Rydal Park Personal Care

Is Rydal Park Personal Care licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Rydal Park Personal Care at 1515 the Fairway, Rydal, PA 19046 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 138120, for up to 72 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. Rydal Park Personal Care's current Certificate of Compliance runs from February 19, 2026 to February 19, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 138120 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 Rydal Park Personal Care find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Rydal Park Personal Care, from its on-site review on 11/24/2025, 11/25/2025, cites 16 violations in licensing, postings and administration; staff qualifications and staffing levels; staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage); building condition and sanitation; and 5 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: February 25, 2025 — 19 violations; October 9, 2024 — 1 violation; April 2, 2024 — 8 violations.

DHS posted 6 inspection summaries for Rydal Park Personal Care 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 Rydal Park Personal Care have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Rydal Park Personal Care's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 23 residents — about 32% of its 72 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

48 of the 75 licensed homes in Montgomery County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 30 beds; Rydal Park Personal Care's 23-bed unit is smaller than most, which some families prefer.

Admission to a secured unit requires a written assessment showing the resident needs that level of protection, and the home must give families a disclosure of the unit's services, staffing and costs. Ask for that disclosure in writing.

The latest inspection summary includes a citation under the dementia-unit rules — ask the staff what was cited and what changed.

Where is Rydal Park Personal Care located in Rydal?

Rydal Park Personal Care is at 1515 the Fairway, Rydal, PA 19046, in Montgomery County. Hospitals families in Rydal commonly use include Jefferson Abington Hospital and Chestnut Hill Hospital.

Rydal is a residential section of Abington Township on Philadelphia's northern border.

Rydal Park Personal Care is the only DHS-licensed personal care home or assisted living residence with a Rydal mailing address.

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 Rydal Park Personal Care compare with other assisted living in Montgomery County?

With 72 licensed beds, Rydal Park Personal Care is about typical in size among the 75 DHS-licensed homes in Montgomery County (number 43 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.

Rydal Park Personal Care is nonprofit-operated (licensee: HUMANGOOD PENNSYLVANIA). 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 Rydal Park Personal Care cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Rydal Park Personal Care 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, with secured dementia care usually in the $6,200–$8,600/mo range.

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 Rydal Park Personal Care?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Rydal Park Personal Care — licensing, postings and administration, staff qualifications and staffing levels, staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage) — 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 many direct-care staff are awake and on duty overnight, and for how many residents?
• How do you make sure a CPR- and first-aid-certified staff member is on duty for every 35 residents on every shift?
• Who walks the building for maintenance and cleanliness, and how often?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?
• Do you accept residents whose income is SSI plus Pennsylvania's personal care home supplement?
• 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?

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 Rydal Park Personal Care work?

Moving into Rydal Park Personal Care starts with a preadmission screening and a medical evaluation, then a written assessment the home uses to build your parent's support plan.

• 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.
• Secured unit admission. Placement in Rydal Park Personal Care's 23-bed Secure Dementia Care Unit requires a written assessment that the secured setting is needed; ask what would move a resident between the general and secured areas.
• 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.

If Rydal Park Personal Care has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at larger Greater Philadelphia homes changes month to month.

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