Atria Lafayette Hill

Is Atria Lafayette Hill licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Atria Lafayette Hill at 9303 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 146650, for up to 170 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 — 64 of the 75 licensed homes in Montgomery 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.

Verify it yourself: search license 146650 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 Lafayette Hill find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Atria Lafayette Hill, from its on-site review on 06/10/2025, cites 4 violations in resident rights and complaint handling; and staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage).

The summary's cover letter 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: April 10, 2025 — 8 violations; November 14, 2024 — 0 violations; November 1, 2024 — 2 violations.

DHS posted 19 inspection summaries for Atria Lafayette Hill since January 2023; the median for a licensed home in Montgomery County is 8. 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 Lafayette Hill has held a provisional license 2 times since 2018 (December 1, 2023 – June 1, 2024; January 20, 2023 – July 20, 2023). 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 Lafayette Hill have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Atria Lafayette Hill's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 34 residents — about 20% of its 170 licensed beds. Pennsylvania regulates these units under 55 Pa. Code §§2600.231–239 rather than through a separate memory care license.

48 of the 75 licensed homes in Montgomery County have a secured dementia or special care unit, with a median of 30 beds; Atria Lafayette Hill's 34-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 Lafayette Hill located in Lafayette Hill?

Atria Lafayette Hill is at 9303 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444, in Montgomery County. Hospitals families in Lafayette Hill commonly use include Chestnut Hill Hospital and Einstein Medical Center Montgomery.

Lafayette Hill is in Whitemarsh Township, just over the Philadelphia line from Chestnut Hill along Ridge Pike and Germantown Pike.

4 other licensed homes are listed in Lafayette Hill: Spring Mill Pointe, Sunrise of Lafayette Hill, The Hill at Whitemarsh – Oakley Hall Assisted Living, Masonic Village of Lafayette Hill.

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 Lafayette Hill compare with other assisted living in Montgomery County?

With 170 licensed beds, Atria Lafayette Hill is one of the largest among the 75 DHS-licensed homes in Montgomery County (number 4 by capacity); the county median is 82 beds.

Across the county, 48 homes have a secured dementia or special care unit, 11 hold the Assisted Living Residence license, and 28 are nonprofit-operated; 1 currently hold a provisional license.

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

How much does Atria Lafayette Hill cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Atria Lafayette Hill 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 Lafayette Hill?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Atria Lafayette Hill — resident rights and complaint handling, staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage) — and ask what changed after the inspection; then cover overnight staffing, the full fee schedule and move-out triggers.

• How are resident grievances logged, and how fast does the administrator respond in writing?
• How do you make sure a CPR- and first-aid-certified staff member is on duty for every 35 residents on every shift?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?
• 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 Lafayette Hill work?

Before anyone moves into Atria Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania rules require a preadmission screening, a recent medical evaluation and a signed resident contract.

• 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 Lafayette Hill's 34-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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