Harmony Senior Services

Staff are consistently kind and gentle with residents, even when some are repetitive with questions or undesired behavior. I visit 4-5 times a week and I have never heard a raised voice from staff. I have eaten with my mom a couple of times food was good. The staff work hard to keep patients as independent as they can be with meals. This can be upsetting to family when independence can get messy. The area where Harmony has not been consistent is cleanliness of the facility. Seems to go in cycles, I believe this is a challenge in most long term care facilities.

It's hard to rate Harmony. Many of the staff worked hard to care for Mom during her 7 months there, but there were serious issues too. She fell several times, and on her last day she suffered a head injury that led to a brain bleed. Hospice placement was delayed, and instead of support, I was told to take her home even though I couldn't care for her in that condition. Thankfully, a nurse stepped in and arranged hospital care, where Mom entered hospice and passed shortly after. What upset me most was that Harmony still charged for days after Mom was no longer there-even after her passing. I had to fight just to get a response. Overall, it was a very painful experience

It's a lovely facility, and the people have been very nice. They do not have the menu selections they portray, and the follow up by administration has not been great. They seem to be whet-staffed in many areas. Overall, we are happy with our decision, and in comparison to other facilities on the State College area, it appears to be a decent value (they are all over priced)

There are good activities for the people in assisted living, but it could be better for those in memory care. Staff is very lovely and caring, but they are sometimes shorthanded, as seems to be the case everywhere.

Admin team is working hard to normalize resident care in Memory unit. They are responsive and professional. Some staff can be more attentive and engaged. There are several consistently performing well and remain a bright spot. Families recognize memory care support is taxing, but residents require treatment and attention above "just enough". They are still people even though they have memory issues and can't always articulate clearly. My sense is some staff get this, some not so much. Overall, I believe intent by experienced staff is good. Support through high-performing aides and techs is needed.

They were great at communication with any falls. They kept me up to date with how she was. Helped her with anything she needed, including on activities. They made sure she was always clean. Nurses were always friendly. Also they allow pets. And you can eat a meal with your relative whenever. The only bad thing I have to say, is as her caregiver i was not notified when she died. The facility actually called my brother. But other than that I really did like the place. The food is bland but I get they have to cater to many different dietary needs. So I just bought my mom some spices to make the food better.

Nice place. Lots of activities. Problems with repairs in a timely manner. People are helpful and pleasant. Management is good and replies to complaints in timely manner.

I really love that they have such a large variety of things for the residence to do. Also love the front desk. Staff can't remember what they call them, but they are awesome and look out for people. If they haven't seen them in a while, they call the family and let us know. Something they could improve on is their maintenance department processes or procedures. When her refrigerator went out, it took them three days to get it replaced. They didn't call the family and let us know so that we could bring coolers and help save her food. They didn't offer to bring coolers to help save her food. They just let her food go totally rotten. It took too long and they didn't have a solution for what she did while she waited three days for a new refrigerator.

Mom is very happy with the food. The staff that is there are all wonderful. There are lots of activities to choose from. It is a very nice facility. Our only problem so far is that they seem to be having a problem keeping housekeeping staff to clean residents apartments. Oh, and one of the elevators has been broken for a long time.

I would give the overall experience with the community a 4. As far as the community, programs, services and residents - I would give all of those things a 5. Just working with the business office has been challenging at times. I would definitely recommend it to others. My friend who moved in also said that the food has been really good. That's a big deal.

Staff is great, very attentive and quick to respond. The kitchen needs improvement in the quality of food & accommodate restricted diets.

They are kind, thoughtful and always willing to help.

When I moved in here last year, everything was fine. I have met some really nice folks. We got a new director. The food service started having a few problems. Also the activities director was let go, and everyone seemed to like her. I like it here, but it's had a few downturns that I'm not appreciating. I love my apartment, it's perfect for my needs. I have a housekeeper once a week and that's very nice. I guess that's the only thing I can tell you.

Administration is inconsistent and has undergone a complete turnover. You have to stay on top of them for everything. Housekeeping leaves a lot to be desired in that I had to clean her bathroom on several occasions due to the condition of the room. Nursing staff is very good with mother and takes excellent care of her.

In general I shall say the facility is lovely. good location. the staff especially [name removed] who runs the place is very helpful accommodating and will answer any all questions one may have.

he staff has been great, but there have been some leave and some new hires.

My husband was a triplegic. Need more help than they could handle with bathroom needs and transfers. My daughter in-laws grandpop just recently became a resident actually. He's pretty active but not aloud to drive and shouldn't live alone. He likes it. Enjoying the people and activities.

They have high turnover, hence , 8 to 10 reliable and experienced staff for each 24 hour period.

The only thing that stands out to me is the maintenance response time. We wanted to have the TV hung in my brother's room. They took at least 3 months to hang it. Also the shower in his room was running cold water and it took a while for that to be fixed. The med techs were very nice and took time with my brother. The nursing administration was responsive when I had questions about his care.

They always call to let me know about any medical situation. They keep them safe in the memory care section. They feed them very well.