The Gardens at Scranton

The Gardens at Scranton is a 139-bed skilled nursing facility that provides both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation services, so you'll see people working on recovery as well as those living there for the longer haul, and staff members help with things like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, using tools like Nautilus Therapy Equipment, Electrical E-Stim, Diathermy, and Ultrasound. The facility welcomes all residents without regard to disability or language, and they offer free aids and services for those who might have trouble communicating or getting around, plus they make sure to comply with federal and state civil rights laws to try to prevent discrimination, so people from many backgrounds feel included here. Care covers medication management, help with bathing, dressing, and other daily needs, and there's incontinence management, palliative support, behavioral services, hospice care, and respite care, along with clinical features like wound care, dialysis care, TPN, trach management, IV therapy, and isolation services, and around-the-clock supervision means nurses or other staff are available all day and night, with a 24-hour call system. The building has a homelike feeling, offering private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, free WiFi, telephones, and air conditioning, making it comfortable, while basic cable and free laundry make life a little easier for residents, and if you walk outside you'll see walking paths, a garden, and outdoor common areas like a deck and even a brick fireplace to sit by if the weather's right. Residents can dine together in a dining room where a professional chef works up restaurant-style meals, and they do their best to offer choices for people with allergies or diabetes, so no one has to worry much about their diet, and food's prepared all day if someone's hungry off schedule. For everyday living, services like housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, move-in help, and a concierge exist, and you'll see plenty of places for activities, with arts rooms, a library, fitness and activity rooms, music and movie nights, wellness programs, a spa, and even a snack shop. The place has daily community-sponsored activities and programs run by residents, with encouragement for volunteers to help out, visit, play games with residents, write letters, or even decorate bulletin boards, and volunteers go through background checks and orientation to learn safety and resident rights before they get started. Medical care gets planned around each person's needs, and skilled staff are present to help with anything from transfers to pain management and stroke recovery, even special wound therapy with a Wound Physician and a Wound Vac. The Gardens at Scranton accepts various insurance types like CarePlus, GHP, Highmark, Humana, Medicaid, Medicare, UHC, United Healthcare, and UPMC, so families have plenty of payment options, and the staff there tries to keep the place safe, well-supervised, and as welcoming and calm as possible for both residents and their visitors. There's not much available about unique programs or service names, but you'll find basics like 12-16 hour nursing care, strong ventilation, non-ambulatory care for those with mobility needs, and a full orientation for anyone new to the community.