Ann's Choice

Is Ann's Choice licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Ann's Choice at 16000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as an Assisted Living Residence, license number 144390, for up to 98 residents. The DHS Provider Directory lists its status as Licensed with a full license as of October 24, 2026.

The Assisted Living Residence license (Chapter 2800, created by Act 56 of 2007) is the less common of Pennsylvania's two categories: only 4 of the 54 licensed homes in Bucks County hold it. An ALR must offer private living units with a kitchen area and bathroom and can provide more health-related services, so residents can age in place longer than in a typical personal care home.

Pennsylvania licenses are renewed yearly after an inspection. Ann's Choice's current Certificate of Compliance runs from January 2, 2026 to January 2, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 144390 or the home's name in the DHS Human Services Provider Directory, then open “Inspection Summary” and “Certificate”.

What did the latest DHS inspection of Ann's Choice find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Ann's Choice, from its on-site review on 03/16/2026, 03/17/2026, cites 8 violations in licensing, postings and administration; resident rights and complaint handling; fire safety, exits and drills; nutrition; and 2 other areas.

The summary's cover letter says DHS determined the home's plan of correction was fully implemented. Every Pennsylvania home must post its latest inspection summary in a conspicuous place, so you can also ask to see it on a tour.

Earlier summaries on the DHS site: April 23, 2024 — 28 violations; November 6, 2023 — 20 violations; March 27, 2023 — 3 violations.

DHS posted 4 inspection summaries for Ann's Choice since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Bucks County is 6. More summaries usually mean more visits — yearly renewals plus complaint or follow-up inspections — so read the reports, not just the count.

Read the full inspection summary (PDF) →

Does Ann's Choice offer memory care?

No. Ann's Choice's current DHS certificate shows no Secure Dementia Care Unit or Special Care Unit, so it is licensed for assisted living only. A resident whose dementia makes an unlocked setting unsafe would need a home with a secured unit or a nursing home.

Homes in Warminster with a secured unit include Ann's Choice (Secure Dementia Care), Christ's Home Retirement Community, Revelle of Bucks County Senior Living. The full memory care list covers all five counties.

Where is Ann's Choice located in Warminster?

Ann's Choice is at 16000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974, in Bucks County. Hospitals families in Warminster commonly use include Jefferson Abington Hospital and Doylestown Health.

Warminster is a central Bucks County township along Street and York Roads, with a SEPTA Regional Rail terminus.

3 other licensed homes are listed in Warminster: Revelle of Bucks County Senior Living, Ann's Choice (Secure Dementia Care), Christ's Home Retirement Community.

Veterans and surviving spouses can use the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward personal care home costs.

How does Ann's Choice compare with other assisted living in Bucks County?

With 98 licensed beds, Ann's Choice is larger than most among the 54 DHS-licensed homes in Bucks County (number 18 by capacity); the county median is 65 beds.

Across the county, 29 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 4 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 27 are nonprofit-operated.

Ann's Choice is nonprofit-operated (licensee: ANNS CHOICE INC). Many nonprofit homes in the region sit on continuing care retirement community campuses, where independent living and skilled nursing share the grounds — ask whether this one does.

Closest in size among Bucks County homes, from the same DHS records:

How much does Ann's Choice cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Ann's Choice for its written fee schedule and resident contract. This site's 2026 research puts typical Greater Philadelphia assisted living at $4,800–$6,900/mo.

Assisted Living Residences usually price above personal care homes because of the private-unit and service requirements of Chapter 2800; ask whether care is billed as levels, points or à la carte.

Medicare does not pay for personal care home or assisted living rent. Community HealthChoices (Pennsylvania's Medicaid long-term-care program) does not cover room and board, and some homes accept residents whose income is SSI plus the state supplement for personal care home residents — see our SSI supplement guide. VA Aid & Attendance and long-term care insurance can also help.

What should you ask when touring Ann's Choice?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Ann's Choice — licensing, postings and administration, resident rights and complaint handling, fire safety, exits and drills — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• Where are the current license, inspection summary and the state regulations posted, and who keeps them current?
• How are resident grievances logged, and how fast does the administrator respond in writing?
• When was your last overnight fire drill, and how long did evacuation take?
• How do you notice and respond to weight loss?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the home?
• What is the full monthly fee for my parent's care level, and what would trigger an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How long have the administrator and the head of resident care been in their roles?

Visit twice — once at a meal — and read the resident contract before paying anything. If problems come up later, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman can help, and DHS takes complaints at 1-877-401-8835.

How does moving into Ann's Choice work?

Before anyone moves into Ann's Choice, Pennsylvania rules require a preadmission screening, a recent medical evaluation and a signed resident contract.

• Resident contract. Chapter 2800 requires a written contract listing the fee for each service, refund rules and the notice the home must give before a discharge or rate change. Take it home before signing.
• Assessment and support plan. The home assesses each new resident and writes a support plan within the first 30 days, then updates it at least yearly and whenever needs change.
• Medications. Ask who administers medications, how they are trained, and whether your parent may self-administer.
• Payment. Rent and care are mostly private pay; ask about deposits, community fees and how a hospital stay affects billing.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a room is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the contract helps most.

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