Northland Heights.
Northland Heights is Ranked in the bottom 8% of Pennsylvania memory care with 57 PA DHS citations on record; last inspected Mar 2026.
A large home, reviewed on public record.
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Compared to 150 Pennsylvania facilities with a similar number of beds.
ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better performance on inspection record. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living.
Rankings based on 36-month PA DHS inspection data. Severity and frequency: fewer citations = higher percentile. Repeat rate: lower repeat citation share = higher percentile.
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Northland Heights has 57 citations on record. Know the moment anything changes.
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Citation history, plotted month by month.
57 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.
Finding distribution
57 total · 36 monthsScope × Severity (CMS A–L)
Every inspection visit, verbatim.
11 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.
2026-03-13Annual Compliance VisitImmediate Jeopardy · 1 finding
“A resident swung a handheld grabber tool at another resident during an altercation in their shared bedroom, making contact with the resident's shin and resulting in 3 red markings. This constitutes physical abuse and neglect by failing to protect the resident from harm.”
2025-11-24Annual Compliance VisitNo findings
2025-07-07Annual Compliance VisitCitation · 4 findings
“A spray bottle containing McKesson Perineal Skin Cleaner Rinse Free was found in a resident's private bathroom in a non-original container without proper labeling or poison warning indicators.”
“Emergency operations procedures for the assisted living residence and local municipality were not posted in a public and conspicuous place in the residence.”
“A fire drill on 3/25/25 took 10 minutes and 0 seconds to evacuate, exceeding the safe evacuation time of 4 minutes and 24 seconds specified by a fire safety expert. This is a repeat violation.”
“Fire drills were routinely held during sleeping hours (5/8/24 at 5:20 a.m., 11/8/24 at 5:30 a.m., 5/5/25 at 5:30 a.m.), violating the requirement that drills be held at different times and not routinely held when resident attendance is low. This is a repeat violation.”
2025-04-29Annual Compliance VisitNo findings
2024-05-13Annual Compliance VisitCitation · 5 findings
“The facility was operating two boilers with expired certificates. Serial number 398812B expired on 1/30/2024 and serial number 398811B expired on 1/04/2024.”
“A staff person hired in 2024 had a criminal history background check request dated 1/22 that indicated 'Request Still Pending Review.' The facility did not have the final report from the Pennsylvania State Police in accordance with 6 Pa. Code Chapter 15. This was a repeat violation.”
“Two direct care staff persons did not have a high school diploma, GED diploma, or active registration status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry. This was a repeat violation.”
“A direct care staff person hired in 2023 had not received orientation in any of the required fire safety topics including evacuation procedures, staff duties and responsibilities during fire drills, designated meeting place, smoking safety procedures, and location and use of fire extinguishers. This was a repeat violation.”
“An ancillary staff person hired in 2023 completed their 40th hour of work but did not receive required orientation training on resident rights, emergency medical plan, mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect, reporting of reportable incidents and conditions, safe management techniques, or core competency training. This was a repeat violation.”
2024-04-04Annual Compliance VisitNo findings
2024-03-27Annual Compliance VisitCitation · 5 findings
“The facility was operating two boilers with expired certificates. Serial number 398812B expired on 1/30/2024 and serial number 398811B expired on 1/04/2024.”
“A staff person hired in 2024 had a criminal history background check request dated 1/22 that indicated 'Request Still Pending Review.' The facility did not have the final report from the Pennsylvania State Police in accordance with 6 Pa. Code Chapter 15. This was a repeat violation.”
“Two direct care staff persons did not have a high school diploma, GED diploma, or active registration status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry. This was a repeat violation.”
“A direct care staff person hired in 2023 had not received orientation in any of the required fire safety topics including evacuation procedures, staff duties and responsibilities during fire drills, designated meeting place, smoking safety procedures, and location and use of fire extinguishers. This was a repeat violation.”
“An ancillary staff person hired in 2023 completed their 40th hour of work but did not receive required orientation training on resident rights, emergency medical plan, mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect, reporting of reportable incidents and conditions, safe management techniques, or core competency training. This was a repeat violation.”
2024-02-21Annual Compliance VisitCitation · 5 findings
“The facility was operating two boilers with expired certificates. Serial number 398812B expired on 1/30/2024 and serial number 398811B expired on 1/04/2024.”
“A staff person hired in 2024 had a criminal history background check request dated 1/22 that indicated 'Request Still Pending Review.' The facility did not have the final report from the Pennsylvania State Police in accordance with 6 Pa. Code Chapter 15. This was a repeat violation.”
“Two direct care staff persons did not have a high school diploma, GED diploma, or active registration status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry. This was a repeat violation.”
“A direct care staff person hired in 2023 had not received orientation in any of the required fire safety topics including evacuation procedures, staff duties and responsibilities during fire drills, designated meeting place, smoking safety procedures, and location and use of fire extinguishers. This was a repeat violation.”
“An ancillary staff person hired in 2023 completed their 40th hour of work but did not receive required orientation training on resident rights, emergency medical plan, mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect, reporting of reportable incidents and conditions, safe management techniques, or core competency training. This was a repeat violation.”
2023-11-21Annual Compliance VisitCitation · 3 findings
“Strong pervasive odor of urine was present in room #210 and the adjoining bathroom, indicating unsanitary conditions were not being maintained.”
“The pharmacy label for a resident's insulin medication was incomplete and did not include the prescribed dosage and instructions for administration, specifically the sliding scale portion.”
“A prescribed medication for Resident #2 was not available in the residence for the evening administration. This is a repeat violation from 4/4/2023 and earlier dates.”
2023-08-09Annual Compliance VisitCivil Money Penalty · 17 findings
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.23(a) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.25(b) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.231(c) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.191 cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.231(d) cited during inspection.”
“Mistreatment or abuse of a resident, failure to submit an acceptable plan to correct noncompliance items, and failure to comply with the acceptable plan to correct noncompliance items. License revoked and replaced with a Second Provisional license.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.15(a) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.15(b) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.42(b) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.51 cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.65(g) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.41(e) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.141(a) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.141(b)(1) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.183(d) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.184(a) cited during inspection.”
“Violation of 55 Pa Code § 2800.187(d) cited during inspection.”
2023-07-25Annual Compliance VisitCivil Money Penalty · 17 findings
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Mistreatment or abuse of a resident, failure to submit an acceptable plan to correct noncompliance, and failure to comply with the acceptable plan to correct noncompliance.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations regarding resident care or services.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations regarding resident care or services.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations regarding facility operations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
“Violation of assisted living residence regulations.”
13 older inspections from 2020 are not shown in the free view.
13 older inspections from 2020 are not shown in the free view.
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