Pennsylvania Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The Pennsylvania Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Pennsylvania. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $23.00 an hour for home care to $10,403 a month for skilled nursing care, Pennsylvania is typically more expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Pennsylvania Key Statistics
- 25.1% of the Pennsylvania population is aged 60 or over with 12.8% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- Pennsylvania takes it very easy on retirement income, but with the property tax burden one of the heaviest in the country, it’s not a particularly tax friendly state for retirees. The highest income tax is set at 3.07% and an average property tax set at $1,674 per $100,000 in home value.
- 44.8% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a Pennsylvania senior (65+) is $40,464.
- 280,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Pennsylvania.
Choosing Long Term Care in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in Pennsylvania is $23.00, making Pennsylvania more expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- Pennsylvania Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in Pennsylvania is $1,457 per month making Pennsylvania less expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- Pennsylvania Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $3,919 per month making Pennsylvania less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- Pennsylvania Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in Pennsylvania is $10,403 per month making Pennsylvania more expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
Pennsylvania Senior Services
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Address: 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919
Phone: (717) 783-1550
Email: aging@pa.gov
Pennsylvania State Plan on Aging
Pennsylvania Elder Justice and Advocacy
To report Elder Abuse call the Adult Abuse Hotline at 1-800-490-8505
Pennsylvania Support for Caregivers
Pennsylvania Senior Disaster Preparedness
Pennsylvania Health Care Fraud
Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Contact the Ombudsman Office:
Phone: 717-783-8975
Email: LTC-ombudsman@pa.gov
Pennsylvania Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
Pennsylvania Medicare and Insurance Counseling
The APPRISE Helpline is available at 1-800-783-7067
Pennsylvania Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- Health & Wellness
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
- Diabetes Self-Management Program
- Healthy Steps for Older Adults – Fall Prevention Program
- Healthy Steps in Motion – Strength & Balance Program
- 10 Keys to Healthy Aging Program
- Healthy Aging Topics for Older Adults
- Department of Aging – Meal Programs
For general program information contact: wellness@pa.gov
Pennsylvania Prescription Assistance
Pennsylvania Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- ACTS (Allied Coordinated Transportation Services, Inc.)
- AgeWell Rides – Jewish Family and Community Services
- Allegheny County Older Persons Transportation Program
- Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Transportation
- AMED Transport Service
- AMTRAN
- BartaBus
- Beaver County Association for the Blind (BCAB) Transport
- Beaver County Transit Authority
- Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority
- BeST Transit
- Blair Senior Services
- Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh Transportation
- Borough of Forest Hills Transportation
- Bucks County Area Agency on Aging Transportation
- Bucks County Transport
- Butler Ambulance Service
- Bux-Mont Transportation
- Call A Bus (CAB)
- Call A Ride Service (C.A.R.S.) Mifflin and Juniata Counties
- CamTran
- Capital Area Transit
- Carbon County Transportation
- Carbon Transit Shared Ride
- CATA (Crawford and Venango Counties) Transportation
- CATARIDE
- Centre County Office of Transportation
- Cetronia Ambulance Corps
- Chescobus
- Chester County Transportation
- Citizens’ Ambulance Service
- Colts County Of Lackawanna Transportation System
- Columbia-Montour Aging Office Transportation
- Community LIFE Transportation
- Community Transit of Delaware County
- Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Vans
- EmergyCare
- Ephrata Area Transportation Services
- ExpressMed Transport
- Faith in Action Ministry
- Family Service of Chester County ZOOM Transport
- Forest County Transportation Department
- Geisinger EMS
- GoDEZI
- Greater Valley Emergency Medical Service
- Greene County Transportation
- Guardian Angel Ambulance Services
- Hazleton Public Transit
- Health Ride Plus
- Health Transport Partners
- Heritage Community Transportation
- Holy Redeemer Support at Home Transportation
- Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging CART Shared Ride Program
- INDIGO Transport To Pittsburgh
- Integrated Medical Transport
- James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center – Altoona Transportation
- Keystone Quality Transport
- Krapf Transportation
- Kutztown Area Transport
- Lebanon Transit
- Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANta)
- Lehigh Valley Adult Services
- LIFE Lawrence County
- LIFE St. Mary Transportation
- Luzerne County Transportation Authority
- Meadville Area Ambulance Service
- Med Transit
- Med-Van Transport
- Noga Ambulance Service
- North Hills Community Outreach Transportation
- P.R.N. Para Transit
- PA Department of Health Chronic Renal Disease Program (CRDP) Transportation
- PALS (People Able to Lend Support)
- Penn Medical Logistic Transportation
- Pennsylvania Ambulance
- rabbitEXPRESS
- Raider Regional Transit (RRT)
- Red Rose Transit Authority
- RideATA
- River Valley Transit
- Ross Township Senior Shuttle
- RubyRide
- Sewickley Valley YMCA Transportation
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- STAT Medical Transport
- STEP Transportation (Lycoming and Clinton Counties)
- Surrey Services
- The Lynx
- The Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP)
- The Sight Center of Northwest PA Transportation
- Touch-a-Life: Lutheran Social Services (LSS)
- TransNet
- VA Butler Healthcare
- Venango County Association for the Blind Transportation
- Wesley Family Services – In Service of Seniors & Open Your Heart to a Senior
Pennsylvania Area Agencies on Aging
Adams County AAA
Address: 318 W. Middle St., Gettysburg, PA, 17325
Phone: 717-334-9296
Allegheny County AAA
Address 1: 2100 Wharton St., 2nd Fl., Pittsburgh PA, 15203
Phone: 412-350-4234
Armstrong County AAA
Address: 120 South Grant Ave., Ste. 4, Kittanning, PA, 16201
Phone: 724-548-3290
Beaver County AAA
Address: 1020 8th Ave., Beaver Falls, PA, 15010
Phone: 724-847-2262
Bedford County AAA
Address: 240 Wood St., P.O. Box 46, Bedford, PA, 15522
Phone: 814-623-8148
Berks County AAA
Address: 633 Court St., 8th Fl., Reading, PA, 19601
Phone: 610-478-6500
Blair County AAA
Address: 1320 12th Ave., Altoona, PA, 16601
Phone: 814-946-1235
Bradford County AAA
Address: 220 Main St, Unit 2, Towanda, PA, 18848
Phone: 570-265-6121
Bucks County AAA
Address: 55 E. Court St., 3rd Fl., Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 267-880-5700
Butler County AAA
Address: 111 Sunnyview Circle, Ste. 101, Butler, PA 16001
Phone: 724-282-3008
Cambria County AAA
Address: 110 Franklin St., Ste. 400, Johnstown, PA 15901
Phone: 814-539-5595
Cameron-Elk-McKean County AAA
Address: 118 Center St., P.O. Box A, Ridgway, PA 15853
Phone: 814-776-2191
Carbon County AAA
Address: 401 Delaware Ave., 3rd Flr., Palmerton, PA 18071
Phone: 1-800-441-1315
Centre County AAA
Address: 420 Holmes St., Room 245, Bellefonte, PA 16823
Phone: 814-355-6716
Chester County AAA
Address: 601 Westtown Rd. Ste. 320, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: 610-344-6350
Clarion County AAA
Address: 12 Grant St., Clarion, PA 16214
Phone: 814-226-4640
Clearfield County AAA
Address: 103 N. Front St., P.O. Box 550, Clearfield, PA 16830
Phone: 814-765-2696
Columbia-Montour County AAA
Address: 702 Sawmill Rd., Ste. 201, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: 570-784-9272
Crawford County AAA
Address: 1034 Park Ave., Meadville, PA 16335
Phone: 814-336-1792
Cumberland County AAA
Address: 1100 Claremont Road, Carlisle, PA 17015
Phone: 717-240-6110
Dauphin County AAA
Address: Two South 2nd St., Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717-780-6130
Delaware County AAA
Address: 206 Eddystone Ave., Eddystone, PA 19022
Phone: 610-490-1300
Erie County AAA
Address: 18 W. 9th St., Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-459-4581
Fayette County AAA
Address: 137 North Beeson Avenue.Suite 107, Uniontown, PA, 15401
Phone: 724-430-4603
Franklin County AAA
Address: 600 Norland Ave., Ste. 11, Chambersburg, PA, 17201
Phone: 717-263-2153
Fulton County AAA
Address: 182 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA, 17233
Phone: 717-485-5151
Greene County AAA
Address: 93 East High Street, B-Level, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 15370
Phone: 724-852-1510
Huntingdon County AAA
Address: 307 10th St., Huntingdon, PA, 16652
Phone: 814-643-5115
Indiana County AAA
Address: 1055 Oak St., Indiana, PA, 15701
Phone: 724-349-4500
Jefferson County AAA
Address: 186 Main St., Brookville, PA, 15825
Phone: 814-849-3096
Lackawanna County AAA
Address: 200 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA, 18503
Phone: 570-963-6707
Lancaster County AAA
Address: 150 N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA, 17603
Phone: 717-299-7979
Lawrence County AAA
Address: 2706 Mercer Rd., New Castle, PA, 16105
Phone: 724-658-3729
Lebanon County AAA
Address: 710 Maple St., Second Floor, Lebanon, PA, 17046
Phone: 717-273-9262
Lehigh County AAA
Address: 17 S. 7th St., Rm. 230, Allentown, PA, 18101
Phone: 610-782-3034
Luzerne-Wyoming County AAA
Address: 111 N. Pennsylvania Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
Phone: 570-822-1158
Lycoming-Clinton Counties AAA
Address: 2138 Lincoln St., P.O. Box 3156, Williamsport, PA, 17701
Phone: 570-326-0587
Mercer County AAA
Address: 133 N. Pitt St., Mercer, PA, 16137
Phone: 724-662-6222
Mifflin-Juniata County AAA
Address: 249 West 3rd St., Lewistown, PA, 17044
Phone: 717-242-0315
Monroe County AAA
Address: 724 Phillips St., Stroudsburg, PA, 18360
Phone: 570-420-3735
Montgomery County AAA
Address: 1430 DeKalb St., Norristown, PA, 19404
Phone: 610-278-3601
Northampton County AAA
Address: 2801 Emrick Blvd, Bethlehem, PA, 18020
Phone: 610-829-4540
Northumberland County AAA
Address: 322 N. Second St., Sunbury, PA, 17801
Phone: 570-495-2395
Perry County AAA
Address: 315 Keystone Way, New Bloomfield, PA, 17068
Phone: 717-582-5128
Philadelphia County AAA
Address: 642 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Phone: 215-765-9000
Pike County AAA
Address: 150 Pike Co. Blvd., Lords Valley, PA, 18428
Phone: 570-775-5550
Potter County AAA
Address: 62 North St., Roulette, PA, 16746
Phone: 814-544-7315
Schuylkill County AAA
Address: 110 E. Laurel Blvd., Pottsville, PA, 17901
Phone: 570-622-3103
Somerset County AAA
Address: 1338 S. Edgewood Ave., Somerset, PA, 15501
Phone: 814-443-2681
Sullivan County AAA
Address: 245 Muncy St., Ste. 205, Laporte, PA, 18626
Phone: 570-946-4316
Susquehanna County AAA
Address: 157 Spruce St., Suite 1, Montrose, PA, 18801
Phone: 570-278-3751
Tioga County AAA
Address: 48 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, PA, 16901
Phone: 570-723-0935
Union-Snyder County AAA
Address: 116 N. 2nd Street, Lewisburg, PA, 17837
Phone: 570-524-2100
Venango County AAA
Address: One Dale Ave., Franklin, PA, 16323
Phone: 814-432-9711
Warren-Forest County AAA
Address: 905 4th Ave, Warren, PA, 16365
Phone: 814-723-3763
Washington County AAA
Address: 150 West Beau Street, 216 Plaza Building, Washington, PA, 15301
Phone: 724-228-7080
Wayne County AAA
Address: 323 Tenth St., Honesdale, PA, 18431
Phone: 570-253-4262
Westmoreland County AAA
Address: 200 S. Main St., Greensburg, PA, 15601
Phone: 724-830-4444
York County AAA
Address: 100 W. Market St., Suite 102, York, PA, 17401
Phone: 717-771-9610
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
Pennsylvania Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Adult Day Centers in Pennsylvania
- Senior Community Centers
- Senior Employment
- Help at Home (OPTIONS)
- Housing
- Older Pennsylvanians Legal Assistance Program
- PA Legal Aid Network
- PALawHelp.org
- Free Transit Program for Senior Citizens
- Persons with Disability Parking Placard and Registration Plates
- Non-driver Identification Cards
- Auto Insurance Discounts
- Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Discounts
- Low Vision Restricted Driver’s Licenses
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders
- Alzheimers Association – Pennsylvania
- Greater Pennsylvania Chapter – Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Disease – Penn Medicine
- Penn Memory Center
Pennsylvania Senior Health Studies
