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Laurel View Village has a middle-range Medicare overall rating. Strengths include life-care commitment for residents. Some reviewers note concerns about difficulty reaching staff via phone or email (mentioned by 2 reviewers). Review the health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure components separately, then visit in person.
Laurel View Village is described by long-term residents' families as a secure, life-care community where staff provide consistent, caring support for elderly individuals. However, prospective families have reported significant difficulties with initial communication, specifically regarding unresponsive phone lines and non-functional email addresses when attempting to reach the facility.
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Key Review Excerpts
“My mother has lived there several years and she is really liked it I know that you have to buy into it to get in But they will keep you for the rest of your life which is wonderful for a woman who is 96 years old”
“Simply the best around. I'll go there just to eat from time to time. Kitchen is clean, and staff friendly caring and always thoughtful.”
“It says 24 hrs on the website but nobody is available. Also tried email but that came back non attended and not an actual email.”
This facility meets both EveryPlace staffing reference benchmarks. Higher staffing is generally associated with stronger day-to-day care.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Laurel View Village has a pattern of recurring issues across multiple surveys, with families filing at least one complaint that led to a deficiency regarding medical records protection. The facility shows persistent problems in three main areas: resident care and treatment, nutrition and dietary services, and medication management, with some deficiencies repeating across surveys from 2023 to 2025, suggesting ongoing challenges with correction and oversight.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Construction Deficiencies
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Laurel View Village
nonprofit
Friends Services for the Aging
5 facilities nationwide
Owners
Allegheny Christian Ministries, INC.
Owner · Organization
Baxter, Gerald
Owner (parent company)
Borkow, Mary
Owner (parent company)
Clark, Jodi
Owner (parent company)
Hoffman, Christopher
Owner (parent company)
Lester, Blaine
Owner (parent company)
Mcgee, David
Owner (parent company)
Sawyer, Mark
Owner (parent company)
Shoemaker, Charles
Owner (parent company)
Speigle, Harlan
Owner (parent company)
Thomas, Barry
Owner (parent company)
Vizzini, James
Owner (parent company)
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