One center, the whole city

Penn Village is an adult daycare serving seniors across Philadelphia

Clients travel to our adult daycare from cities and neighborhoods across Philadelphia, and our own Penn Village vehicles help most of them get here.

Penn Village Adult Day Care is a licensed adult day center at 200-220 W. Chelten Avenue in Germantown. We have one location, and members come to it from right across the city and from just over the county line.

Some live ten minutes away in Mount Airy. Others come from West Philadelphia, Olney, Manayunk or Elkins Park. What they have in common is that the weekday hours at home had become long, and someone in the family was worried.

Our door-to-door transportation covers neighborhoods up to about 40 minutes from the center, which is what makes that possible.

Members playing games together at tables at Penn Village Adult Day Care, including members using wheelchairs

Where our members come from

Neighborhoods we serve

Each neighborhood has its own page with travel details, what is nearby and how funding works in that area.

GermantownOur own neighborhood. The center is on W. Chelten Avenue, close to Germantown Avenue and La Salle University.Germantown adult day care →
Mount AiryWest and East Mount Airy, Pelham, and the streets running down toward the Wissahickon.Mount Airy adult day care →
Chestnut HillStraight down Germantown Avenue, one neighborhood past Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia.Chestnut Hill adult day care →
West PhiladelphiaIncluding Cobbs Creek, Overbrook and University City.West Philadelphia adult day care →
North PhiladelphiaIncluding Nicetown, Tioga and the neighborhoods along Broad Street.North Philadelphia adult day care →
Logan & OlneyIncluding Fern Rock, Feltonville and Hunting Park, near Einstein Medical Center.Logan & Olney adult day care →
Roxborough & ManayunkIncluding East Falls, Andorra and the Henry Avenue corridor.Roxborough & Manayunk adult day care →
Cheltenham & Elkins Park (Montgomery County)Including Wyncote, Melrose Park, La Mott and Glenside, minutes over the city line.Cheltenham & Elkins Park adult day care →
Darby (Delaware County)Including Collingdale, Lansdowne and Yeadon.Darby adult day care →

Not on the list? Give us a call. If you are within about 40 minutes of Germantown, there is a good chance we can collect your family member.

Why families travel to us

Why members choose Penn Village

Families across the city could pick somewhere closer. Here is what brings them here instead.

Transportation is included.Door-to-door pickup at their own front door, wheelchair accessible, at no extra charge.
Everything is on one floor.10,000 sq ft, fully ADA accessible and step-free throughout.
Licensed nurses are on site daily.Someone is watching for changes every weekday your family member attends.
Two hot meals every day.Prepared on site and included, which matters when someone lives alone.
Different needs under one roof.Memory care, stroke recovery, intellectual disabilities and behavioral health, all in the same building.
Most families do not pay full price.Pennsylvania waivers and VA benefits cover attendance for many members. We help you work out which applies.

Getting here

If your family member cannot get here on their own

This is the part most families worry about first, and it is the part we handle. Nobody has to drive, and nobody has to manage a bus route.

  1. We collect from their front door.
    Not a corner, not a pickup point. The walk to the curb is often the thing that stops someone attending at all, so we remove it.
  2. The vehicles are wheelchair accessible.
    Members who use a wheelchair, walker or rollator ride the same vans as everyone else.
  3. We bring them home in the afternoon.
    Same routine every day. For someone with memory loss, the familiarity matters as much as the lift.
  4. It is included in the program.
    There is no separate transportation charge and no mileage rate to work out.
Members and a staff member around a table during an activity at Penn Village Adult Day Care

How far do you go?

Roughly 40 minutes from the Germantown center, which covers most of Philadelphia and nearby parts of Montgomery and Delaware counties.

If you are near the edge of that, call and ask. Routes change as members join, so the honest answer depends on where the van already goes.

More about our door-to-door transportation →

Take a look

What the center looks like

One floor in Germantown, with room for games, crafts, music, a quiet lounge and a hot meal in the middle of the day.

A member singing karaoke in front of the screen at Penn Village Adult Day Care
Karaoke and music
Arcade basketball hoop and a ping pong table in the games area at Penn Village
Arcade basketball and ping pong
Framed artwork on the wall inside Penn Village Adult Day Care
Artwork around the center
The arts and crafts table at Penn Village with supplies out and members artwork on the walls
The arts and crafts area
The lounge and welcome area at Penn Village with sofas, a television and large windows
A quiet lounge to sit down in
Decorated pumpkins made by members displayed for a seasonal celebration at Penn Village
Seasonal celebrations

Take a virtual tour

Walk through the center on video

If you cannot get here right away, this short tour shows you the rooms, the activity areas and the people your family member would spend the day with.