Pennsylvania · Topton

The Buehrle Center.

ALF · Memory Care92 bedsDementia-trained staff
Facility · Topton
A 92-bed ALF · Memory Care with 15 citations on file.
Licensed beds
92
Last inspection
Jan 2026
Last citation
Jan 2026
Operated by
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A large home, reviewed on public record.

The Buehrle Center

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Peer Comparison

Compared to 130 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.

Severity rank
35th%
Weighted citations per bed.
peer median
0
100
Repeat rank
Not enough repeat citations
among peers to rank.
Repeat deficiencies as share of total.
Frequency rank
94th%
Deficiencies per inspection.
peer median
0
100

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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11
reports on file
15
total deficiencies
2026-01-22
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 2 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.16.c
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.16.c

A staff member witnessed another staff member using disrespectful language toward a resident, but this incident was not reported to the Department within 24 hours as required. The complaint was placed under a supervisor's door on January 1, 2026, but was not formally reported to the Department until January 6, 2026.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.42.c
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42.c

A staff member was witnessed using disrespectful language toward a resident, violating the requirement that residents be treated with dignity and respect.

2025-10-09
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 4 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.17
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.17

A laptop on the medication cart counter was left unlocked, unattended, and accessible to residents, exposing confidential medical files.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.103e
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.103e

Two covered plates containing eggs, a cinnamon roll, and peaches were left unlabeled and undated on the kitchen counter, violating food labeling and dating requirements.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.123b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.123b

The home's emergency procedures were not posted in a conspicuous and public place in the facility.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.185a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.185a

A prescribed as-needed medication for a resident was not available in the home at the time needed, with the medication ordered on October 7, 2025 but not received until October 9, 2025.

2025-09-17
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 1 finding
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.225c
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.225c

Resident assessments did not adequately document a skin tear incident sustained while parking a motorized scooter, and did not include information that a resident began using a motorized scooter for mobility inside and outside the home.

2025-08-07
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-01-22
Annual Compliance Visit
1 finding
55 Pa Code § 2600.42b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42b

A resident in the Secured Care Dementia Unit (SDCU) left their room, exited the SDCU, and walked out of the main building entrance triggering alarms. Staff member A, who was seated in the hallway, did not stop the resident when they walked by. The resident was not located on the property and was found by police near a public swimming pool approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes later.

2024-11-05
Annual Compliance Visit
Immediate Jeopardy · 1 finding
Immediate JeopardyImmediate jeopardy55 Pa Code § 2600.42.b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42.b

A resident exited an unlocked courtyard door, an alarm sounded, but staff did not investigate. The resident was later found on the ground with a pool of blood around their head. Additionally, another resident aggressively hit a second resident with a rollator walker, causing a bruise. This was a repeat violation from 4/9/2024.

2024-10-09
Annual Compliance Visit
Immediate Jeopardy · 1 finding
Immediate JeopardyImmediate jeopardy55 Pa Code § 2600.42.b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42.b

Multiple residents were observed striking, choking, and hitting one another with objects including closed hands and canes. Incidents included resident-to-resident physical altercations in common areas and during personal interactions, indicating failure to prevent neglect, intimidation, physical abuse, or mistreatment of residents.

2024-04-09
Annual Compliance Visit
Immediate Jeopardy · 1 finding
Immediate JeopardyImmediate jeopardy55 Pa Code § 2600.42b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.42b

A resident was found physically attacking another resident, hitting them in the face and scratching their chest, causing injury to the victim's lip and left side of face. The incident constituted physical abuse and mistreatment of a resident.

2024-02-06
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 3 findings
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.183b
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.183b

A medication cart was left unattended and unlocked in the hallway near a resident's room, violating requirements that prescription medications, OTC medications, CAM and syringes be kept in a locked area or container.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.227d
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.227d

A resident's Assessment Support Plan was not updated following an incident in which the resident attempted to strangle another resident and was placed on checks, failing to document the behavioral incident and intervention in the support plan.

Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.17
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.17

A laptop on an unattended medication cart near a resident's room was left open with a resident's electronic Medication Administration record visible to anyone passing by, violating confidentiality requirements.

2023-10-04
Annual Compliance Visit
Citation · 1 finding
Citation55 Pa Code § 2600.187a
Verbatim citation text · 55 Pa Code § 2600.187a

Medication administration records (MARs) were not properly initialed by staff to document that residents received their medications on multiple dates in August 2023. Four residents had various medications (including Trazodone, Lorazepam, Levothyroxine, Aspirin, Escitalopram, Furosemide, Potassium Chloride, and Buspirone) that were not documented as administered.

2023-06-27
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings

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The Buehrle Center · Top 24% of Pennsylvania Memory Care