Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living

What is Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living in Nesquehoning licensed to provide?

Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living is a personal care home at 50 East Locust Street, Nesquehoning 18240, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 for up to 85 residents, including a secured dementia care unit for up to 25 residents; DHS lists it as license #204000, licensed on a full license running to November 20, 2027.

A personal care home provides housing, meals, supervision and help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and medications; it may not provide ongoing skilled nursing with its own staff.

What did DHS inspectors find at Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living?

DHS has posted 50 licensing inspection reports for Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living, 5 reports in the last 24 months, the newest dated August 5, 2026; the latest report we could read in full, from August 5, 2026, lists 0 violations.

Measured against the 70 licensed homes in the region, whose median latest report shows 2, 0 is fewer than typical.

The cover letter's conclusion reads: “no regulatory citations have been identified as a result of this inspection.”

How long is Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living's inspection history?

DHS's posted history for Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living runs back to 2010, with the most reports in 2021 (7); the 5 reports from the last 24 months are dated 08/05/2026, 12/17/2025, 11/05/2025, 09/24/2025, 01/28/2025.

Annual renewal inspections, complaint investigations and follow-up checks all appear in this list, so a busy year is not by itself a warning sign.

Does Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living have a secured dementia unit?

Yes: its DHS certificate allows 25 of its 85 residents (29%) to live in a secured dementia care unit under 55 Pa. Code 2600.231.

With 60 places outside the unit, residents can often move from a regular floor to the unit without changing homes.

How does Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living compare with nearby personal care homes?

On DHS's numbers, its 85-resident capacity is above the Lehigh Valley median of 72; it has 5 DHS reports in 24 months against a median of 5, and the nearest other licensed home is Heritage Hill Senior Community in Weatherly, about 4.9 miles away.

• Heritage Hill Senior Community, Weatherly: 4.9 mi, capacity 143, unit 42
• Fitzmaurice Community Services, Lehighton: 8.1 mi, capacity 8
• Cornerstone Living, New Tripoli: 14.7 mi, capacity 40, unit 40
• Scenic View Personal Care, Palmerton: 15.1 mi, capacity 25

How far is Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living from a hospital?

The nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's data is St. Luke's Carbon Campus (Lehighton), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, followed by Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at about 27.4 miles.

CMS gives St. Luke's Carbon Campus (Lehighton) an overall hospital rating of 5 of 5.

What should families ask Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living before signing?

Bring this list to the tour; each item ties to something in the record above:

• How many staff are on the dementia unit on each shift, and how many hours of dementia training have they completed this year?
• Can we have the full fee schedule, including care levels and the last two annual increases?
• How many hours of personal care will my parent receive each day under the support plan?
• What would make Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living unable to keep a resident whose needs grow?
• Do you accept residents who receive SSI with the personal care home supplement, and how many such residents live here?
• Which pharmacy supplies medications, and how are changes from doctors handled?