Penn Village Adult Day Care is a licensed adult day center in Germantown, Philadelphia. Adults come to us on weekdays for structured activity, hot meals, licensed nursing oversight and the company of other people, then go home to their own beds at night — so families can keep a loved one at home rather than move them into residential care. Our center is a 10,000 sq ft, fully ADA-accessible single floor, and we bring people in by door-to-door transportation from across the city.
If you live in Roxborough, Manayunk, Wissahickon or Andorra, we come to you. Our vans cross the Wissahickon every weekday morning, collect your family member at their own front door, and bring them home again in the afternoon. You do not need to drive, and you do not need to be there when they arrive.
Why Roxborough and Manayunk Families Come to Us
This part of Northwest Philadelphia has a particular problem: the terrain. Roxborough and Manayunk are built on hills, with steep streets and long flights of front steps that were fine for forty years and are now the reason a parent has not left the house since spring. Mobility loss closes this neighborhood down faster than it closes down flatter parts of the city.
That is exactly the situation where door-to-door transportation changes the whole picture. Our drivers come to the door, allow the time that boarding takes, and use wheelchair-accessible vehicles. For a lot of families here, the van is the difference between a parent who leaves the house five days a week and one who does not leave it at all.
The second thing we hear constantly: adult children who work in Center City or the suburbs and cannot get back at midday. Our program day is built around exactly that reality — it covers a full working day, start to finish.
What We Offer
- ✅ Alzheimer’s & dementia day care with a structured, calming daily rhythm.
- ✅ Stroke & brain injury day support, including Parkinson’s and post-rehab care.
- ✅ Day programs for adults with disabilities.
- ✅ Mental & behavioral health support built into the ordinary program day.
- ✅ Licensed nursing oversight and medication management on-site.
- ✅ Hot, nutritious meals eaten in company, modified for swallowing needs.
- ✅ A 10,000 sq ft, fully ADA-accessible floor — wheelchairs, walkers and rollators all welcome.
- ✅ Reliable respite for the family member carrying the day.
Getting Here from Roxborough & Manayunk
Our center is at 200-220 W. Chelten Avenue in Germantown, roughly fifteen to twenty minutes from most of Roxborough and Manayunk depending on the route and the hour — across the Wissahickon on Ridge Avenue, or over via Henry Avenue and Wissahickon Avenue.
You do not need to drive it. Our door-to-door transportation covers this whole area, and transportation is the single most common reason a good plan falls apart. We would rather remove that problem than have you solve it.
If you would like to see the space first, we welcome tours mid-morning when the center is at its busiest and you can actually see what the day looks like.
Neighborhoods and areas we serve on this side of the park:
Roxborough · Manayunk · Wissahickon · Andorra · East Falls · Ridge Park · Shawmont · Upper Roxborough
Coverage, Cost and Eligibility
Many families qualify for help with the cost. Start with is adult day care covered, our guide to PA waivers that cover adult day programs, or our Medicaid and waiver assistance page. As Philadelphia residents, Roxborough and Manayunk families work through the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging for county-level services.
Veterans and surviving spouses should look at our VA-supported programs — benefits people are entitled to and routinely never claim.
For a straight answer on whether your family member qualifies, our eligibility page covers the criteria, or call and we will walk you through it in five minutes.
Who Attends Our Program
Families reach us from Roxborough & Manayunk for a fairly consistent set of reasons. A parent with early or middle-stage dementia who is no longer safe alone through the day. Someone home after a stroke or a rehab stay, where formal therapy has ended and the days have emptied out. An adult with a lasting disability whose family works weekdays. A spouse with Parkinson’s who needs movement, medication timing, and company. And, very often, a caregiver who has been doing this alone for a long time and is running out of road.
Not everyone is a fit, and we will say so. If someone needs continuous skilled nursing, cannot travel comfortably, or is in the advanced stages of dementia, a day program is usually not the right answer — and we would rather tell you that on the phone than enroll someone who will not do well.
If you are not sure where your family member falls, our guides on signs it may be time and what to ask on a tour are a useful place to start.
Questions Families in Roxborough & Manayunk Ask
Do you provide transportation from Roxborough and Manayunk?
Yes. Penn Village provides door-to-door transportation from Roxborough, Manayunk, Wissahickon, Andorra and East Falls to our Germantown center. Vehicles are wheelchair accessible and drivers allow the time boarding takes, which matters in a neighborhood with steep streets and long front steps.
How far is Penn Village from Manayunk?
Our center at 200-220 W. Chelten Avenue in Germantown is roughly fifteen to twenty minutes from most of Manayunk and Roxborough, across the Wissahickon via Ridge Avenue or over on Henry Avenue. Most families never drive it themselves, since transportation is included.
My mother can’t manage her front steps anymore. Can she still attend?
In most cases, yes. Our drivers assist at the door and vehicles are wheelchair accessible, and the center itself is a 10,000 sq ft, fully ADA-accessible single floor. Mobility loss is one of the most common reasons families in this neighborhood call us, not a reason to rule it out. Call 267-437-2898 and describe the situation.
How many days a week can someone attend?
Participants typically attend between two and five days a week depending on need, stamina and funding. Three days is the most common starting point. Our program day covers a full working day, which is built around families who cannot get back at midday. Call 267-437-2898 to talk through a schedule.
Schedule a Visit from Roxborough & Manayunk
Come and see the center before you decide anything. Tours from Roxborough and Manayunk are welcome, and we will arrange transportation from day one.