Allentown Senior AdvisorAllentown is Pennsylvania's third-largest city, about 126,044 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, and an Allentown mailing address stretches well past the city line into South Whitehall, Salisbury and Lower Macungie townships. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, the region's Level I trauma center, sits just west of the city, and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and St. Luke's Allentown campus are inside it.
Allentown-addressed homes are the largest group in our directory, from converted rowhouse-scale homes near the downtown to large campuses along Cedar Crest Boulevard and in the West End. Many of the area's secured dementia units are here as well.
How much licensed senior care is in Allentown, PA?
DHS and CMS records list 17 licensed personal care homes and assisted living residences, 8 certified nursing homes and 16 home health or hospice offices with Allentown addresses.
| Available in Allentown | Not available in Allentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Personal care homes: 16, Assisted living residences: 1, Nursing homes: 8, Home health agency offices: 13, Hospice offices: 3 | — |
| Not found here | — | Every category is represented |
| Homes with a secured dementia unit | 9 | — |
Which personal care homes and assisted living residences are licensed in Allentown?
DHS lists 17 licensed homes with Allentown addresses and 1,414 resident places, 9 of them with a secured dementia unit; the largest is Above & Beyond at the Knights, licensed for 150.
| Facility | License | Licensed capacity | Dementia unit beds | License type | Latest DHS inspection report | Violations in latest parsed report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above & Beyond at the Knights 1545 Greenleaf Street, 18102 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 150 | 32 | Full | 07/29/2026 | 0 |
| Heather Glen Senior Living 415 Blue Barn Road, 18104 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 120 | 48 | Full | 07/23/2026 | 2 |
| Country Meadows of Allentown 430 North Krocks Road, 18106 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 118 | 60 | Full | 08/25/2026 | 10 |
| Abode Care of Allentown 2232 29th Street Sw, 18103 | PCH | 117 | — | Provisional | 08/04/2026 | 0 |
| Rittenhouse Village at Lehigh Valley 1263 S Cedar Crest Boulevard, 18103 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 110 | 34 | Full | 11/19/2025 | 1 |
| The Atrium of Allentown 5767 Cetronia Road, 18106 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 103 | 30 | Full | 09/02/2026 | 4 |
| Country Meadows of Allentown 420 North Krocks Road, 18106 | PCH | 100 | — | Full | 09/15/2026 | 11 |
| Devonhouse Senior Living 1930 Bevin Drive, 18103 | PCH | 100 | — | Provisional | 08/18/2026 | 3 |
| Riverton Enhanced Senior Living 803 North Wahneta Street, 18109 | PCH | 90 | — | Full | 04/22/2026 | 0 |
| Parkland Manor 4636 Crackersport Road, 18104 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 80 | 40 | Full | 07/29/2026 | 2 |
| Evertrue Luther Crest 800 Hausman Road, 18104 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 71 | 13 | Full | 08/18/2026 | 0 |
| Miller Personal Care at 19th and Chew 1925 Turner Street, 18104 | PCH | 60 | — | Full | 07/01/2026 | 2 |
| Arden Courts (Allentown) 5151 Hamilton Boulevard, 18106 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 56 | 56 | Full | 08/27/2026 | 10 |
| Legacy Place Cottages 2051 Bevin Drive, 18103 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 48 | 18 | Full | 09/17/2026 | 7 |
| Above All Senior Living Care LLC 514 N 22nd Street, 18104 | PCH | 36 | — | Full | 07/09/2026 | 4 |
| Abode Care of Allentown 2232 29th Street Sw, 18103 | ALR | 35 | — | Full | Not posted | — |
| Salisbury Behavioral Health 513 Lehigh Street, 18103 | PCH | 20 | — | Full | 07/09/2026 | 0 |
What do recent DHS inspections show for homes in Allentown?
Of the 16 Allentown homes whose latest inspection summary we could read, 5 had no violations; the highest count was 11 at Country Meadows of Allentown (September 15, 2026).
Pennsylvania cites each unmet regulation separately, so read the sections, not just the count. Paperwork lapses such as a missing signature count the same as a medication error. Each home's page lists the cited sections and links the DHS report.
2 homes here held a provisional license when the data was retrieved.
Which Allentown homes have secured dementia units?
9 homes in Allentown have a locked dementia unit on the DHS certificate, 331 unit places in all: Country Meadows of Allentown (60 of 118); Arden Courts (Allentown) (56 of 56); Heather Glen Senior Living (48 of 120); Parkland Manor (40 of 80); Rittenhouse Village at Lehigh Valley (34 of 110); Above & Beyond at the Knights (32 of 150); The Atrium of Allentown (30 of 103); Legacy Place Cottages (18 of 48); Evertrue Luther Crest (13 of 71).
Admission requires a documented dementia diagnosis and a preadmission screening. See how secured dementia units work.
What nursing homes are in Allentown, and how does CMS rate them?
8 certified nursing homes are in Allentown, with 1,647 beds; 6 of the 8 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Certified beds | Nurse hours / resident / day | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest Post Acute 1265 South Cedar Crest Blvd, 18103 | 4 of 5 | 166 | 3.40 | November 26, 2025 | 9 |
| Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation 350 S. Cedarbrook Road, 18104 | 5 of 5 | 670 | 3.87 | April 17, 2026 | 8 |
| Good Shepherd Home Raker Center 601 St. John Street, 18103 | 3 of 5 | 99 | 5.15 | August 13, 2026 | 3 |
| Jewel Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 535 North 17th Street, 18104 | 4 of 5 | 146 | 3.26 | August 28, 2025 | 3 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu 17th & Chew Sts, 18105 | 5 of 5 | 52 | 6.42 | May 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Luther Crest Nursing Facility 800 Hausman Road, 18104 | 5 of 5 | 60 | 4.41 | May 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center 1925 Turner Street, 18104 | 3 of 5 | 343 | 3.71 | June 12, 2026 | 7 |
| Riverton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 803 North Wahneta St., 18103 | 4 of 5 | 111 | 3.50 | December 5, 2025 | 7 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in Allentown?
13 Medicare-certified home health offices and 3 hospice offices list an address in Allentown; agencies usually serve clients across the valley.
- 1st Care Home Health Services of Pennsylvania — home health agency, CCN 398211
- Aveanna Healthcare — home health agency, CCN 398073
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. — home health agency, CCN 397533
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. — home health agency, CCN 397722
- Care Options for Kids — home health agency, CCN 398390
- Carepine Home Health, LLC — home health agency, CCN 398255
- Extended Family Care — home health agency, CCN 397679
- Human Touch Home Health - Allentown — home health agency, CCN 398075
- Interim Healthcare Mid Atlantic — home health agency, CCN 397202
- Lehigh Home Health Care and Staffing Agency Inc. — home health agency, CCN 398282
- Lehigh Valley Home Care — home health agency, CCN 397023
- Maxim Healthcare Services Inc — home health agency, CCN 398065
- Valley Med Home Health Care, LLC — home health agency, CCN 398319
- Aseracare Hospice — hospice, CCN 391712
…and 2 more on the full roster.
Which hospitals are closest to Allentown?
Measured from the center of Allentown's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest (about 2.1 miles) and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie (about 6.7 miles).
St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem) is about 8.0 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Which agency serves seniors in Allentown, PA?
Allentown is served by Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services (610-782-3200 (information and referral), Lehigh County Government Center, 17 S. 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101), which handle care management, OPTIONS in-home services, PA MEDI Medicare counseling and the level-of-care assessment for long-term care programs.
Complaints about a personal care home go to DHS at 1-877-401-8835, nursing home complaints to the Department of Health at 1-800-254-5164, and suspected abuse of an older adult to 1-800-490-8505 at any hour.
SeniorLIFE Lehigh Valley ((610) 954-5433) runs the LIFE program for eligible adults 55 and older in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
