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The Hawthorne Home
3.7 (3 reviews)Reading, PA
Assisted Living in Reading. Confirm current services and availability directly with the community.
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The Hawthorne Home in Reading, Pennsylvania is a personal care and assisted living community located at 1501 Mineral Spring Road in the historic Hawthorne Mansion. Converted for senior housing in the 1960s, the building is reported to offer studio and two‑bedroom residential units with private and shared room options, communal dining, on‑site activities and on‑site staff to support daily living and medication management.
Daily life at the property is described as including three meals prepared on site, housekeeping and laundry services, social programming such as book clubs and movie nights, and access to public transportation nearby; the building has also been the subject of recent local zoning discussion for potential adaptive reuse. This description is based on public listings and local reporting, not an independent inspection.
- Starting at
- $5,260/mo
- Care options
- 1 available
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Key amenities
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Housekeeping
Housekeeping and linen services
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Community-sponsored activities
Staff & support
24-hour call system
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- 24-hour call system
- 24-hour supervision
- Activities of daily living assistance
- Assistance with bathing
- Assistance with dressing
- Assistance with transfers
- Beauty salon
- Cable
- Community-sponsored activities
- Diabetes diet
- Dining room
- Fully furnished
- Garden
- Housekeeping and linen services
- Kitchenettes
- Meal preparation and service
- Medication management
- Mental wellness program
- Move-in coordination
- Outdoor space
- Resident-run activities
- Restaurant-style dining
- Scheduled daily activities
- Small library
- Special dietary restrictions
- Telephone
- Wifi
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Pricing & residences
Monthly rates starting at
$5,260 / month
Rates and availability can change. Ask the community for a personalized quote and details about included services.
| Residence | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| Shared room | $5,260 |
| One bedroom | $6,292 |
Resident & family reviews
3.7 · 3 reviewsThe Hawthorne Home was very old. It was a mansion-like facility. It was modernized a little bit. The staff seemed very knowledgeable and very friendly. The lady I dealt with was very forthcoming and very informative. We toured briefly. It was a pretty good tour. The shared rooms are pretty big. The private rooms are decent. As for their evacuation plan and COVID plan, I've never seen any facility as prepared and ready for different kind of events that could probably take place, like active shooting situation and stuff. I think that all the rooms are convenient to the restroom or shower for…
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The Hawthorne Home was very old. It was a mansion-like facility. It was modernized a little bit. The staff seemed very knowledgeable and very friendly. The lady I dealt with was very forthcoming and very informative. We toured briefly. It was a pretty good tour. The shared rooms are pretty big. The private rooms are decent. As for their evacuation plan and COVID plan, I've never seen any facility as prepared and ready for different kind of events that could probably take place, like active shooting situation and stuff. I think that all the rooms are convenient to the restroom or shower for the most part. The dining area was pretty big and nicely laid out. It's right near the library. It was big and nice. It was pretty good.
The people at The Hawthorne Home were very friendly. The architecture and stuff were beautiful, but the single rooms reminded me of a prison cell. They just had a bed and a sink and they were very, very tiny. They do not have private bathrooms. You can't access the second floor with an elevator, you have to go up the stairs. The staff was nice. The library is beautiful.
I toured The Hawthorne Home. I went in, toured, looked around and saw what I wanted to see, and left. The thing that kind of bothered me a little bit is that I had an appointment, which was made over a month ago, and they weren't even aware of me coming. The office was locked up tight. Nobody was there. I walked into the main residence and after a few moments, I realized there was nobody there either. I heard voices and walked in through another door, and there was a woman there that said she could help me. I told her who I was and why I was there, and she didn't know anything about the tour.…
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I toured The Hawthorne Home. I went in, toured, looked around and saw what I wanted to see, and left. The thing that kind of bothered me a little bit is that I had an appointment, which was made over a month ago, and they weren't even aware of me coming. The office was locked up tight. Nobody was there. I walked into the main residence and after a few moments, I realized there was nobody there either. I heard voices and walked in through another door, and there was a woman there that said she could help me. I told her who I was and why I was there, and she didn't know anything about the tour. She wanted to show me one room up on the second floor, but I said at this point in time, my brother cannot walk, so the second floor is not going to work. She showed me one room on the first floor. I opened the door, took a peek inside, and that was about it. I asked her a couple of questions as to what was included in their charges, and she told me. The room was very, very small. They had availability on the second floor, but they don't have an elevator. My brother can't take the stairs. There were a common area, which was their dining room. There was about half a dozen people seated there. The place was an old mansion. It was in good shape. It was clean, but there were worn spots here and there.