COST DATA 2025

In-Home Care in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Upper Darby, PA has 72 licensed in-home care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts. We don't have a city-specific cost estimate for Upper Darby yet. Statewide, the median is $6,483/mo. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.

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What senior care costs in Upper Darby

Pennsylvania figures as of 2025. City-level data not yet published.

Median costs for in-home care in Upper Darby 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.

In-Home Care cost comparison (2025)
In-Home Care	Upper Darby	Pennsylvania	National
25th percentile	—	$6,189/mo	$6,221/mo
Median	—	$6,483/mo	$6,769/mo
75th percentile	—	$7,046/mo	$7,627/mo

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A dash means the underlying source can't support that figure for this area. We leave the cell empty rather than estimate around it.

Source: Published survey median · 2025

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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 →

What home care really costs by the hour

Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for Upper Darby. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.

Ways families typically pay

Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
Long-term care insurance
VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

What can you afford?

Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Upper Darby, grounded in local medians on this page.

Under $2,500/mo

Adult day, family care, or affordable senior housing

Adult day and family caregiving are often part of the path under $2,500/mo in Upper Darby. Income-restricted affordable senior housing is often the real under-$2,500 path when eligibility fits. Upper Darby lists 1 such property in our directory. Medicaid/waiver paths can stretch a tight budget when eligibility fits.

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$2,500 – $7,000/mo

Part-time home care or entry assisted living

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$7,000 – $11,000/mo

Assisted living with room to spare

This band typically covers full assisted living or substantial home care in Upper Darby.

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Over $11,000/mo

Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules

Higher budgets cover skilled nursing or heavy home-care schedules in Upper Darby.

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Every licensed in-home care agency: 72

A note on counting: we show 72 licensed in-home care agencies listed for Upper Darby proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.

Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

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