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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
PARAMOUNT
SENIOR LIVING
to Open its Second
Skilled Nursing
and Rehabilitation
Unit in the South Hills
A
ny seniors who have
needed rehabilitation
to get back on their
feet, after an injury or routine
medical procedure, know that
being lumped in with long-
term residents at the nearest
nursing home for a few weeks
is less than ideal.
That’s why Paramount Senior
Living is opening a short-term,
17-bed skilled nursing unit
this spring designed from the
ground up to be your “home away from home” while you recover,
without dropping you into a long-term care environment. The new
unit will be located in Baldwin Borough on the site of the former
Sickman School, at the corner of Brownsville and Knoedler roads.
“We like to refer to it as ‘the Hilton of healthcare,’” said Chase
Darmstadter, Director of Acquisitions and Development for
Paramount, which currently operates a similar rehabilitation unit on
its Peters Township campus that has seen tremendous success in its
innovation to the rehabilitation process. “People here are going home
in 10 days, three weeks at the longest. We have rehabilitation services
on site seven days a week and the maximum number of patients
at any one time is 17. The spacious accommodations feature 12-ft.-
high ceilings and are configured in a way to maximize privacy and
comfort.”
And it’s not just Paramount staff taking notice: Paramount’s Peters
Township unit boasts staffing ratios that are some of the best in the
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region, while the patient care has been ranked among Highmark’s
providers as 1st in the market and 5th in the state of Pennsylvania
for rehabilitation excellence and overall outcomes.
“Every staff member is attentive to our patients to ensure they
have everything they need. Nobody’s forgotten and no detail is
overlooked,” Darmstadter said. “We have professional chefs cooking
individualized meals for our patients to eat in a sit-down dining
room, not cold food on trays delivered to their rooms. There’s really
nothing like what we’re doing around. We’re pioneers and innovators
in this space right now. And the results support what we do—people
who seek rehabilitation in the traditional setting oftentimes end up
giving up and going home or not thriving because they don’t like
the environment they’re placed in.”
These rehabilitation units are located within Paramount’s
existing senior living campuses in Peters Township and Baldwin;
however, each is a completely separate unit, with its own entrance.
Rehabilitation patients can
choose whether they want
to take part in the activities
or use the common areas in
the larger facility, but for the
most part have everything
they need right where they
are.
Even further, Paramount’s
plan of care includes post-
stay in-home therapy via
Paramount Home Health
upon discharge, ensuring
that recovery is as seamless as
possible as patients transition
back into daily life.
Paramount Nursing and
Rehabilitation at Peters
Township accepts Medicare
A, Blue Cross, UPMC, and
Aetna/Health America.
n For more information on all of Paramount’s senior services,
which include Independent Living, Assisted Living/Personal Care,
Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Home Health, and Hospice, please
visit the website at paramountseniorliving.com, where you can find
additional information and photographs. You can also call directly at
724.969.1034.
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