make sure everyone gets care with dignity, and rooms come fully furnished to help residents settle in and feel at home. People can get around with the help of the community's transportation, and there's a wide list of shared spots to use in the center, like a beauty salon, computer place, dining and fitness rooms, a game room, nice gardens and outdoor areas, a small library, and a wellness center-plus they keep everyone active with meals planned for different diets, daily activities, day trips, and even some that the residents help run themselves.

    For those needing care, there's nursing staff on duty twelve to sixteen hours each day, and a 24-hour call system helps keep everyone safe during the night. Folks get help with bathing, dressing, moving around, medication, and mental wellness support, along with restaurant-style meals, private bathrooms, and steady housekeeping and linen services to keep things tidy. Hillcrest handles skilled nursing for people who need ongoing medical attention, offering wound care, round-the-clock skilled nurses, short-term stays for rehabilitation, and long-term living, with focused programs for cardiac and orthopedic rehab as well as physical, speech, and occupational therapy.

    People with memory problems will find there's memory care features with special programs, support any time of the day or night, and activities meant to help exercise the mind. Assisted living services mean help with daily living, medicine, personal care, and meals is always on hand. Families can expect unique things like support groups and counseling along with regular social and recreation events, trying to give folks personal attention in a place that feels welcoming and familiar, where the staff do their jobs with care and keep the place modern, safe, and focused on health and wellness. Hillcrest's steady aim is to treat residents, their families, and all the staff with a hometown touch, just like family, making it a full-service spot with many programs and a simple, friendly approach that puts comfort and well-being first.

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