Beaumont at Bryn Mawr

Is Beaumont at Bryn Mawr licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Beaumont at Bryn Mawr at 601 North Ithan Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 127930, for up to 18 residents. The DHS Provider Directory lists its status as Licensed with a full license as of October 24, 2026.

Most licensed assisted living in Pennsylvania is a Personal Care Home under Chapter 2600 — 64 of the 75 licensed homes in Montgomery County are PCHs. Many communities that market themselves as “assisted living” hold this license; the label that matters legally is the one on the DHS certificate.

Pennsylvania licenses are renewed yearly after an inspection. Beaumont at Bryn Mawr's current Certificate of Compliance runs from February 27, 2026 to February 27, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 127930 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 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, from its on-site review on 05/27/2026, cites 5 violations in food service and kitchen safety; fire safety, exits and drills; and medication storage and administration.

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 22, 2025 — 8 violations; July 17, 2024 — 2 violations; April 11, 2023 — 3 violations.

DHS posted 4 inspection summaries for Beaumont at Bryn Mawr since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Montgomery County is 8. 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 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr offer memory care?

No. Beaumont at Bryn Mawr's current DHS certificate shows no Secure Dementia Care Unit or Special Care Unit, so it is licensed for personal care only. A resident whose dementia makes an unlocked setting unsafe would need a home with a secured unit or a nursing home.

Homes in Bryn Mawr with a secured unit include Bryn Mawr Village. The full memory care list covers all five counties.

Where is Beaumont at Bryn Mawr located in Bryn Mawr?

Beaumont at Bryn Mawr is at 601 North Ithan Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, in Montgomery County. Hospitals families in Bryn Mawr commonly use include Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center.

Bryn Mawr is a Main Line community straddling Montgomery and Delaware counties, with Bryn Mawr Hospital in the village center.

1 other licensed home is listed in Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Village.

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 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr compare with other assisted living in Montgomery County?

With 18 licensed beds, Beaumont at Bryn Mawr is smaller than most among the 75 DHS-licensed homes in Montgomery County (number 66 by capacity); the county median is 82 beds.

Across the county, 48 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 11 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 28 are nonprofit-operated; 1 currently hold a provisional license.

Beaumont at Bryn Mawr is nonprofit-operated (licensee: BEAUMONT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 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 Montgomery County homes, from the same DHS records:

How much does Beaumont at Bryn Mawr cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Beaumont at Bryn Mawr 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.

Personal care homes in the five counties range from small row-home operations to large campus buildings, and pricing follows: ask whether the rate is all-inclusive or base rent plus care levels, and what triggers a level change.

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 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr — food service and kitchen safety, fire safety, exits and drills, medication storage and administration — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• Who checks food dating and storage, and how are special diets tracked?
• When was your last overnight fire drill, and how long did evacuation take?
• Who passes medications, what training do they have, and how are errors reported to families?
• 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?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?

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 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr work?

Before anyone moves into Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania rules require a preadmission screening, a recent medical evaluation and a signed resident contract.

• Resident contract. Chapter 2600 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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