Timber Ridge Health Center is a nursing home in Wilkes Barre, PA, with 180 certified beds. In addition to being a nursing home, this facility provides assisted living care and has an independent living option. This facility may offer respite stays. If this is something you need, you will need to find out if there are any additional restrictions on this option. Timber Ridge Health Center offers additional therapy services to its residents, including occupational therapists (in-house).

Costs at this community start at $4,950 and range up to $8,517 per month. The average price in the community is $6,734, which is more than the average cost of $5,053 for nursing home care in the area. The cost of nursing home care in this area is lower than the state average. If the resident needs other services, additional services may increase the cost of care. This facility is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid.

When considering a nursing home, it's important to understand how much time nurses spend with each resident and what type of nurse provides care. The total time nurses spend with residents in this community is 3.7 hours daily per resident. This time is made up of 1.4 hours with licensed nurses (0.4 by an RN and 1.0 by an LPN) and 2.3 hours with non-licensed nurse aides.

Residents need to have a scheduled, structured activity every day. This facility has a number of activities, including musical performances and social outings. See our amenity list below for more information.

There are eight hospitals within 25 miles of Timber Ridge Health Center. The two closest hospitals are Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, which is 1.0 miles away, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, which is 2.4 miles away.

This nursing home has an overall rating of 1, which means that it is in the bottom 20% of all facilities reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nursing home has a health inspection rating of 1. The quality rating for this facility is 3 and the staff rating is 2.

Some of the key amenities available at Timber Ridge Health Center are:

• Pet Friendly
• Activity Center
• Social Outings
• Clubs & Communities