Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community

Quarryville Presbyterian was very nice and very clean. Everything was centrally located. I can't attest to their care but I know other people that were there. It is a very nice facility. I like the layout. I liked what they could ultimately be able to provide as far as health care. They have activities. They have a pool, an exercise room, and a cafe. They have transportation provided for anywhere you want to go, and I know they also have day trips.

I have given QPRC a rating of "1" NOT because of their independent living apartments which are well-managed but because of the TREMENDOUS problems with infection control in their Skilled Nursing Facility, during the COVID-19 pandemic. QPRC DOES NOT enforce mask-wearing among its Skilled Nursing employees. They may "talk the talk," but I can assure you, for the past 3 months, I've witnessed MULTIPLE nursing staff with either no mask on the nose or no mask whatsoever on the face. When I asked these CNAs, LPNs, and RNs why they were not wearing masks on their noses or why they were not wearing a mask at all, I heard many excuses, such as QPRC had not supplied them with a mask that fit their facial shape or that they had determined that their nosepiece was "uncomfortable" and had therefore, removed it. The bottom line is that these direct care staff persons continued to care for my family member without properly wearing PPE on their noses and mouths. Consequently, despite complaints to a Nursing Director and Administrator, which were ignored, my elderly family member contracted COVID in QPRC's Skilled Nursing facility. Following this experience, my suggestion is this: If your elderly family member should suddenly require Skilled Nursing or Personal Care, DO NOT HESITATE to MOVE your loved one to ANOTHER Skilled Nursing Facility with an excellent reputation in the medical community. DO NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because QPRC's independent living facilities are high quality, their Skilled Nursing and Personal Care facilities are, too. For your loved one's sake, DO NOT place them into QPRC's Skilled Nursing or Personal Care home, where not all staff are vaccinated and many nursing staff simply refuse to wear PPE in the manner in which it was intended.

My wife and I live in the Quarryville Presbyterian community; we're staying in the independent living. We just like everything about it. I think the main thing for us is the Christian atmosphere and, of course, the complete continuous care through skilled nursing. Their food is excellent, too; we have a fantastic chef. Their activities are very, very good. They're continually building and improving things. It's just well run. It's interesting that quite a few of their staff have retired here as well. I think that says a lot. Our favorite activity is, of course, religious-oriented things, and they have a lot of opportunities for that. We like the tours to Lancaster and the surrounding areas. They take bus tours, and they've even gone on cruises in the past. They have very diverse and very forward-looking activities. I would say it's worth every penny and more. I think we're getting very good value for the money. I've been looking into senior living now -- the searches that I'm doing for my friend. Looking at some of them, especially the ones in New Jersey, they're very, very much more costly than here, so I'd say that they do quite well here. Of course, we came in over ten years ago, so the new people coming in may have something different, but we're quite satisfied with the value that we're getting. One thing that they have just jumped on recently is their health-and-fitness staff. They have a firm that is supplying all their top staff. My wife is in rehab now, and her rehab person has a PhD in rehabilitation and physical fitness. We recently attended a meeting where they introduced their whole staff and the corporation that was providing all the equipment and everything. It's the latest equipment and very impressive. All the staff are impressive, so to me, everything is well planned and well run.

I've been in a few nursing homes that is without a doubt the nicest one I have ever been in it was incredibly laid out the small apartments were fantastic that gave the Aunt Mary plenty a room for herself I enjoyed that place very much I hope I never have to go to one but if I do I honestly hope I could afford to be there I know I would be well taken care of

Beautiful, clean and well run facilities with lots of amenities.