Cedarbrook Fountain Hill

    724 Delaware Avenue, Fountain Hill, PA, 18015
    3.7 · 7 reviews
    • Independent living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Convenient but understaffed, uneven care

    I placed my mom here because it's across from the hospital, had rooms available, offers rehab/PT/OT, activities (bingo, exercise, live performances), hair/nail and psychology services, and is Medicare-covered with no out-of-pocket so far. The staff are generally caring, polite and helpful to family, food and cleanliness are good and maintenance is solid, but the facility is dated and chronic understaffing/high turnover cause slow call responses, occasional frazzled or unprofessional behavior, and weak leadership. My mom has had two bad falls and now needs 24/7 care; they're willing to take her long-term, and while the staff do a decent job overall, quality is uneven and it's pricey.

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    3.71 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.6
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • caring and helpful staff
    • polite and friendly staff
    • well-maintained maintenance department
    • clean rooms and clean public facilities
    • good food
    • on-site activities (bingo, live performances, exercise classes)
    • rehab services including physical and occupational therapy
    • availability of psychologists
    • hairdresser and nail care on site
    • convenient location across from hospital
    • Medicare-covered services
    • room availability and rooms with two beds and a bathroom
    • reassuring and informative communication to families
    • planned remodeling

    Cons

    • dated facility appearance
    • understaffing and minimal nursing staff
    • slow call-buzzer response times
    • high staff turnover and frequent resignations
    • lack of professionalism and poor teamwork among some staff
    • ineffective supervision and leadership
    • occasional frazzled or overworked staff during busy periods
    • inconsistent quality of care (reports range from very good to negative)
    • resident safety concerns including reported falls
    • pricey for some families
    • plain or county-home feel

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed, with frequent praise for individual staff members and certain amenities, but recurring and significant concerns about staffing levels, leadership, and consistency of clinical care. Many reviewers emphasize that frontline employees are caring, polite, and helpful to families and residents. Positive remarks specifically highlight friendly and reassuring communication to families, hands-on attention from some nurses and aides, well-attended rehab and therapy services, and staff who treat patients kindly. Maintenance is noted as strong and the facility is described as clean in rooms and public spaces. Amenities and services receive favorable mentions: good food, scheduled activities such as bingo, live performances, and exercise classes, on-site hair and nail care, and availability of psychologists and rehab professionals. The facility's location across from a hospital and Medicare coverage are viewed as practical advantages, and reviewers note room availability and planned remodeling as positives for prospective residents.

    Despite these strengths, several reviews raise systemic and safety concerns that recur across multiple summaries. The facility is repeatedly described as dated or plain in appearance, and while cleanliness is adequate, the building itself is in need of updates — a remodeling is planned but not yet completed. The most commonly cited negative theme is understaffing and minimal nursing presence, which reviewers link to slow responses to call buzzers, delayed care, and occasional lapses in supervision. Some families report that staff appear frazzled on busy days and that care quality can be inconsistent: other reviewers praise excellent care, while a number describe negative overall care quality. High staff turnover and recent resignations are mentioned multiple times and are often associated with poor teamwork, lack of professionalism among some employees, and what reviewers perceive as ineffective supervision and leadership from management.

    Safety-related concerns appear in the reviews and should be noted by anyone evaluating the community. There are reports of residents suffering falls and needing 24/7 care that strained staffing capacity. Slow call-buzzer response times and limited nursing coverage were specifically called out as factors that could compromise resident safety or slow response in emergencies. These issues appear linked to broader staffing shortages and the reported high turnover, rather than to the attitudes of many frontline staff, who are frequently described as caring.

    On balance, the facility seems to offer many of the clinical and recreational services families look for: rehabilitation therapies, activities, supportive ancillary services (hairdresser, nail care, psychology), and communicative staff who can reassure families. However, repeated mentions of understaffing, leadership problems, turnover, and inconsistent professionalism suggest operational weaknesses that materially affect the resident experience and safety at times. Prospective residents and families should weigh the strengths — good therapy programs, convenient location, clean rooms, and many compassionate staff — against the documented risks of staffing instability, slow response times, and a dated physical environment. If considering placement, ask specific questions about current staffing ratios, nurse coverage at night, recent turnover trends, leadership changes and their timelines, completion date for remodeling, and documented measures taken to reduce falls and improve call response times.

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    About Cedarbrook Fountain Hill

    Cedarbrook Fountain Hill, owned and run by the County of Lehigh, sits on the eastern side near Bethlehem and has two locations-one in Allentown, one in Fountain Hill-with a building that has a three-story wing for independent living apartments, where seniors find studio and efficiency units with kitchenettes, refrigerators, two-burner stoves, microwaves, a sitting area, and handicap accessible showers, with private and semi-private rooms and a call system in each apartment that links straight to the nursing home switchboard for emergencies, so seniors can have privacy while knowing help's close by. There are community dining rooms, lounges, activity rooms, and storage spaces on every floor, and secure entrances and designated parking lots keep things safe and easy for residents. The community offers different levels of care, like independent living for active seniors, assisted living, a skilled nursing facility, and dedicated memory care programs for seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia; these memory care services cost quite a bit more since specialized care can run up to three times higher than standard senior healthcare costs. Cedarbrook Fountain Hill has services for short-term respite care, palliative and hospice support, and long-term living, welcoming families who need flexible arrangements or caregiver relief.

    Cedarbrook's focus on geriatrics includes nursing, rehabilitation, and help with daily activities, so residents get help with medication, personal care, meal programs (where one or two prepared meals are served daily), and support for emotional and social needs. Laundry and housekeeping make things a little simpler for everyone. Some amenities come standard, while others may cost extra or might be covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance-things like meals, social activities, laundry, housekeeping, and access to barber/beauty shops, pharmacy, clinics, and therapy programs, all run by Cedarbrook Nursing Home. Rehabilitation and wellness programs offer care like wound treatment and therapies for speech, movement, and daily living, even a nuclear medicine division for more complicated health issues. People can meet staff and residents in person by scheduling a tour.

    Life Enrichment programs add social and recreational activities, and Cedarbrook offers vocational training, case management, and counseling for health, career, or family support, plus a library, computer lab with internet, a cafeteria, and massage and meeting rooms. Memory care residents take part in memory-enhancing routines, have secure areas, and get 24-hour support from trained staff. Independent seniors can enjoy a stress-free lifestyle with maintenance-free options and privacy, plus regular access to social groups and activities designed for active folks aged 55 and up. The community has continuing care and disability support so seniors can stay as their needs change, and Brookview Independent Living offers another choice for independent residents looking for the same quality and features. While Cedarbrook Fountain Hill can't provide 24-hour personal care in all situations, it does cover daily support and has a plan to grow with residents' needs.

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