Allied Services

    303 Smallacombe Dr, Scranton, PA 18508
    • Independent Living
    • 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

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    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

    2.13·(63)

    Overall rating

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

      2.1
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive caregiving staff
    • Comprehensive physical and occupational therapy
    • State-of-the-art rehabilitation services
    • Varied social and recreational programming
    • Pleasant outdoor grounds and gazebo
    • Onsite personal grooming services (hair and nails)
    • Spacious, organized resident rooms
    • Prompt family communication in many cases
    • Plentiful, well-presented meals and attentive dining service
    • Clean, well-kept facility areas
    • Accessible case management and social work
    • Responsive therapy and nursing aides

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and workforce shortages
    • Weak call-response systems and delayed staff responsiveness
    • Gaps in medication-administration controls and oversight
    • Inconsistent personal-care schedules (bathing, grooming, clothing changes)
    • Inadequate clinical escalation and limited physician availability
    • Poor family communication and care-plan coordination
    • Variable meal quality and dietary-accommodation practices
    • Inconsistent activity engagement for long‑term residents
    • Cleanliness, sanitation, and pest-control concerns
    • Opaque billing and extra-fee practices; allegations of financial misconduct
    • Variable care quality between rehabilitation and long-term skilled units
    • Management and supervisory oversight gaps leading to inconsistent practices

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with clear strengths in rehabilitation and moments of strong, person-centered caregiving, alongside persistent operational weaknesses that affect some residents' experiences. The organization appears capable of delivering high-quality therapy and staffed, welcoming areas of care, but multiple reviewers identify systemic issues that produce widely variable outcomes depending on unit, shift, and individual staff assignments.

    Care quality and clinical oversight: Rehabilitation services and therapy teams receive consistent positive feedback; several reviewers praised physical and occupational therapy outcomes and described a rehabilitation-focused environment as a clear asset. Conversely, there are recurring accounts of clinical follow-through problems in the skilled nursing context: delayed wound care, inconsistent medication administration, limited physician availability, and slow escalation to diagnostic testing. These patterns suggest uneven clinical oversight and inconsistent handoffs between nursing, physicians, and ancillary services.

    Staff and responsiveness: Many families highlight compassionate, helpful, and knowledgeable aides and therapists, and individual staff members and social workers were lauded by name. At the same time, understaffing and workforce shortages are frequently cited, producing long call-bell response times, delayed assistance, and the perception that family presence is required to ensure timely care. Reviewers also described variability in staff competence and morale, indicating uneven training, supervision, or staffing models across shifts.

    Dining and activities: Dining experiences are mixed. Some reviewers describe plentiful, well-presented meals and attentive meal service; others reported poor food quality, inadequate dietary accommodations, and inconsistent meal preparation. Activity programming is a demonstrated strength in portions of the facility — with organized socials, games, music, and crafts — yet reviewers also reported limited stimulation for long-term residents in other units, indicating inconsistent activity engagement across the campus.

    Facilities and sanitation: The property, grounds, and some interior spaces are described as pleasant, clean, and well-maintained, and rooms are often noted as spacious and organized. However, there are documented sanitation and pest-control concerns and inconsistent housekeeping and laundry practices in portions of the facility. These mixed assessments point to unit-to-unit variability in environmental maintenance.

    Management, communication, and billing: Families report a spectrum of management performance — from administrators who respond and effect improvements to experiences of poor communication, conflicting information from staff, and opaque billing practices including extra room fees and pre-billing concerns. There are also serious allegations relating to missing personal items and billing irregularities; such claims merit direct inquiry during any decision-making process and, where appropriate, escalation to regulatory or legal channels.

    Notable patterns and recommendations for prospective families: Two consistent themes emerge — a largely well-regarded rehabilitation program and wide variability in long-term skilled nursing care tied to staffing, supervision, and unit management. Prospective residents and families should assess unit-level staffing ratios and supervision, observe mealtime and activity offerings, ask about call-response protocols and medication-administration controls, clarify physician coverage and escalation procedures, and request transparent billing and fee explanations. Visiting during different shifts and speaking with current residents and families can help gauge the consistency of care across the facility.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Allied Services is located at 303 Smallacombe Dr, Scranton, PA, 18508.

    About Allied Services

    Allied Services Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits at 303 Smallacombe Drive in Scranton, offering both short-term and long-term care with a full range of nursing and rehabilitation services, and people often talk about it in at least thirty reviews, so you can get a pretty fair idea of what to expect if you ask around, and it belongs to Allied Services, which means it's tied into a bigger network of healthcare, and they do take pride in having a 369-bed skilled nursing and rehab center with a separate rehabilitation facility, and they've got a 61-bed Alzheimer's dementia care unit if that's a need, where they offer structured programs and activities to help those with memory loss stay engaged, and that memory care space stays well-protected, focused on safety and individualized support, and they stay busy with everything from brain-boosting tasks and therapy to social events and entertainment, so people have chances to form friendships and keep the mind active, which makes the days go by better.

    The nursing staff includes people trained in critical care, wound care, rehabilitation, infection prevention, and dementia care, so if you need help with chronic illness, injuries, or even just getting stronger after a stroke or hospital stay, they've got credentialed nurses and therapists at the ready, and the rehabilitation center uses the latest equipment and techniques for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, whether you're managing things like arthritis, recovering from surgery, or even needing help with speech after a brain injury or cancer. They offer Direct Access for therapy, so folks can start getting better without needing a referral, and outpatient therapy programs are usually covered by most insurances, so that makes it less of a hassle. Residents can get comprehensive care for things like long-term neurological or cognitive needs, and there's even a special respiratory unit staffed all day and night with licensed respiratory therapists helping those who have trouble breathing or are dealing with things like pulmonary disease, which can really make a difference if someone's coming out of the hospital after a long illness or dealing with a chronic lung issue that needs close watching.

    They like to keep people occupied with a full calendar of activities that could be social, educational, or purely for entertainment, and you'll see things like pet therapy, spiritual services, internet access, and special recreation therapy groups, alongside seasonal events, creative arts, and even outside shopping if someone's up to it, so nobody has to sit around bored if they don't want to. Meals are cooked to meet dietary needs, and the place aims for a home-like feeling, but it's still set up like a clean, well-run medical center, so safety and comfort are both taken seriously, and there are social services staff to help families understand care plans and help residents cope with changes. There's a strong focus on helping folks get enough social time and giving them a say in how they spend their days, and that really matters when you're living in a place for a long stretch, and they'll make a point to include recreation and therapy for the mind, body, and spirit.

    People at Allied Services Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center can count on having their needs checked on often, whether that's regular health monitoring, wound care, memory support, or making sure they get the right therapy for their body, and those in the memory care unit can expect personalized routines, with activities aimed at keeping their memory and skills for as long as possible, and the whole place runs under a philosophy of being thorough but kind, with a strong track record as seen by awards including US News & World Report recognition. They've got more than one center too, because in addition to Scranton, Allied Services runs skilled nursing centers in Center City and Meade Street, as well as a location in Wilkes-Barre, and this means folks can sometimes move between different levels of care if their situation changes. Staff members speak English, and the facility's not open to new patients right now, but you can keep an eye on it or check the reviews if you're planning ahead for yourself or a family member.

    People often ask...

    Allied Services offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 24 photos of Allied Services on Mirador.

    Yes, Allied Services allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 303 Smallacombe Dr, Scranton, PA 18508.

    No, Allied Services 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.

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