Lytle's Personal Care Home

    4508 National Pike, Markleysburg, PA 15459
    • Assisted Living

    Compassionate homey care for mom

    I'm so grateful for the compassionate, family-like care my mom receives here. The amazing owner runs a warm, homey place; Charity, Kera and the super-nice care staff consistently go above and beyond with exceptional, compassionate care and home-cooked meals.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    4.57·(7)

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.6
    • Value

      4.6

    Pros

    • Staff go above and beyond
    • Exceptional, compassionate care
    • Home-cooked meals
    • Family-like environment
    • Caring and compassionate owners
    • Specific staff praised (Charity, Kera)
    • Super friendly staff
    • Affection and close relationships with residents
    • Residents treated like family
    • Positive sentiment toward facility

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews present a uniformly positive picture of Lytle's Personal Care Home. Across the summaries, reviewers repeatedly emphasize exceptional, compassionate care and a strong family atmosphere. The overarching theme is one of trust and affection: reviewers describe staff and ownership as going "above and beyond," and express clear emotional appreciation for how residents (frequently framed as "mom") are treated.

    Care quality and staff: Care quality is the dominant theme. Multiple summaries explicitly call out "exceptional care," "compassionate care," and staff who go "above and beyond." There is a notable focus on personal, attentive relationships between caregivers and residents: reviewers use words like "affection" and "family-like care," implying consistent, individualized attention rather than purely clinical service. Specific staff members are named and praised (Charity and Kera), which reinforces the impression that particular caregivers make a measurable positive impact. Reviewers also describe the staff as "super nice," signaling strong interpersonal skills in addition to caregiving competency.

    Facilities, dining, and daily life: The only facility-related detail consistently mentioned is "home cooked meals," which reviewers cite positively. This suggests a homelike dining experience and attention to everyday comforts. Beyond meals, reviewers emphasize a "home" atmosphere rather than an institutional feel; descriptors like "great home" and "family environment" appear repeatedly. There is no detailed information about other aspects of the physical facility (rooms, cleanliness, safety features) or structured activities in these summaries, so those areas cannot be robustly assessed from the provided content.

    Management and ownership: Ownership and management receive direct praise: reviewers call the owners "compassionate" and an "amazing owner" is specifically mentioned. This suggests visible, involved leadership that shapes the culture of care. The repetition of owner-focused compliments alongside praise for frontline staff points to a consistent values-driven environment — leadership that models or enforces the personal, family-oriented approach reviewers observe.

    Patterns, limitations, and notable absences: The reviews form a coherent pattern of highly favorable impressions centered on relationships, compassion, and homelike care. However, these summaries do not address several operational or evaluative dimensions: safety protocols, medical oversight, staff turnover, staff-to-resident ratios, structured activities or therapies, physical condition of the facility, pricing, and accessibility. Because these topics are not mentioned, no conclusions should be drawn about them based on the current data. Additionally, there are no negative comments or concerns reported in the provided summaries, which could reflect uniformly positive experiences or a selection bias in the sampled comments.

    Conclusion: Based on these review summaries, Lytle's Personal Care Home is perceived as a small, family-oriented facility where staff and owners provide warm, attentive, and compassionate care. Home-cooked meals and close, affectionate relationships with residents are consistent positives. While the sentiment is strongly favorable and specific caregivers and owners are singled out for praise, there is limited information on facility infrastructure, clinical services, and other operational metrics. No negative aspects or concerns are mentioned in the provided summaries.

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    Location

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    Lytle's Personal Care Home is located at 4508 National Pike, Markleysburg, PA, 15459.

    About Lytle's Personal Care Home

    Lytle's Personal Care Home sits in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, close to the Maryland and Virginia borders, and it's a small place that takes up to 30 residents, which helps everyone get the attention they need. The facility offers private and semi-private rooms, including studio suites and one-bedroom apartments, with each room coming with a washer and dryer, flat screen TV, Wi-Fi, generous closet space, and emergency pull cords for safety, so folks don't have to worry about the basics. Every resident gets an individual care plan, and there's support for those needing help with dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, or trouble getting around; trained aides help with bathing, moving, dressing, toileting, eating, and incontinence if needed, and there's always an on-site registered nurse along with routine physician visits, medication management, and health monitoring.

    Pets are always welcome at Lytle's and the community keeps things lively with daily activities in shared areas - things like games, chess, arts and crafts, gardening in the greenhouse, yoga, religious services in the chapel, and group outings, plus there's a beauty shop, lounge, computer room, fitness center, and internet access, and a garden patio for quiet time. The kitchen staff and dietitian work on menus, including options for vegetarians, people with diabetes, or those who need dementia-friendly meals, and residents eat together in a shared dining room; staff can hand-feed if someone needs help. Laundry, housekeeping, and all maintenance are included, so no one has to worry about chores or repairs, and all basic utilities come with the room at no extra charge. There's transportation to medical appointments, on-site pharmacy, and moving help available, and staff will even go along on doctor visits if someone wants.

    Families can trust that Lytle's follows Pennsylvania license #443910, so health and safety checks happen the way the state says, and the caregiver-to-resident ratios follow the rules as well. Residents can choose between independent living, personal care, assisted living, skilled nursing, home health care, memory care, or even adult day services, depending on what's needed. There's support for mental health and rehabilitation therapies too. Financial help is available for veterans and others who qualify, and payment can be made by check or credit card, but the exact costs aren't listed up front, and there's an entry fee with all-inclusive pricing. Lytle's Personal Care Home tries to offer a family-like place where folks can enjoy privacy or company as they choose, with plenty of help close by whenever it's needed.

    People often ask...

    Lytle's Personal Care Home offers assisted living.

    The full address for this community is 4508 National Pike, Markleysburg, PA 15459.

    No, Lytle's 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 number443910
    Facility typeFull
    License classLicensed
    Capacity30 residents
    LicenseeLYTLES PERSONAL CARE HOME LLC
    Care servedPersonal Care Homes
    EffectiveMarch 7th, 2026
    ExpiresMarch 7th, 2027
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    31

    Reports

    15

    Type A Citations

    2

    Type B Citations

    0

    Complaints

    13

    Years

    24 Nov 2025Inspection
    Identified several deficiencies in sanitation, ventilation, surfaces, exit signage, and resident support planning.
    • Type A2600.Sanitary Conditions
    • Type B2600.Bathroom
    • Type A2600.Surfaces
    • 2600.Exit Signs
    • 2600.Support Plan Medical/Dental
    • 2600.Support Plan Signatures
    29 Nov 2022Inspection
    Investigated deficiencies related to food storage, refrigeration, thawing practices, sleeping-hour fire drills, exit signage, and medication management.
    • Storing Food Off Floor
    • Refrigerator/Freezer Temps
    • Thawing Food
    • Fire Drill Sleeping Hours
    • Exit Signs Direction
    • Labeling OTC/CAM
    • Implement Storage Procedures
    • Medication Record
    • Follow Prescriber's Orders
    • Insulin Injections
    10 May 2022Inspection
    Found no deficiencies during the partial inspection.
    16 Feb 2022Inspection
    Found no regulatory citations during the licensing review.
    22 Nov 2021Inspection
    Cited several health and safety deficiencies, including missing carbon monoxide alarms, uncovered trash receptacles, damaged windows, insufficient seating, non-operable lighting, and obstructed egress.
    • 2600Applicable Health and Safety Laws
    • 2600Trash Receptacles
    • 2600Windows and Screens
    • 2600Bedroom Chairs
    • 2600Lighting/Operable Lamp
    • 2600Unobstructed Egress
    05 Aug 2021Inspection
    Investigated an alleged abuse incident and found that required reporting to Protective Services was not made immediately.
    • Adult Protective Services Act 70 of 2010Reporting of abuse/neglect to Protective Services
    04 Jun 2021Inspection
    Identified violations related to abuse reporting, supervision of staff, incident reporting, and updating resident assessments.
    • Type A2600.15.aResident Abuse Report
    • Type B2600.15.bSupervisor Plan
    • 2600.16.cWritten Incident Report
    • 2600.225.cAdditional Assessment
    19 Mar 2021Inspection
    Issued a regular license to operate, valid for one year.
    09 Nov 2020Inspection
    Found no deficiencies identified during licensing activity.
    27 Nov 2019Inspection
    Granted a regular license following a renewal application; approval allowed continued operation.
    26 Nov 2019Inspection
    The investigation found multiple deficiencies related to staff qualifications, confidentiality, safety, and documentation during the licensing process.
    • 2600Record Confidentiality
    • 2600Direct Care Staff Qualifications
    • 2600Direct Care Staff Qualifications
    • 2600Surfaces
    • 2600Handrails
    • 2600First Aid Kit
    • 2600Lint Removal and Duct Cleaning
    • 2600Unobstructed Egress
    • 2600Fire Drill Sleeping Hours
    • 2600Training Record
    14 May 2019Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    13 Dec 2018Inspection
    Granted a renewal license and certificate of compliance.
    27 Nov 2018Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in bedroom maintenance, evacuation time documentation, resident medical data, and tracking/training for annual medical evaluations.
    • 55 Pa.Code Ch. 2600Bedroom maintenance and repair
    • 55 Pa.Code Ch. 2600Evacuation time documentation
    • 55 Pa.Code Ch. 2600Resident DME data
    • 55 Pa.Code Ch. 2600Tracking system for annual medical evaluations
    • 55 Pa.Code Ch. 2600Staff training on medical evaluation tracking
    01 Mar 2018Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    28 Dec 2017Inspection
    Investigated the licensing inspection and found no deficiencies.
    14 Dec 2017Inspection
    Concluded that no regulatory violations were identified.
    17 Nov 2017Inspection
    Issued a renewal license after review; a regular license was granted for operation.
    25 Jul 2017Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. Licensing representatives conducted the visit and found no regulatory violations.
    19 May 2017Inspection
    Identified multiple regulatory violations including missing staff background checks, inadequate night staffing with untrained personnel, incomplete fire drills, insufficient staff training, and outdated resident assessments.
    • Type A2600.60(a)Staffing shall be provided to meet the needs of the residents as specified in the resident's assessment and support plan
    • Type A2600.63(a)At least one staff person for every 50 residents trained in first aid and CPR shall be present in the home at all times
    • Type A2600.132(c)Fire drill records
    • Type A2600.65(f)Training topics for the annual training for direct care staff
    • Type A2600.225(a)Initial resident assessment
    • Type A2600.225(c)Additional assessments (annual or as needed)
    • Type A2600.190(a)Medications administration by trained staff
    08 Mar 2017Inspection
    Identified multiple regulatory violations related to incident reporting policies, annual and extra resident evaluations, and signed resident plans.
    • 2600.16(b)Policy development and procedures for incident reporting
    • 2600.141(b)(1)Medical evaluations — annual
    • 2600.141(b)(2)Medical evaluations — changes in condition
    • 2600.227(g)Signatures on the support plan
    • 2600.225(c)Additional assessments
    24 Jan 2017Inspection
    Identified multiple violations of licensing regulations, including failure to post the current license and licensing inspection summary in a public area.
    • 2600.3(c)Posting of license and licensing inspection summary
    13 Dec 2016Inspection
    Granted a regular license and a certificate of compliance.
    05 Apr 2016Inspection
    Investigated violations found in financial recordkeeping and safety procedures, with required corrective actions noted for each issue.
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.20(b)(1)Record of financial transactions
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.65(i)Staff training
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.130(h)Emergency procedures – inoperable safety devices
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.130(h)Emergency procedures – inoperable safety devices
    01 Dec 2015Inspection
    Renewed and issued a regular license with a certificate of compliance, allowing a capacity of 30.
    09 Jul 2015Inspection
    The inspection identified several regulatory deficiencies related to sanitation, privacy, and safety, including camera placement that could view resident spaces and obstructed or unsafe environmental conditions.
    • Type A2600.85(a)Sanitary conditions shall be maintained
    • Type A2600.92(a)Windows, including windows in doors, must be in good repair and securely screened when doors or windows open
    • Type A2600.101(o)The bedrooms must have walls, floors and ceilings finished, clean and in good repair
    • Type A2600.121(a)(2)Stairways, hallways, doorways and egress routes from rooms and from the building must be unlocked and unobstructed
    21 Nov 2014Inspection
    Issued a certificate of compliance and renewed the license for a personal care home.
    17 Jan 2014Inspection
    Identified multiple regulatory violations related to license posting, documentation, and corrective actions.
    • Type A2600.25(c)Posting of license and inspection summary
    19 Nov 2013Inspection
    Renewed the license and issued a certificate of compliance for the site.
    10 Sept 2013Inspection
    Found that a resident's dietary needs were not properly documented and there was video surveillance in resident areas without posted notices.
    • 2600.161(d)A resident's special dietary needs shall be met; documentation kept
    • Privacy/notice of video surveillance
    23 Jan 2013Inspection
    Identified several safety and emergency-preparedness deficiencies, including ventilation, evacuation planning, and emergency supplies.
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.86(b)Bathroom ventilation in bathrooms without exterior window
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.101(f)Fire extinguisher inspection and labeling
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.101(d)(2)Bedroom furnishings; evacuation planning
    • 55 Pa.Code § 2600.101(d)Emergency supplies

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