Avalon Care Center

    3410 W Pittsburg Rd, New Castle, PA 16101
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • 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

    3.31·(32)

    Overall rating

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

      2.9
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Compassionate nursing assistants and caregivers
    • Attentive, supportive staff interactions
    • Positive rehabilitative outcomes (improved mobility)
    • Clean and pleasant common areas
    • Staff willingness to go above and beyond

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness across shifts
    • Staffing shortages and limited direct-care availability
    • Medication-administration and pain-management gaps
    • Inconsistent bathing and personal-care schedules
    • Shared bathroom configurations with limited privacy
    • Inconsistent meal quality and food-temperature control
    • Maintenance and infrastructure reliability issues
    • Poor family communication and privacy-control lapses
    • Gaps in clinical assessment and incident follow-up
    • Allegations of unsafe incident handling

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews present a mixed picture of care at the facility. The therapy department and activities program are repeatedly highlighted as strengths: skilled therapists, effective rehabilitation sessions, and engaging activities contribute to measurable functional improvements for some residents. Several families describe attentive aides and caregivers who provided comfort and practical support, and common areas are described as clean and pleasant.

    Conversely, operational weaknesses recur across reviews. Staffing levels and responsiveness vary by shift; reviewers describe delays in attending to resident needs and limited direct-care availability at times. Medication administration and pain control are described inconsistently, with accounts of missed or delayed doses and inadequate pain management. There are also repeated mentions of inconsistent personal-care schedules, including prolonged waits for bathroom or bathing assistance.

    Dining and dietary service emerge as another area of variability. Some reviewers praised the service, but others noted inconsistent food quality and problems with meal temperature and seasoning that affected resident intake. Dental-appliance and denture management issues were also reported and tied to eating difficulties for some residents.

    Facility maintenance and infrastructure reliability are additional concerns. Reports describe intermittent heating and plumbing problems, including frozen pipes and a heat outage, and shared bathroom layouts that limit privacy and access. Family communication and privacy controls are described as uneven; reviewers cite lapses in information handling, unclear communication from leadership, and episodes of finger-pointing among staff.

    Clinically, several reviews raise concerns about assessment and incident response. Examples include missed or delayed recognition of medical conditions, inconsistent follow-up after injuries, and at least one serious claim of unsafe incident handling. These accounts suggest variability in clinical oversight and escalation processes.

    In summary, prospective residents and families are likely to find strong rehabilitative services and dedicated frontline caregivers at this facility, but should also be aware of recurring operational issues: uneven staffing and responsiveness, medication and pain-management inconsistencies, variable meal quality, maintenance reliability problems, and concerns about clinical follow-up and communication. Visiting the unit, asking about staffing patterns, clinical oversight, bathroom configurations, and recent maintenance incidents, and speaking directly with the therapy team and current families can help clarify how these patterns apply to a particular admission.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Avalon Care Center is located at 3410 W Pittsburg Rd, New Castle, PA, 16101.

    About Avalon Care Center

    Avalon Care Center sits at 3410 W Pittsburg Rd, New Castle, PA, and runs all day and night, every day, which is good if someone needs help at any hour, and they take care of different needs, with long-term and short-term care, memory care, an adult day center, home healthcare, and even caregiving services for folks who don't need to stay overnight, while their nursing home, Avalon Place, provides both skilled nursing and physician services, and the staff, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants, try to help residents with medical, psychological, and social needs, and make sure plans fit what each person requires, and you'll find both private and semi-private rooms, pretty common areas, and things like an in-house beauty salon, cable TV in rooms, WiFi everywhere in the building, and three meals a day, with visiting hours open all the time, so families can come by whenever they want, and they also hold social and entertainment activities to keep spirits up and make friends, and there's transportation and on-site rehab for those coming in for the Adult Day Center too, with meals and activities so folks have a safe place to spend the day. Avalon Care Center supports an average of 73 residents daily, with 84 certified beds, focusing on keeping everyone as independent as possible, helped by a dedicated and kind team that aims to treat each person with dignity, and the staff speak English. They do their best to offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and memory support, as well as programs focused on recovery and daily living, and folks get access to personalized care, therapy, and outpatient rehab as needed, in both New York and Pennsylvania locations. They're owned by Ava Holdco LLC, with indirect interests from Emsir LLC, Kja Upmc4 LLC, Aryeh Grinspan, Eli Korn, and Gedaliah Wielgus, and they're affiliated with Wecare Centers. Avalon Care Center has amenities for comfort and wellness, but inspection reports have shown they've had problems in the past, like failing to quickly tell residents, doctors, or family about incidents, and not always having enough nursing staff or a licensed nurse in charge of each shift, and their nurse turnover rate is high, at 100%, with nurse staffing hours marked at 3.37 per resident per day, so while the care team tries to provide compassionate and professional support-focused on each person's comfort and dignity-families might want to ask about staffing and communication, just to feel sure about their loved one's needs being met.

    People often ask...

    Avalon Care Center offers independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.

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