Embassy of Wyoming Valley

    50 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
    • 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

    3.51·(47)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      1.5
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Engaging memory-care activity leadership
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Helpful, communicative admissions process
    • Assistance with insurance and enrollment
    • Staff who go above and beyond for families
    • Supportive environment for employee development
    • Long-tenured staff promoting continuity
    • Recent facility remodeling and updates
    • Competitive value for Medicaid residents
    • Active recreational and social programming
    • Competent nurse practitioner clinical leadership
    • Clean and well-maintained memory-care unit on weekdays

    Cons

    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Inconsistent bathing and personal-care schedules
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene lapses
    • Short staffing and staffing instability
    • Weak personal-property controls and inventory tracking
    • Security controls for resident valuables insufficient
    • Gaps in incident response and hospital-transfer protocols
    • Staff conduct and professionalism
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining-service continuity
    • Pest-control concerns in some units
    • Unsafe staff-area practices around sharps and biohazards
    • Management follow-up and complaint-resolution deficits
    • Gaps in end-of-life communication and family support
    • Allegations of theft and mishandling of personal property

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Embassy of Wyoming Valley present a highly mixed picture. Many families praise individual caregivers, especially nursing staff and a strong nurse practitioner presence, for compassionate, attentive care and clear communication. The admissions team and some leaders receive positive mention for being helpful and for assisting with insurance and enrollment. There are consistent commendations for the memory-care programming and an energetic activities leader; several reviewers describe the memory-care floor as well maintained during weekday operations. The facility has undergone recent remodeling, and some families consider it good value for Medicaid residents.

    At the same time, a substantial portion of feedback identifies operational weaknesses that affect day-to-day care. Cleanliness and housekeeping practices are described as inconsistent across units, and reviewers raise specific concerns about bathing and personal-care schedules and delays in addressing continence needs. Staffing levels and stability are recurrent themes: reviewers describe staff workload pressures that correlate with delayed responses to resident needs, inconsistent assistance with transfers, and variability in routine hygiene and toileting assistance.

    Clinical-incident management and safety processes emerge as areas of concern. Several accounts point to gaps in incident response and hospital-transfer protocols, and there are mentions of skin-integrity and infection-management issues that families believe were not addressed promptly. Reviewers also describe security and personal-property control problems—missing watches and other valuables—leading to allegations of theft and mishandling of resident belongings. Relatedly, some comments indicate unsafe staff-area practices around sharps and biohazard storage and pest-control concerns in portions of the building.

    Dining and ancillary services receive mixed evaluations. Some families find the dining adequate, while others describe inconsistent meal quality and discontinuities in service. Activities programming and social engagement are a relative strength, particularly on the memory-care floor where leadership is energetic and engaging. Several reviewers emphasize staff who go above and beyond, a supportive workplace culture for some employees, and long-tenured staff that provide continuity for residents.

    Management and communication are polarizing. Positive reports highlight clear, collaborative communication with families and inclusion in care decisions. Conversely, other reviewers describe perceived deficits in management follow-up, unsatisfactory complaint resolution, and concerns about the tone and professionalism of some staff members, including in sensitive situations such as end-of-life communication. Taken together, the pattern suggests the facility has strong individual caregivers and program-level strengths but also persistent operational and management gaps that can materially affect resident experience. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s demonstrated strengths in memory care and staff dedication against the noted inconsistencies in housekeeping, staffing, safety processes, and property controls when making placement decisions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.

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

    Location

    Embassy of Wyoming Valley is located at 50 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18701.

    About Embassy of Wyoming Valley

    Embassy of Wyoming Valley is a skilled nursing facility with 120 certified beds, and it sits at 50 N Pennsylvania Ave in Wilkes Barre, PA, so you're going to notice it serves about 83 residents each day which means it's not full but has a steady group of people staying there for care, and what you get here is a focus on both short-term rehabilitation if someone's coming from the hospital and needs to get stronger before heading home, and long-term care for those who need help each day with health problems that just don't get better on their own, which is often the case for frail folks who need regular nursing support. The staff here, who communicate in English, provide about 3.47 nurse hours per resident each day which gives a sense of how much time they can spend with each person, and while that gives a general idea, inspection reports show there have been 39 deficiencies-including two about infections-with the most recent review on March 14, 2025 listing ten problems, one of them for an infection, so you'll want to take a close look at what that means if safety and cleanliness are a worry. Since changing hands about a year ago, Embassy Healthcare Holdings, Inc. has owned the place, and since June 2024, Jason Davies, Aaron Handler, and George Repchick have managed it, bringing whatever new style they have, though the reports mention the facility's had issues with not having enough qualified dietary staff, including not having a dietician, so if nutrition is important, be aware of that. Embassy of Wyoming Valley also has care for memory problems like dementia, offers help with things like pulmonary care, cardiac care, diabetes care, orthopedic needs, IV therapy, wound care, and even hospice for end-of-life support, so it covers a wide range of needs, and you'll see services such as rehabilitation, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and respiratory care all under one roof, staying open every day, all day, with details online covering how to choose a facility, admissions, insurance, and getting to or from the place. Like other facilities run by Embassy Healthcare across Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia-with sites named things like Autumnwood, Clepper Manor, Grande Pavilion, and many more-Wyoming Valley is mainly for skilled nursing but is also connected to other types such as adult daycare, assisted living, and independent living if needs change, and there's a focus on helping people reach the best health they can for their situation, but deficiencies in areas like restraint use and safety should be looked at if that's something you want to keep track of for your peace of mind, and while they do offer to schedule tours, there's not a lot of detail on staff languages or office hours, so calling ahead for specific questions could help before making a decision.

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    Embassy of Wyoming Valley offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 50 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701.

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