Atria Center City

Is Atria Center City licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Atria Center City at 150 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 136570, for up to 165 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 — 44 of the 44 licensed homes in Philadelphia 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. Atria Center City's current Certificate of Compliance runs from October 28, 2026 to October 28, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 136570 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 Atria Center City find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Atria Center City, from its on-site review on 01/28/2026, 01/29/2026, cites 13 violations in building condition and sanitation; food service and kitchen safety; fire safety, exits and drills; medication storage and administration; and 1 other area.

The summary's cover letter dated March 23, 2026 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: September 4, 2025 — 1 violation; May 28, 2025 — 6 violations.

DHS posted 13 inspection summaries for Atria Center City since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Philadelphia County is 6. 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) →

Atria Center City has held a provisional license once since 2018 (November 15, 2024 – May 15, 2025). DHS issues a six-month provisional license instead of a regular one when a home is not in full compliance at renewal; the home has since returned to a full license. Ask what the problems were and what changed.

Does Atria Center City have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Atria Center City's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 25 residents — about 15% of its 165 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

6 of the 44 licensed homes in Philadelphia County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 27.5 beds; Atria Center City's 25-bed unit is close to the county norm.

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.

Where is Atria Center City located in Center City / Logan Square, Philadelphia?

Atria Center City is at 150 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, in Philadelphia County. Hospitals families in Center City / Logan Square, Philadelphia commonly use include Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Logan Square sits on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway beside the Free Library and the Franklin Institute, a short walk from Suburban Station.

38 other licensed homes are listed in Philadelphia, the largest being Philadelphia Protestant Home, Deer Meadows Residences, Paul's Run, The Lafayette, The Terrace at Chestnut Hill, Logan Square Enhanced Senior Living.

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 Atria Center City compare with other assisted living in Philadelphia County?

With 165 licensed beds, Atria Center City is one of the largest among the 44 DHS-licensed homes in Philadelphia County (number 4 by capacity); the county median is 25 beds.

Across the county, 6 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 0 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 15 are nonprofit-operated; 2 currently hold a provisional license.

Closest in size among Philadelphia County homes, from the same DHS records:

How much does Atria Center City cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Atria Center City 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 Atria Center City?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Atria Center City — building condition and sanitation, food service and kitchen safety, fire safety, exits and drills — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• Who walks the building for maintenance and cleanliness, and how often?
• Who checks food dating and storage, and how are special diets tracked?
• When was your last overnight fire drill, and how long did evacuation take?
• Who passes medications, what training do they have, and how are errors reported to families?
• 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 Atria Center City work?

Moving into Atria Center City 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 Atria Center City's 25-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.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a room is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the contract helps most.

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