Legend of Allentown is a senior living community located in Macungie, Pennsylvania. This facility specializes in assisted living and memory care, supporting adults who require assistance with daily living activities or have cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Legend of Allentown provides personalized care plans tailored to each resident’s needs, with a focus on supporting independence while ensuring safety and well-being. The community environment is designed to accommodate both individuals who need routine assistance and those with memory-related conditions, offering a secure and structured setting.
Care and medical support services at Legend of Allentown cover a broad scope of resident needs. The facility provides non-ambulatory and ambulatory care, supporting residents with varying mobility requirements, including full assistance for bathing, eating, dressing, and toileting. Legend of Allentown offers incontinence care, medication management, and diabetes care as part of its medical support. Residents have access to visiting health professionals such as optometrists, massage therapists, and podiatrists. The memory care unit is both secured and specifically designed to accommodate individuals experiencing memory loss, with safety features and specialized programming to enhance quality of life and decrease confusion or agitation.
Amenities at Legend of Allentown address physical, social, and emotional well-being. The community features a barber and beauty salon, common clubs and community groups for social connectivity, and fitness programs designed for residents’ abilities. Indoor and outdoor walking paths are available to promote exercise and safe mobility. Both yoga and chair yoga classes are offered as part of the wellness program. Residents can communicate and participate in the English language. Meal service is provided by in-house chefs, and the facility states a commitment to addressing dietary preferences and restrictions, though review feedback is mixed on meal quality and responsiveness to individual needs.
Transportation services at Legend of Allentown include complimentary and paid options. These services support both medical purposes, such as transportation to doctor’s appointments and therapy sessions, and non-medical needs, including shopping, social outings, and scheduled group events in the larger community. This allows residents to maintain appointments and engage with the local area as needed.
Public reviews and summaries for Legend of Allentown are notably divided. Many families and residents cite a clean, well-maintained environment, a sense of community, responsive staff, and good communication. Positive comments frequently mention the professionalism of nursing and healthcare directors, as well as meaningful activities and attentive hospice care. However, there is also a significant volume of negative feedback regarding staff shortages, high turnover, inadequate staff training, and management deficiencies—issues reportedly most acute in the memory care unit. Families have described incidents of missed care, lack of hygiene maintenance, medication errors, insufficient activity programming, and poor food service, as well as claims of lack of supervision and communication problems among staff. Several former staff and visitors allege broader systemic problems including workplace dissatisfaction and concerns about the authenticity of some positive reviews.
Given the sharply contrasting feedback, those considering Legend of Allentown are advised to thoroughly research the facility, speak with current residents and families, and observe care practices directly before making a decision. No notable expansions or changes to services have been recently reported by the community as of early 2024.
Costs at this community start at $6,144 and range up to $6,144. The average price in the community is $6,144, which is less than the average price in the area of $6,199. The cost of assisted living in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. If the resident needs other services, additional services may increase the monthly cost.
