For Abington families weighing memory care, here's the 2026 picture — local costs, Pennsylvania licensing, and the questions that matter most before you tour.
The local picture in Abington
Abington is a large, well-established Montgomery County township anchored by Abington Hospital, with a steady set of assisted living and personal care options around Abington Township Center and Willow Grove.
Abington sits in Montgomery County. Nearby hospitals include Abington Hospital, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, which matters for discharge planning and for staying close to a parent's doctors. Families here commonly focus on areas such as Abington Township Center, Willow Grove-adjacent, Roslyn-adjacent. Abington pricing runs near the metro median.
The money side in Abington
In the Abington market, memory care typically runs $6,200 to $8,600 a month. Abington pricing runs near the metro median. Most families combine sources over time: private savings and Social Security first, then long-term-care insurance if it's in place, VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses, and Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC), which can cover care services (not room and board) for those who meet the income and asset tests.
Verify any community's license and inspection record on the appropriate PA DHS or PA DOH facility search before you commit — these are the statewide databases that cover every provider in Montgomery County.
Understanding memory care in Pennsylvania
Memory care is a secured, structured setting with dementia-trained staff for residents who wander, need extra cueing, or are no longer safe in standard assisted living.
Pennsylvania has no separate memory-care license; dementia care is delivered within a Personal Care Home or Assisted Living Residence under the applicable chapter (55 Pa. Code Ch. 2600 or 2800), which require disclosure of the specific dementia-care services offered. A typical monthly range is $6,200 to $8,600 a month.
When you visit, look past the lobby and check these:
- that the specific secured unit is disclosed and staffed as a dementia-care setting
- how many dementia-training hours staff have completed, and how recently
- the awake-overnight ratio in the secured unit specifically
Where to start
Talk it through with a free Philly Senior Advisor advisor before you tour — 15 minutes can save weeks of scrambling. Call (855) 768-7212 or send a message.
