Emmanuel Center For Nursing

    11 School House Rd, Danville, PA, 17821
    4.3 · 12 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Compassionate care through final days

    I am so grateful for the excellent, compassionate care my loved one received. The staff were incredibly kind, efficient, and stayed with them through their final days, always keeping our family informed, explaining care, and showing real respect and love. The facility was spotless, well-run, prompt, and truly supportive.

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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

    4.25 · 12 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate, caring staff
    • Staff remained with resident throughout stay (continuous bedside presence)
    • Prompt and responsive service
    • Keeps family informed and explains care
    • Staff willing to spend time with residents
    • Kind and efficient staff
    • High-quality clinical care
    • Supportive end-of-life care (comfortable last days)
    • Respectful treatment of patients
    • Strong family support and communication
    • Well-operated and organized facility
    • Clean and sanitary environment

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Emmanuel Center For Nursing are uniformly positive, with reviewers repeatedly emphasizing the compassion, attentiveness, and competence of the staff. Praise centers on both the emotional support provided to patients and families and the operational aspects of care delivery. There are no negative comments in the supplied summaries, so the overall impression is of a facility that consistently meets or exceeds expectations in the areas mentioned.

    Care quality and clinical performance: Multiple reviewers explicitly call out "excellent care," "incredible staff," and "compassionate care," indicating a strong, consistent perception of high clinical standards. Several comments note that staff are efficient and kind, which suggests care is not only empathetic but also well executed. The specific mention of "respect for patient" supports the view that care is delivered with dignity.

    End-of-life care and family support: A distinct theme is the facility's handling of end-of-life situations and support for families. Phrases such as "staff stayed with loved one throughout stay," "comfortable last days," and "keeps family informed" signal that staff provide continuous bedside presence, clear communication, and emotional support during hospice or final care phases. Families felt included and properly informed, and reviewers describe staff as willing to spend time and show love to residents, which is a crucial indicator of strong palliative and family-centered care.

    Staff attributes and communication: Reviewers consistently highlight interpersonal qualities: caring, loving, respectful, and willing to spend time. Communication is repeatedly noted as a strength — staff "keep family informed" and "explain care" — pointing to transparency and good family engagement practices. The combination of responsiveness ("prompt service") and explanatory communication suggests effective staff training and a culture that prioritizes both clinical tasks and relational aspects of caregiving.

    Facilities and cleanliness: The facility is described as "super clean," indicating attention to sanitation and a well-maintained environment. Coupled with comments that the center is "well operated," these observations suggest strong operational oversight and adherence to cleanliness standards, which are important for both infection control and general comfort.

    Management and operations: While few reviews explicitly name administrators or managers, the recurrent characterization of the center as "well operated" and the described efficiency of staff imply competent management and organized internal processes. The cumulative effect of positive remarks about staffing, communication, and facility cleanliness points to effective leadership and quality assurance practices.

    Notable gaps and patterns: The supplied reviews focus heavily on staff performance, family communication, and end-of-life care; they do not provide information on dining quality, activities and engagement programs, rehabilitation services, costs, or long-term outcomes for residents outside the context of end-of-life care. Because the sample is uniformly positive and relatively small in scope, it may reflect experiences of families in specific circumstances (notably hospice or final days) rather than the full spectrum of resident experiences. No complaints or areas for improvement were reported in these summaries.

    Conclusion: Based on the review summaries provided, Emmanuel Center For Nursing appears to excel in compassionate, family-oriented care, particularly during end-of-life situations. The staff are repeatedly praised for being present, communicative, respectful, and efficient, and the facility is described as clean and well managed. Prospective residents and families seeking strong emotional support, clear communication, and dignified end-of-life care would likely view these reviews favorably. However, because the summaries do not address dining, activities, long-term rehabilitation, or cost, those seeking information in those areas should request additional reviews or a direct facility tour to fill those gaps.

    Location

    Map showing location of Emmanuel Center For Nursing

    About Emmanuel Center For Nursing

    Emmanuel Center For Nursing sits at 11 School House Rd in Danville, Pennsylvania, right near Geisinger Medical Center, and it's got 90 certified beds with about 71 residents per day, all under the watch of Health Dimensions Consulting Inc since 2014, which means there are experienced hands guiding the day-to-day care. The center is part of a bigger campus known as the Maria Joseph Continuing Care Community, which means folks can move between places like The Meadows, Maria Joseph Manor, The Emmanuel Center, and Nazareth Memory Center, depending on what kind of care or support they might need as time goes by. What sets Emmanuel Center apart is its church-related non-profit status, sponsored by the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and its mission to treat everyone with care and respect, no matter background, faith, or circumstance.

    While there's a warm and friendly environment, the center has had its fair share of challenges, with a December 23, 2024, inspection showing 10 deficiencies, including problems with infection control, nutrition, resident rights, and general care-actually, over the years, there've been 51 deficiencies, including three infection-related ones, which shows they've had trouble meeting all standards, though their inspection grades have improved, sometimes even reaching B+ or A, which speaks to ongoing changes. Their overall historical grade sits at a C, but nurse quality has recently landed in the B range.

    Staffing comes in at about 3.74 nurse hours per resident each day, with a team that includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, physical therapists, and other professionals, all aiming to cover medical needs, medication supervision, personal care, rehabilitation, and even specialized therapies like speech, occupational, cognitive, and respiratory support. People can find a place here for short-term rehabilitation or long-term stays, and services extend to things like independent living, assisted living help, memory care in protected settings, and full nursing supervision for those with more involved health needs.

    Meal services get careful attention too, with a professional chef preparing choices for those with allergies or diabetes, and the dining setup is restaurant-style. There's plenty more, including community activities, spiritual support, activity rooms, fitness and wellness spaces, outdoor walking paths and gardens, a movie theater, games, and music programs. Room amenities usually include private bathrooms, furnished or unfurnished options, cable TV, phone, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and even kitchenettes in some spots, and staff can help with laundry, housecleaning, and transportation, plus 24-hour supervision and a call system for safety.

    Families should know that Emmanuel Center For Nursing doesn't have a Resident Council but might have a family council, and it accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and Pennsylvania Medicaid. The staff aims to offer dignity, compassion, and Christian service, doing their best to help residents feel safe, respected, and valued, even though the center's history shows there's always room for work and improvement. Amenities like move-in help, concierge, transportation to appointments, and tailored nutrition round out a list of practical supports. The facility welcomes people of all backgrounds and is known for its faith-based approach and dedication to preserving residents' independence and sense of community, despite the ups and downs that come with running a place this size.

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