Assisted Living · New Columbia, PA
10546 River Road, New Columbia, PA 17856
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Catalog updated Aug 4, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 20 residents. This is not the number of openings.
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Source: PA State Licensing Agency
Key Findings
Between 2021 and 2024, Country Comfort Alternative Living, Inc. underwent 27 inspections, resulting in 13 clean reports and 40 recorded violations. Documented findings include issues regarding incomplete medical evaluations, administrative errors in resident contracts, and lapses in fire drill evacuation procedures.
Emergency telephone numbers were not posted near the landline telephone in resident room #4.
The home's dumpster was overfilled, preventing the lid from closing and making it susceptible to infestation.
During a fire drill on 02/19/24, one resident was not evacuated to the designated meeting place.
A staff member's criminal background check was not completed within the required 30-day period after hire.
The kitchen freezer did not contain a thermometer at the time of inspection.
No deficiencies are reported in this inspection record.
Medication administration certification records for staff members were incomplete or missing required trainer signatures and dates.
A fire drill record from 5/15/23 incorrectly documented that only 17 of 18 residents were evacuated.
An incident involving a resident falling and sustaining a broken femur was not reported to the Department within the required 24 hours.
Frozen vegetables in the storage shed freezer lacked expiration dates.
The quality management plan had not been reviewed since March 2, 2022.
No deficiencies are reported in this inspection record.
The home had not reviewed its quality management plan since 3/12/19, failing to meet the annual review requirement.
Multiple residents did not have current annual medical evaluations on file.
Packages of frozen waffles in the kitchen and shed freezers were not properly dated.
Staff members' first aid certifications had expired, and no person on duty on 3/1/21 held a valid certification.
No deficiencies are reported in this inspection record.
The home lacks an approved signaling device to alert a resident with a hearing impairment in the event of a fire.
Resident #2's PRN 500mg Antacid Chew tablets were not available at the time of inspection.
No deficiencies are reported in this inspection record.
Country Comfort Alternative Living INC
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10546 River Road, New Columbia, PA 17856
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