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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
PARAMOUNT
SENIOR LIVING
Opens 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 just opened 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 is 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 health care,” 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-foot-
high ceilings and are configured in a way to maximize privacy and
comfort.”
And it’s not just Paramount staff taking notice. The 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. Moreover,
Paramount Nursing and Rehabilitation at Peters Township has
achieved the highest marks from Medicare; the facility has earned
a five-star rating in the “Overall” category, as well as for staffing and
quality measures.
“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 get 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,
they are completely separate units, with their own entrance.
Rehabilitation patients can
choose if they want to take
part in 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 their
previous daily life.
Paramount Nursing and
Rehabilitation accepts
Medicare A, Blue Cross,
UPMC, and Aetna/Health
America.
n For more about 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, photographs, and a virtual tour. You can also call
directly at 724.969.1034.
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