Heritage Hill Senior Community

What is Heritage Hill Senior Community in Weatherly licensed to provide?

Heritage Hill Senior Community is a personal care home at 800 Sixth Street, Weatherly 18255, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 for up to 143 residents, including a secured dementia care unit for up to 42 residents; DHS lists it as license #225121, licensed on a provisional license running to March 16, 2027.

A provisional license means DHS found the home out of compliance at its last licensing review and gave it time to fix the problems; under 55 Pa. Code 20.54 a provisional license lasts up to six months and can be renewed no more than three times before DHS must issue a full license or refuse one. Ask the administrator what the open issues are.

What did DHS inspectors find at Heritage Hill Senior Community?

DHS has posted 35 licensing inspection reports for Heritage Hill Senior Community, 6 reports in the last 24 months, the newest dated May 5, 2026; the latest report we could read in full, from May 5, 2026, lists 2 violations.

Across the three counties the median latest report lists 2; this home's 2 is the same as that.

The cover letter's conclusion reads: “we have determined that your submitted plan of correction is fully implemented.”

How many DHS inspection reports does Heritage Hill Senior Community have?

DHS's posted history for Heritage Hill Senior Community runs back to 2013, with the most reports in 2024 (7); the 6 reports from the last 24 months are dated 05/05/2026, 04/15/2026, 11/04/2025, 05/06/2025, 04/09/2025, 01/16/2025.

Annual renewal inspections, complaint investigations and follow-up checks all appear in this list, so a busy year is not by itself a warning sign.

Does Heritage Hill Senior Community have a secured dementia unit?

Yes: its DHS certificate allows 42 of its 143 residents (29%) to live in a secured dementia care unit under 55 Pa. Code 2600.231.

Ask whether unit staff are permanently assigned and how many are on duty overnight.

How does Heritage Hill Senior Community compare with nearby personal care homes?

On DHS's numbers, its 143-resident capacity is above the Lehigh Valley median of 72; it has 6 DHS reports in 24 months against a median of 5, and the nearest other licensed home is Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living in Nesquehoning, about 4.9 miles away.

• Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living, Nesquehoning: 4.9 mi, capacity 85, unit 25
• Fitzmaurice Community Services, Lehighton: 9.9 mi, capacity 8
• Scenic View Personal Care, Palmerton: 15.9 mi, capacity 25
• The Palmerton, An Inspirit Senior Living Community, Palmerton: 15.9 mi, capacity 71, unit 15

Which hospitals are closest to Heritage Hill Senior Community?

The nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's data is St. Luke's Carbon Campus (Lehighton), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, followed by Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at about 30.8 miles.

CMS gives St. Luke's Carbon Campus (Lehighton) an overall hospital rating of 5 of 5.

What should families ask Heritage Hill Senior Community before signing?

Start with the questions DHS's record raises for this license:

• Which violations led to the provisional license, and when do you expect a full license?
• May we see the plan of correction for the 05/05/2026 report (sections 2600.42, 2600.225)?
• How many staff are on the dementia unit on each shift, and how many hours of dementia training have they completed this year?
• Can we have the full fee schedule, including care levels and the last two annual increases?
• How many hours of personal care will my parent receive each day under the support plan?
• Have you discharged residents for care needs in the past year, and where did they go?
• Do you accept residents who receive SSI with the personal care home supplement, and how many such residents live here?