Heather Glen Senior Living

What is Heather Glen Senior Living in Allentown licensed to provide?

Heather Glen Senior Living is a personal care home at 415 Blue Barn Road, Allentown 18104, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 for up to 120 residents, including a secured dementia care unit for up to 48 residents; DHS lists it as license #226820, licensed on a full license running to January 29, 2027.

Personal care homes are Pennsylvania's most common assisted-living-style setting: room, board, supervision and daily help, without the ALR's private-kitchen and nursing-on-call requirements.

What did DHS inspectors find at Heather Glen Senior Living?

DHS has posted 45 licensing inspection reports for Heather Glen Senior Living, 10 reports in the last 24 months, the newest dated July 23, 2026; the latest report we could read in full, from July 23, 2026, lists 2 violations.

Measured against the 70 licensed homes in the region, whose median latest report shows 2, 2 is the same as typical.

The cover letter's conclusion reads: “we have determined that your submitted plan of correction is fully implemented.”

How often has DHS visited Heather Glen Senior Living?

DHS's posted history for Heather Glen Senior Living runs back to 2017, with the most reports in 2021 (9); the 10 reports from the last 24 months are dated 07/23/2026, 07/15/2026, 04/01/2026, 11/24/2025, 09/16/2025, 08/12/2025, 05/13/2025, 03/05/2025, 02/05/2025, 01/15/2025.

Some reports are renewal inspections and others follow complaints or check a plan of correction; open the PDFs to see which.

Does Heather Glen Senior Living have a secured dementia unit?

Yes: its DHS certificate allows 48 of its 120 residents (40%) to live in a secured dementia care unit under 55 Pa. Code 2600.231.

With 72 places outside the unit, residents can often move from a regular floor to the unit without changing homes.

How does Heather Glen Senior Living compare with nearby personal care homes?

On DHS's numbers, its 120-resident capacity is above the Lehigh Valley median of 72; it has 10 DHS reports in 24 months against a median of 5, and the nearest other licensed home is Above All Senior Living Care LLC in Allentown, about 0.0 miles away.

• Above All Senior Living Care LLC, Allentown: 0.0 mi, capacity 36
• Evertrue Luther Crest, Allentown: 0.0 mi, capacity 71, unit 13
• Miller Personal Care at 19th and Chew, Allentown: 0.0 mi, capacity 60
• Parkland Manor, Allentown: 0.0 mi, capacity 80, unit 40

Which hospitals are closest to Heather Glen Senior Living?

The nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's data is Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, followed by Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie at about 7.5 miles.

CMS gives Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest an overall hospital rating of 4 of 5.

What should families ask Heather Glen Senior Living before signing?

Start with the questions DHS's record raises for this license:

• May we see the plan of correction for the 07/23/2026 report (sections 2600.225, 2600.227)?
• How many staff are on the dementia unit on each shift, and how many hours of dementia training have they completed this year?
• What does the monthly rate include, and what does each level of care add in writing?
• Who writes the support plan, and how often is it reviewed?
• Have you discharged residents for care needs in the past year, and where did they go?
• Do you accept residents who receive SSI with the personal care home supplement, and how many such residents live here?
• How do you audit medication records between DHS inspections?