Allentown Senior AdvisorBethlehem, about 79,644 residents in the 2025 estimates, straddles the Lehigh and Northampton county line, and its mailing area takes in Fountain Hill, Hanover and Bethlehem townships. St. Luke's University Hospital sits on the hill in Fountain Hill, St. Luke's Anderson campus is out along Route 33, and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg is on Schoenersville Road.
Bethlehem's licensed homes are spread between the historic north side, the Route 512 and Route 191 corridors and the suburban townships, and the city has several of the valley's best-known continuing care campuses. SeniorLIFE Lehigh Valley's day center is on High Point Boulevard.
How much licensed senior care is in Bethlehem, PA?
DHS and CMS records list 13 licensed personal care homes and assisted living residences, 8 certified nursing homes and 12 home health or hospice offices with Bethlehem addresses.
| Available in Bethlehem | Not available in Bethlehem | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Personal care homes: 13, Nursing homes: 8, Home health agency offices: 7, Hospice offices: 5 | — |
| Not found here | — | Assisted living residences |
| Homes with a secured dementia unit | 4 | — |
Which personal care homes and assisted living residences are licensed in Bethlehem?
DHS lists 13 licensed homes with Bethlehem addresses and 1,157 resident places, 4 of them with a secured dementia unit; the largest is Moravian Village II of Bethlehem, licensed for 250.
| Facility | License | Licensed capacity | Dementia unit beds | License type | Latest DHS inspection report | Violations in latest parsed report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Village II of Bethlehem 526 Wood Street, 18018 | PCH | 250 | — | Full | 06/24/2026 | 4 |
| Atria Bethlehem 1745 West Macada Road, 18017 | PCH | 150 | — | Full | 11/06/2025 | 13 |
| The Vero at Bethlehem 4700 Bath Pike, 18017 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 150 | 36 | Full | 09/30/2026 | 0 |
| Country Meadows of Bethlehem V 4025 Green Pond Road, 18020 | PCH | 126 | — | Full | 07/09/2026 | 0 |
| Country Meadows of Bethlehem III 4007 Green Pond Road, 18020 | PCH | 100 | — | Full | 07/22/2026 | 1 |
| Bethlehem Manor 815 Pennsylvania Avenue, 18018 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 75 | 36 | Full | 09/24/2026 | 0 |
| Kirkland Village 1 Kirkland Village, 18017 | PCH | 64 | — | Full | 03/17/2026 | 0 |
| Meadows Living Center at Country Meadows of Bethlehem 4005 Green Pond Road, 18020 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 64 | 64 | Full | 09/23/2026 | 6 |
| Bethelehm Manor Memory Care 316 E Market St., 18018 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 60 | 30 | Full | 08/25/2026 | 12 |
| Alexandria Manor of Allentown - Bethlehem Campus 3534 Linden Street, 18017 | PCH | 58 | — | Full | 09/21/2026 | 0 |
| Grace Mansion 1200 Spring Street, 18018 | PCH | 28 | — | Full | 10/23/2025 | 4 |
| Merakey Pennsylvania 515 Delaware Avenue, 18015 | PCH | 16 | — | Full | 04/21/2026 | 13 |
| Moravian King's Daughters and Sons Home 61 West Market Street, 18018 | PCH | 16 | — | Full | 04/02/2026 | 3 |
What do recent DHS inspections show for homes in Bethlehem?
Of the 13 Bethlehem homes whose latest inspection summary we could read, 5 had no violations; the highest count was 13 at Atria Bethlehem (November 6, 2025).
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.
Which Bethlehem homes have secured dementia units?
4 homes in Bethlehem have a locked dementia unit on the DHS certificate, 166 unit places in all: Meadows Living Center at Country Meadows of Bethlehem (64 of 64); The Vero at Bethlehem (36 of 150); Bethlehem Manor (36 of 75); Bethelehm Manor Memory Care (30 of 60).
Admission requires a documented dementia diagnosis and a preadmission screening. See how secured dementia units work.
What nursing homes are in Bethlehem, and how does CMS rate them?
8 certified nursing homes are in Bethlehem, with 981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Health Care of Hanover 3370 High Pointe Boulevard, 18017 | 5 of 5 | 46 | 5.70 | May 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Bethlehem North Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 2029 Westgate Drive, 18017 | 1 of 5 | 217 | 3.32 | February 12, 2026 | 19 |
| Bethlehem South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 2021 Westgate Drive, 18017 | 1 of 5 | 227 | 3.26 | September 5, 2025 | 15 |
| Country Meadows Nursing Center of Bethlehem 4025 Green Pond Road, 18020 | 5 of 5 | 70 | 4.14 | August 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem 2855 Schoenersville Road, 18017 | 5 of 5 | 60 | 4.92 | January 8, 2026 | 1 |
| Holy Family Manor 1200 Spring Street, 18018 | 4 of 5 | 208 | 3.47 | June 3, 2026 | 7 |
| Kirkland Village One Kirkland Village Circle, 18017 | 5 of 5 | 60 | 4.56 | August 28, 2025 | 1 |
| Moravian Village of Bethlehem 634 East Broad Street, 18018 | 5 of 5 | 93 | 4.32 | July 1, 2026 | 10 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in Bethlehem?
7 Medicare-certified home health offices and 5 hospice offices list an address in Bethlehem; agencies usually serve clients across the valley.
- Ahc Home Health and Hospice of Lehigh Valley — home health agency, CCN 398364
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. — home health agency, CCN 398161
- Caresphere, LLC — home health agency, CCN 397587
- Easton Home Health Services — home health agency, CCN 397014
- Good Samaritan Home Health Care LLC — home health agency, CCN 398342
- Patient Outreach Healthcare, Inc. — home health agency, CCN 398386
- St. Luke's Home Health — home health agency, CCN 397002
- Advantage Home Health and Hospice — hospice, CCN 391791
- Ahc Home Health and Hospice of Lehigh Valley — hospice, CCN 731513
- Family Pillars Hospice Inc — hospice, CCN 391757
- St. Luke's Hospice — hospice, CCN 391535
- The Care Team Hospice — hospice, CCN 391722
Which hospitals are closest to Bethlehem?
Measured from the center of Bethlehem's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem) (about 3.7 miles) and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest (about 7.6 miles).
St. Luke's Easton Campus is about 7.9 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Who helps older adults and caregivers in Bethlehem?
Bethlehem 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) and Northampton County Area Agency on Aging (610-829-4540, Northampton County Human Services Building, 2801 Emrick Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18020), 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.
