Allentown Senior AdvisorWhitehall Township, about 29,405 residents, sits directly north of Allentown along MacArthur Road, and this page also covers the northern Lehigh County townships beyond it: Schnecksville, New Tripoli, Slatington and the farmland toward Blue Mountain.
Whitehall's large personal care communities serve much of north Allentown, while the rural north has a handful of smaller homes, including a stand-alone memory care house in New Tripoli. The Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services covers the whole area.
How much licensed senior care is in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh, PA?
DHS and CMS records list 5 licensed personal care homes and assisted living residences, 1 certified nursing home and 1 home health or hospice office with Whitehall & Northern Lehigh addresses.
| Available in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh | Not available in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed or certified here | Personal care homes: 5, Nursing homes: 1, Home health agency offices: 1 | — |
| Not found here | — | Assisted living residences, Hospice offices |
| Homes with a secured dementia unit | 3 | — |
Which personal care homes and assisted living residences are licensed in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh?
DHS lists 5 licensed homes with Whitehall & Northern Lehigh addresses and 379 resident places, 3 of them with a secured dementia unit; the largest is Fellowship Terrace, licensed for 165.
| Facility | License | Licensed capacity | Dementia unit beds | License type | Latest DHS inspection report | Violations in latest parsed report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship Terrace 3010 Fellowship Drive, 18052 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 165 | 24 | Full | 03/26/2026 | 4 |
| Whitehall Manor 1177 Sixth Street, 18052 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 130 | 20 | Full | 08/11/2026 | 5 |
| Cornerstone Living 4605 Werleys Corner Road, 18066 | PCH + secured dementia unit | 40 | 40 | Full | 09/09/2026 | 8 |
| Parkland Manor North 4315 Washington Street, 18078 | PCH | 24 | — | Full | Not posted | — |
| Eastern Comfort III 206 Diamond Street, 18018 | PCH | 20 | — | Full | 03/05/2026 | 3 |
What do recent DHS inspections show for homes in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh?
Of the 4 Whitehall & Northern Lehigh homes whose latest inspection summary we could read, 0 had no violations; the highest count was 8 at Cornerstone Living (September 9, 2026).
Pennsylvania cites each unmet regulation separately, so read the sections, not just the count. Paperwork lapses such as a missing signature count the same as a medication error. Each home's page lists the cited sections and links the DHS report.
Which Whitehall & Northern Lehigh homes have secured dementia units?
3 homes in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh have a locked dementia unit on the DHS certificate, 84 unit places in all: Cornerstone Living (40 of 40); Fellowship Terrace (24 of 165); Whitehall Manor (20 of 130).
Admission requires a documented dementia diagnosis and a preadmission screening. See how secured dementia units work.
What nursing homes are in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh, and how does CMS rate them?
1 certified nursing home is in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh, with 121 beds; 1 of the 1 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Certified beds | Nurse hours / resident / day | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship Manor 3000 Fellowship Drive, 18052 | 5 of 5 | 121 | 4.56 | July 9, 2026 | 2 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh?
1 Medicare-certified home health office and 0 hospice offices list an address in Whitehall & Northern Lehigh; agencies usually serve clients across the valley.
- Lifespring in Home Care of Eastern PA — home health agency, CCN 398200
Which hospitals are closest to Whitehall & Northern Lehigh?
Measured from the center of Whitehall & Northern Lehigh's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest (about 6.3 miles) and St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem) (about 10.1 miles).
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie is about 10.4 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Where do Whitehall & Northern Lehigh families get free senior help?
Whitehall & Northern Lehigh is served by Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services (610-782-3200 (information and referral), Lehigh County Government Center, 17 S. 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101), which handle care management, OPTIONS in-home services, PA MEDI Medicare counseling and the level-of-care assessment for long-term care programs.
Complaints about a personal care home go to DHS at 1-877-401-8835, nursing home complaints to the Department of Health at 1-800-254-5164, and suspected abuse of an older adult to 1-800-490-8505 at any hour.
SeniorLIFE Lehigh Valley ((610) 954-5433) runs the LIFE program for eligible adults 55 and older in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
