Elm Terrace Gardens

Is Elm Terrace Gardens licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services?

Yes. Elm Terrace Gardens at 660 N Broad St. 3rd & 4th Fl, Lansdale, PA 19446 holds an active Pennsylvania DHS license as a Personal Care Home, license number 127830, for up to 250 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.

Pennsylvania licenses are renewed yearly after an inspection. Elm Terrace Gardens's current Certificate of Compliance runs from June 10, 2026 to June 10, 2027.

Verify it yourself: search license 127830 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 Elm Terrace Gardens find?

DHS's most recent posted Licensing Inspection Summary for Elm Terrace Gardens, from its on-site review on 02/09/2026, 02/10/2026, cites 4 violations in resident rights and complaint handling; staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage); and medication storage and administration.

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: January 21, 2026 — 3 violations; December 30, 2025 — 5 violations; April 28, 2025 — 1 violation.

DHS posted 11 inspection summaries for Elm Terrace Gardens 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) →

Does Elm Terrace Gardens have a secured memory care unit?

Yes. Elm Terrace Gardens's DHS certificate approves a Secure Dementia Care Unit with capacity for 24 residents — about 10% of its 250 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; Elm Terrace Gardens's 24-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 Elm Terrace Gardens located in Lansdale?

Elm Terrace Gardens is at 660 N Broad St. 3rd & 4th Fl, Lansdale, PA 19446, in Montgomery County. Hospitals families in Lansdale commonly use include Jefferson Lansdale Hospital and Grand View Health.

Lansdale is a walkable North Penn borough with a Regional Rail station on Main Street.

4 other licensed homes are listed in Lansdale: Traditions of Lansdale, Morningside House of Towamencin, St. Mary Villa for Independent & Retirement Living, Oakwood Court.

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 Elm Terrace Gardens compare with other assisted living in Montgomery County?

With 250 licensed beds, Elm Terrace Gardens is one of the largest among the 75 DHS-licensed homes in Montgomery County (number 1 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.

Elm Terrace Gardens is nonprofit-operated (licensee: ELM TERRACE GARDENS). Many nonprofit homes in the region sit on continuing care retirement community campuses, where independent living and skilled nursing share the grounds — ask whether this one does.

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

How much does Elm Terrace Gardens cost per month?

Pennsylvania does not publish prices for individual homes, so ask Elm Terrace Gardens 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 Elm Terrace Gardens?

Start with the areas DHS already cited at Elm Terrace Gardens — resident rights and complaint handling, staff training (including first aid and CPR coverage), medication storage and administration — 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?
• Who passes medications, what training do they have, and how are errors reported to families?
• 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 Elm Terrace Gardens work?

Before anyone moves into Elm Terrace Gardens, 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 Elm Terrace Gardens's 24-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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