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For complaints regarding a Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility, call 1-800-254-5164.
For complaints regarding a Personal Care Home, call 1-877-401-8835. For complaints regarding an Assisted Living Facility, call 1-855-623-4083.
When You’re Concerned About Quality of Care in a Nursing Home
where to go.....whom to call.....
- Talk to your Nursing Home Administrator and/or Director of Nursing. He or she is licensed and responsible for the operation of the facility. The facility is required to have a system in place to address your concerns and develop a plan to lead to a reasonable and acceptable solution.
- Call your local Area Agency on Aging. The phone number is in the blue pages of the phone book. A trained professional will either help resolve the issue or contact the proper authority, if necessary.
- The Department of Health is here to assist you. Assuring quality of care and safety for nursing home residents is our responsibility. A toll-free hotline is available. The toll free number is 1-800-254-5164. Callers to the hotline will have the option to leave their comlaint in a voicemail. Messages should include the name of the facility, the specific issue related to care and services provided to residents/patients, and any details required for a thorough investigation to be completed. Callers may leave their name and telephone number for trained staff to return the call to discuss the concerns. Identity will not be released to the facility by leaving contact information for a return call. You may email a complaint to c-ncomplai@pa.gov or use the online complaint form available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=940206&mode=2. For complaints regarding a Personal Care Home, call 1-877-401-8835. For complaints regarding an Assisted Living Facility, call 1-855-623-4083.
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Regional Offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Health |
Harrisburg Field Office
132 Kline Plaza Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 783-3790
(717) 772-3641 (fax)
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Jackson Center Field Office
19 McQuiston Drive
Jackson Center, PA 16133
(724) 662-6050
(724) 662-6067 (fax)
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Lehigh Valley Field Office
4520 Bath Pike
Bethlehem, PA 18107
(610) 861-2117
(610) 861-2123 (fax)
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Pittsburgh Field Office
Quality Assurance - DNCF
11 Stanwix Street
Room 410
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 565-2836
(412) 565-2893 (fax)
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Williamsport Field Office
1000 Commerce Park Drive
Suite 112
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 651-1040
(570) 651-1043 (fax) |
Norristown Field Office
1937 New Hope Street
Norristown, PA 19401
(610) 270-3475
(610) 270-1152 (fax)
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Scranton Field Office
100 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton State Office Bldg.
Room 111
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 963-4331
(570) 963-3415 (fax)
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Johnstown Field Office
184 Donald Lane
Suite 3
Johnstown, PA 15904
(814) 248-3125
(814) 248-3058 (fax)
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Lionville Field Office
P.O. Box 500-110 Pickering Way
Exton, PA 19341-0500
(610) 594-8041
(610) 594-9267 (fax)
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Complaints may be lodged with the Division of Nursing Care Facilities in a variety of ways. The Complaint Hotline is located in Harrisburg at our Central Office, where complaints are taken and forwarded to the appropriate field office for investigation. Each field office also receives complaints directly.
Complaints are received in the division and the field by telephone, mail, fax and email. We also receive referrals of complaints from other agencies associated with nursing homes.
After a complaint is received, division staff will conduct an investigation. When completed, the results of this investigation will be shared with the person who filed the complaint. All on-site complaint surveys are unannounced.
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