Allentown Senior AdvisorEaston, about 30,402 residents in the 2025 estimates, is Northampton County's seat, at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers across from Phillipsburg, New Jersey. An Easton address also covers Forks, Palmer and Williams townships, where most of the newer senior housing has been built. St. Luke's Easton campus is on South 21st Street.
Because Phillipsburg is a bridge away, Easton is where cross-river families most often compare Pennsylvania and New Jersey options. Our directory covers the Pennsylvania side only; New Jersey licenses its assisted living through its own Department of Health.
How much licensed senior care is in Easton, PA?
DHS and CMS records list 6 licensed personal care homes and assisted living residences, 5 certified nursing homes and 0 home health or hospice offices with Easton addresses.
| Available in Easton | Not available in Easton | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Personal care homes: 5, Assisted living residences: 1, Nursing homes: 5 | — |
| Not found here | — | Home health agency offices, Hospice offices |
| Homes with a secured dementia unit | 4 | — |
Which personal care homes and assisted living residences are licensed in Easton?
DHS lists 6 licensed homes with Easton addresses and 471 resident places, 4 of them with a secured dementia unit; the largest is The Birches of Lehigh Valley, licensed for 130.
| Facility | License | Licensed capacity | Dementia unit beds | License type | Latest DHS inspection report | Violations in latest parsed report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Birches of Lehigh Valley 5030 Freemansburg Ave, 18045 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 130 | 57 | Full | 07/22/2026 | 0 |
| Country Meadows of Forks 175 Newlins Road West, 18040 | ALR + special care unit | 90 | 45 | Full | 08/20/2026 | 8 |
| Abington Manor at Morgan Hill 215 Cedar Park Boulevard, 18042 | PCH | 75 | — | Full | 09/23/2026 | 0 |
| Arden Courts (Old Orchard) 4098 Freemansburg Avenue, 18045 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 65 | 64 | Full | 04/07/2026 | 10 |
| Renaissance Home Forks 2222 Sullivan Trail, 18040 | PCH | 61 | — | Full | 07/16/2026 | 17 |
| Abington Manor at Morgan Hill 5 Cedar Park Boulevard, 18042 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 50 | 50 | Full | 08/19/2026 | 0 |
What do recent DHS inspections show for homes in Easton?
Of the 6 Easton homes whose latest inspection summary we could read, 3 had no violations; the highest count was 17 at Renaissance Home Forks (July 16, 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.
Which Easton homes have secured dementia units?
4 homes in Easton have a locked dementia unit on the DHS certificate, 216 unit places in all: Arden Courts (Old Orchard) (64 of 65); The Birches of Lehigh Valley (57 of 130); Abington Manor at Morgan Hill (50 of 50); Country Meadows of Forks (45 of 90).
Admission requires a documented dementia diagnosis and a preadmission screening. See how secured dementia units work.
What nursing homes are in Easton, and how does CMS rate them?
5 certified nursing homes are in Easton, with 800 beds; 3 of the 5 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Certified beds | Nurse hours / resident / day | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2600 Northampton Street, 18045 | 3 of 5 | 227 | 3.17 | December 9, 2025 | 13 |
| Gardens at Easton, the 498 Washington Street, 18042 | 4 of 5 | 181 | 3.36 | May 28, 2026 | 4 |
| Gardens for Memory Care at Easton, the 500 Washington Street, 18042 | 3 of 5 | 115 | 3.40 | April 10, 2026 | 8 |
| New Eastwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 2125 Fairview Avenue, 18042 | 4 of 5 | 97 | 3.51 | September 5, 2024 | 4 |
| Northampton Post Acute 4100 Freemansburg Avenue, 18045 | 4 of 5 | 180 | 3.25 | May 8, 2026 | 4 |
Which hospitals are closest to Easton?
Measured from the center of Easton's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are St. Luke's Easton Campus (about 3.2 miles) and St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem) (about 9.6 miles).
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest is about 15.3 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Which agency serves seniors in Easton, PA?
Easton is served by 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.
