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Assisted Living in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 1,081 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 2,002 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $6,480/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.

1,081 licensed assisted living communities listed.

Cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania

Median monthly price, Pennsylvania

$6,480/mo

Modeled range $6,186 – $7,043 how this range is derived

● Pennsylvania $6,480 ○ National median $6,230

Published survey median · 2025

Median costs for assisted living versus Pennsylvania and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Assisted Living cost comparison (2025)
Assisted LivingPennsylvaniaNational
25th percentile$6,186/mo$5,488/mo
Median$6,480/mo$6,230/mo
75th percentile$7,043/mo$7,083/mo

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Source: Published survey median · 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.

Pennsylvania licensing & regulation

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services — Bureau of Human Services Licensing licenses and inspects assisted living communities in Pennsylvania. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.

Source: State licensing agency.GOV

Medicaid & local resources in Pennsylvania

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Pennsylvania resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in Pennsylvania

80 of the 2,002 cities we track in Pennsylvania have their own assisted living page. Use search for the rest.

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Counties in Pennsylvania

County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many assisted living providers each county holds.

All 56 Pennsylvania counties

Assisted Living providers in Pennsylvania

Sample of licensed assisted living communities listed for Pennsylvania. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Assisted living in Pennsylvania: personal care home or assisted living residence

Pennsylvania's median of $6,480 a month is close to the national figure, but the state splits what other states call assisted living into two license types, and the difference decides who can stay as needs grow.

Two licenses, one word

Most communities in Pennsylvania are licensed as personal care homes, which provide housing, meals and help with daily living. A much smaller number hold an assisted living residence license, created by the state to allow residents who need a nursing-home level of care to age in place with more nursing services and larger private units. Both are licensed and inspected by the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Human Services Licensing. A personal care home may need to discharge a resident whose needs pass its limit, so for someone with a progressing condition the license type is the first question.

Where the price comes from

The $6,480 median is a modeled figure from 2025 survey data, with a range of about $6,186 to $7,043. Philadelphia's suburbs and Pittsburgh run higher, the central and northern counties lower. Assisted living residences, with their higher staffing and unit standards, price above personal care homes.

Paying for it in Pennsylvania

Private pay is the norm. Long-term care insurance and VA Aid and Attendance cover part of the bill for those who have them. Medicaid is the piece that varies by state, and in every state it pays for care services, never the room and board portion of an assisted living bill.

Pennsylvania Medicaid does not pay for personal care home or assisted living residence care in the way some states do. Community HealthChoices, the state's managed long-term care program, covers in-home services and nursing homes for people who qualify. Personal care home residents on SSI receive a state supplement toward the monthly bill, and the county Area Agency on Aging can explain what else applies. Families planning on Medicaid usually need to plan around home care or a nursing home rather than assisted living.

Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services · ElderCareCosts 2026 cost index (2025 survey data). Checked 2026-09-07.

Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Pennsylvania have assisted living listings?

We track 2002 Pennsylvania cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Does Pennsylvania Medicaid pay for assisted living?

Generally no. Community HealthChoices covers in-home services and nursing homes. Personal care home residents on SSI get a small state supplement toward the bill, and the county Area Agency on Aging can explain what else applies.

What is the difference between a personal care home and an assisted living residence in PA?

A personal care home provides housing, meals and help with daily living and may need to discharge residents whose needs grow past its limit. An assisted living residence is licensed to serve people who need a nursing-home level of care, with more nursing services and larger units, and costs more.

Past 60 days in Pennsylvania: 22 added · 20 updated. Most recent change Sep 2. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Pennsylvania costs $6,480/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Pennsylvania. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/pennsylvania/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Pennsylvania." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/pennsylvania/.

These figures may be quoted and reproduced with attribution and a link back to this page. No permission needed. Methodology · Data sources · Who produces this · Corrections

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