Embassy of East Mountain

    101 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.1ยท56 reviews

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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

    4.05ยท(56)

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, professional caregiving staff
    • Skilled respiratory therapy
    • Effective physical, occupational, and speech therapy
    • Supportive and approachable admissions/administration
    • Attentive housekeeping and generally clean environment
    • Positive dining experience
    • Strong team collaboration and family-oriented culture
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Pet-friendly interactions

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and slow call-response times
    • Insufficient night staffing and security coverage
    • Gaps in fall-prevention protocols
    • Inconsistent clinical decision-making and clinician communication
    • Supply-management lapses for basic items
    • Facility maintenance and upkeep deficits
    • Variable rehabilitation-program continuity
    • Poor administrative responsiveness and telephone/voicemail handling
    • Opaque billing and insurance-handling policies
    • Staff training and infection-control practices

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but recurring pattern of strengths in direct care and therapy alongside operational and communication weaknesses. Positive comments consistently highlight caring, professional frontline staff and a strong therapy program: respiratory therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy are frequently praised, with the respiratory therapist singled out in several accounts. Many families described attentive nursing, respectful caregiving interactions, and a collaborative team culture that supports rehabilitation and daily living. Admissions and administrative staff are often characterized as supportive and easy to work with, and housekeeping and dining services receive numerous favorable remarks. Residents and families also reported meaningful activities, a welcoming atmosphere, and pet-friendly interactions.

    Counterbalancing those positives are repeated concerns about facility operations and safety. Several reviewers noted inconsistent staffing levels that manifest as slow call-bell response times and a perception of overworked nursing staff. Night staffing and security coverage were specifically called out as insufficient in some accounts. Relatedly, reviewers described gaps in fall-prevention protocols (including absence of bed-alarm systems) and other safety practices that likely contributed to adverse events. There are also mentions of clinical issues such as inconsistent medication or treatment decisions, uneven clinician communicationโ€”particularly involving physician assistantsโ€”and episodic clinical incidents including pressure-injury and infection concerns.

    Facility condition and supply-management emerged as another theme. While housekeeping receives praise in many comments, others described areas that appear run-down, along with occasional shortages of basic supplies. These notes suggest uneven maintenance and inventory-control practices across the building or over time. Rehabilitation services are a clear strength for many residents, but a subset of reviewers felt the rehab program was inadequate or inconsistently delivered for certain needs.

    Management and communication issues are a recurrent pattern. Families described difficulty reaching staff by phone, voicemail-transfer problems, and slow or unhelpful administrative responsiveness. Some reviewers raised concerns about billing and insurance handling (including policies that affect placement duration and lack of a VA contract), which contributed to dissatisfaction with cost transparency. Finally, a few comments raised worries about training and infection-control practices (for example, glove use), indicating opportunities for targeted staff education and quality-improvement work.

    For prospective residents and families, the facility appears to offer strong therapeutic services and a compassionate frontline staff that many families found reassuring. At the same time, it would be prudent to verify current staffing levels (including night coverage), fall-prevention measures, specific clinical oversight for the residentโ€™s needs, supply availability, and billing/insurance policies during a tour and pre-admission discussion. Asking for recent quality indicators, staffing ratios, and examples of how the facility addresses clinical incidents and family communication will help clarify whether the operational concerns reflected in some reviews have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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    Location

    Embassy of East Mountain is located at 101 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702.

    About Embassy of East Mountain

    Embassy of East Mountain, located at 101 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA, runs as a long-term care and skilled nursing facility with a recent ownership change within the past year, and it can care for up to 120 residents with certified beds in a community that's all about giving support to people who need some extra help-folks find services here like assisted living, memory care, short-term respite care, independent living, and adult day programs right alongside skilled nursing, where a team handles everything from daily tasks to more complex needs like subacute care, cardiac care, therapy, diabetes care, wound care, and even pulmonary, cardiac, and hospice care for those that need it. Embassy Healthcare Holdings, Inc. owns the facility directly, with involvement from others like 2020 Gsr Dynasty LLC, and while the nurse staffing is reported at 3.50 hours per resident per day, a bit under the state average, the facility focuses on safe, supervised areas to help keep folks safe from accidents, while also offering good oversight and respiratory support for those who need it.

    The place keeps a close eye on medical support-there are certified pharmacy services, medication help, mental wellness programs, licensed pharmacists, and medical support from podiatry to occupational therapy, speech and physical therapy, IV care, nutrition care, orthopedic and renal care, and even wound care. There's a call system and 24-hour supervision for safety at all hours. Residents or guests using respite care or therapies get personal support for things like bathing, grooming, dressing, mobility, toileting, and medication, and each room comes with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and all the basics like cable TV, telephone, wifi, and a computer center, plus housecleaning and linen services.

    For daily living, the facility serves meals in restaurant-style dining rooms, where people can get special diets like diabetes-friendly meals or other nutrition needs, and there are also kitchenettes if folks want to do their own meal prep. There's a whole calendar of activities, from community-sponsored groups and resident-led get-togethers to trips out, arts and crafts, and education programs-plus a bunch of extras like a small library, beauty salon, fitness and gaming rooms, and outdoor gardens where people can relax or socialize any time they want. The property comes with guest parking, washers and dryers, lots of safety features like sprinkler systems, and full accessibility for those needing mobility support. Scheduled and on-demand transportation can help residents get to appointments or events, and those who want to join day programs or go on planned day trips have those options, too. The staff here are used to working with all kinds of needs, building a place that feels more like home and keeps comfort and privacy at the center, so whether someone lives here long term or is only there for short-term rehab or respite, they're able to get the care and support they need.

    People often ask...

    Embassy of East Mountain offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 101 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702.

    No, Embassy of East Mountain 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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