Martin's Personal Care Home

    522 Main St, Rockwood, PA 15557
    • Assisted Living

    Unprofessional staff; neglect causing injuries

    I had a mixed experience - the building and amenities were acceptable, but I witnessed alarming unprofessionalism and poor communication. I saw neglect that led to injuries and infections (bruises, a back injury, UTI), empty oxygen tanks, alleged theft and deceptive staff behavior; until management fixes safety and respect issues, I wouldn't send a loved one.

    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
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    1.00·(5)

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
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    • Staff

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    • Meals

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    • Amenities

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    • Value

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    Cons

    • Staff conduct and responsiveness
    • Gaps in clinical oversight and infection-prevention practices
    • Unreliable management of medical equipment and oxygen supply
    • Weak fall- and injury-prevention processes
    • Inconsistent meal service and failure to accommodate special diets
    • Personal-item security and unauthorized-charge vulnerabilities
    • Poor family communication and transparency
    • Crowded rooms and capacity-related space constraints
    • Inconsistent staffing levels and unprofessional behavior
    • Emergency-response and transfer coordination weaknesses

    Summary of reviews

    Overall assessment The collective summaries convey significant family concern about safety, clinical care, and operational reliability at the facility. Many reviewers emphasized dissatisfaction with basic care processes and with how management and staff communicate with families. Several families indicated they were planning to move loved ones because of these concerns.

    Care quality and clinical issues Reviewers described multiple incidents that point to weaknesses in clinical oversight and follow-up. Common themes include delays in attending to medical needs, infections that required hospitalization, and injuries that reviewers linked to shortcomings in resident handling or monitoring. There are specific concerns about infection-prevention practices and about the facility’s ability to manage post-acute needs and complications. These accounts suggest gaps in timely assessment, documentation, and escalation of clinical issues.

    Staff behavior and management Comments describe communication breakdowns between staff and families, inconsistent responsiveness to requests, and instances of disrespectful or deceptive interactions with visitors. Reviewers reported situations that indicate weak transparency around billing or charge practices (for example, emergency-call fees) and difficulties getting clear answers from management. Family trust appears eroded in several accounts, and some reviewers described confrontational exchanges or accusations that complicated family–staff relationships.

    Dining, activities, and daily living There are recurring complaints about meal service: food quality and quantity issues, and inadequate accommodation of special diets or individualized meal needs. Some reviewers also raised concerns about the handling and availability of snacks and personal food items. Activity programming is not a prominent theme in the summaries provided; most comments focus on basic care, meals, and safety rather than engagement or therapeutic programming.

    Facilities, safety, and environment Physical-space constraints are a frequent concern: reviewers noted crowded rooms and capacity-related challenges that may affect privacy and mobility. Families also raised sanitation and safety issues and expressed worries about equipment management—most notably the availability and supervision of oxygen and other medical supplies. Several accounts cited events that suggest gaps in fall- and injury-prevention processes and in coordination of transfers to higher levels of care.

    Notable patterns and considerations for families The pattern across summaries emphasizes operational and communication weaknesses more than isolated administrative problems. Key areas to probe further if considering this facility include clinical staffing levels and supervision, protocols for medical-equipment management (oxygen and emergent supplies), infection-control procedures, meal accommodation policies, property-security and billing practices, and how the facility documents and communicates incidents to families. Given the expressed family concern and decisions to relocate, prospective families should request up-to-date incident logs, staffing ratios, clinical oversight arrangements, and examples of corrective actions the facility has taken in response to past complaints.

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    Location

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    Martin's Personal Care Home is located at 522 Main St, Rockwood, PA, 15557.

    About Martin's Personal Care Home

    Martin's Personal Care Home is a care home facility in Rockwood, PA, serving seniors who need help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, and there are also options for those who need help with memory or dementia care, as well as respite and hospice care, and the staff there includes trained caregivers who work all day and night, every day of the week, to make sure residents get care when they need it. The home is owned and operated by Martin's Care Home Inc., with Ms. Stephanie Martin as the principal contact, and they also have other locations in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown, West Virginia, so they serve not only the local area but also nearby communities. The place follows Pennsylvania health and safety rules and holds license number 321540, and Care.com checks their licensing monthly to make sure everything stays up to date and in line with regulations, keeping a proper caregiver-to-resident ratio at all times. The home has wheelchair access, a range of personal care services tailored to each person, and a homelike setting to support comfort and a sense of independence, since the idea is to provide a supportive place but still let residents stay as independent as possible. Amenities at Martin's Personal Care Home include options that help with daily living and support residents' health and wellbeing, including incontinence care and programs for people with cognitive issues, and there are activities every day designed to keep residents active and engaged. The staff uses their own terms to describe care options and services, and the home stays focused on helping seniors feel comfortable and cared for while living as independently as their situation allows. The facility isn't BBB accredited but has passed regular state inspections and offers personal and companion care, so residents get tailored help based on what they need. More about Martin's Personal Care Home and its services is available on their website at martinsappliance.com.

    People often ask...

    Martin's Personal Care Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,404 per month.

    Martin's Personal Care Home offers assisted living and board and care.

    The full address for this community is 522 Main St, Rockwood, PA 15557.

    No, Martin'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 number321540
    Facility typeFull
    License classLicensed
    Capacity18 residents
    LicenseeMARTINS CARE HOME INC
    Care servedPersonal Care Homes
    EffectiveMarch 26th, 2026
    ExpiresMarch 26th, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    25

    Reports

    9

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    0

    Complaints

    17

    Years

    22 Apr 2026Inspection
    Determined that the submitted plan of correction was not implemented.
    26 Nov 2024Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. No deficiencies were cited in the licensing review.
    15 Aug 2024Inspection
    Found multiple deficiencies, including not posting the current license and inspection summary, missing quality management reviews, incomplete background checks, missing CPR/First Aid, training gaps, missing emergency and fire notifications, medication administration documentation gaps, and overdue resident assessments.
    • 2600.3.cPost Current License
    • 2600.26.aQuality Management Plan
    • 2600.51Criminal History Check
    • 2600.63.aFirst Aid/CPR Training
    • 2600.64.cAnnual Training
    • 2600.65.e12 Hours Annual Training
    • 2600.107.dProcedure Emergency Management Agency Submission
    • 2600.124Notice to Fire Department
    • 2600.187.dFollow Prescriber's Orders
    • 2600.225.cAdditional Assessment
    19 Jul 2022Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to incident reporting, resident contracts, resident rights documentation, abuse prevention, staff training, and resident medical records.
    • 2600.Written Incident Report
    • 2600.Written Contract and Review
    • 2600.Signed Statement
    • 2600.Abuse
    • 2600.FS Orientation 1st Day
    • 2600.Rights/Abuse 40 Hours
    • 2600.Medical Evaluation Information
    • 2600.Completion Medication Course
    • 2600.Preadmission Screen Form
    • 2600.Additional Assessment
    • 2600.Support Plan Revision
    18 May 2022Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies across postings, health/safety posters, training records, water temperature, emergency supplies, fire drills, and medical evaluations.
    • 2600.3.cPost Current License
    • 2600.18Influenza vaccine posters not posted
    • 2600.65.iTraining record documentation
    • 2600.89.bHot water temperature
    • 2600.107.cThree-day supply of nonperishable food and water
    • 2600.132.bFire safety inspection / fire drill
    • 2600.181.cSelf-administration assessment
    • 2600.190.cRecord of training (medication administration training)
    • 2600.224.aPreadmission screen form
    • 2600.132.cFire drill records – time and date
    • 2600.141.aMedical evaluation information
    • 2600.141.b1Annual medical evaluation
    • 2600.185.aImplement storage procedures
    • 2600.187.aMedication record
    • 2600.187.dFollow prescriber's orders
    06 Apr 2021Inspection
    Determined that the submitted plan of correction was fully implemented and continued compliance is required.
    19 Mar 2021Inspection
    Issued a regular license to operate a personal care home and required annual inspections.
    19 Dec 2019Inspection
    Determined that the submitted plan of correction was fully implemented and continued compliance must be maintained.
    18 Dec 2019Inspection
    Found no deficiencies after renewal assessment and issued a certificate for 18 residents.
    06 Mar 2019Inspection
    Found multiple deficiencies including use of a shared towel, improper medication storage and administration, and failure to follow prescriber directions.
    • Type A2600.102(d)Use of a common towel
    • Type A2600.132(d)Residents evacuation
    • Type A2600.183(d)Medication: current prescriptions and CAM storage
    • Type A2600.185(a)Safe storage and handling of medications
    • Type A2600.187(d)Prescriber directions followed
    • Type A2600.177(d)Written plan of care / support plan
    28 Nov 2018Inspection
    Issued a regular license for a personal care home and noted annual on-site inspections will occur.
    06 Mar 2018Inspection
    The investigation found violations related to failure to report disease outbreaks, failing to report a boiler certificate issue, inadequate staff training records, non-skid surfaces, missing medical evaluations, improper medication/readings documentation, and smoking policy deficiencies.
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.18Reporting incidents
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.15Abuse reporting
    • 34 Pa.Code Chapter 3Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.65(i)Staff training records
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.94(b)Non-skid surfaces
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.141(a)(1)Medical evaluations
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.185(a)Medication storage and administration
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600.144(c)Smoking policy
    15 Dec 2017Inspection
    Issued a certificate of compliance after renewal; found no deficiencies.
    21 Mar 2017Inspection
    Found multiple regulatory violations, including failure to post current license and inspection summary, failure to provide quarterly itemized financial accounts, improper thawing of food, and not following prescribed medical directions.
    • 2600.3(c)Posting of license and required documents
    • 2600.18Compliance with laws, ordinances and regulations
    • 2600.20(b)(8)Itemized financial transactions
    • 2600.103(h)Food thawing procedures
    • 2600.142(d)Assistance with health care services
    • 2600.187(d)Follow directions of prescriber
    16 Dec 2016Inspection
    Granted a certificate of compliance to operate the home; renewal approved.
    16 Mar 2016Inspection
    Identified failures to maintain an annual staff training plan and to complete an annual fire safety inspection and drill.
    • Type A2600.66(a)Staff training plan
    • Type A2600.132(d)Fire safety inspection and drill
    10 Dec 2015Inspection
    Issued a regular license following renewal; certificate of compliance granted.
    19 Dec 2014Inspection
    Issued a regular license following renewal application. The department will conduct onsite inspections at least once every twelve months.
    18 Dec 2013Inspection
    Granted a certificate of compliance authorizing operation with a maximum capacity of 18 residents.
    11 Dec 2013Inspection
    Several regulatory violations were found, including unpaid resident labor, inadequate medical evaluations and documentation, improper medication handling and labeling, and evacuation/safety concerns.
    • 2600.66(a)Labor compensation for residents
    • 2600.102(d)(1)Medical evaluation and documentation
    • 2600.132(b)Fire safety inspection and drills
    • 2600.190(b)Medication records
    • 2600.141(b)(1)Medical evaluation timing
    11 Dec 2012Inspection
    Identified violations related to access and confidentiality of resident records and concerns around medication-record handling, with additional issues noted in staff training and record-keeping practices.
    • Type A2600.5(a)(1)Access to records
    17 Feb 2012Inspection
    Identified safety and care plan deficiencies during a licensing review, including inadequate emergency lighting, missing monthly fire drills, and incomplete resident care plan documentation.
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Lighting and marking for safety
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Fire drills
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Resident care plan documentation
    28 Jan 2011Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies in training, safety signage, and medical documentation.
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Mandatory training on abuse and neglect reporting
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Exit signage
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Medical evaluation; medication regimen
    • 55 Pa.Code §2600Prohibited procedures
    24 Jun 2010Inspection
    Determined a deficiency in staff qualifications due to a staff member having an online high school diploma with no Department of Education stamp and no active nurse aide registry status.
    • 22a2 & 141a-1Direct care staff qualifications
    17 Nov 2009Inspection
    Identified sanitation and safety violations at the home that required corrective action.

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