Golden Living Center - North Pennsylvania sits at 50 North Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, PA, right in Luzerne County, serving as a long-running senior living community since 1979 with a focus on care and practical help for older adults and their families. This facility has a total of 120 units, with 93 beds currently occupied, and is licensed by the State of Pennsylvania for up to 56 beds. It operates under North Penn Manor, works with Medicaid and Medicare, and is known to be a low-cost senior care option.
The center offers a wide range of care from independent living and assisted living to memory care, nursing home services, and senior apartments, so older adults with different needs can find a suitable arrangement. For those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, the memory care program includes safe and secured areas with staff trained for daily caregiving and special programs to prevent wandering, promote safety, and help support memory, and there's housing and therapies tailored for those with cognitive challenges. Seniors who need help with day-to-day activities like bathing, dressing, or medication can use the assisted living or nursing care services, and the facility also provides skilled nursing, complex medical services, and diabetes care.
This place provides many support services like geriatric care management, home delivered meals, legal services, long-term care insurance help, physician services, and transportation for residents. Medical supplies, equipment, and therapies such as cardiac care, dialysis, physical, occupational, and speech therapies are offered, along with hospice care for end-of-life needs, respite care for short-term stays, recovery-focused therapies, and devotional services onsite. Home care and adult day care are available for those who need extra help at home or during daytime hours.
Dining services include regular and guest meals, vegetarian options, and a private dining room, while residents also get access to community amenities like handicap accessibility, Wi-Fi, transportation and parking, indoor and outdoor common spaces, and recreational and educational programs. Rooms include wheelchair accessible showers and tubs, making the spaces easier for those with mobility challenges. Residents benefit from counseling programs, recreational activities, and health and wellness offerings, and there's support for family and guests, with the goal of making things feel home-like and secure.
The facility has medical staff on-site, high acuity care for people with serious health needs, and can manage incontinence, non-ambulatory needs, and medication support. While the facility has received a $3,250 fine and eight deficiencies in a recent report, it continues to serve Wilkes-Barre and the Luzerne County area as part of senior care providers, including partnerships and associations with Ecumenical Enterprises Inc. and Mercy Center.
