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.
For Mount Airy families we are close to home — the next neighborhood down Germantown Avenue. Our vans collect your family member at their own front door each weekday morning and bring them back in the afternoon, from both West and East Mount Airy.
Why Mount Airy Families Come to Us
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of people who stayed. Families bought stone twins and singles here decades ago, raised children in them, and had no intention of leaving. That is one of the best things about the neighborhood, and it is also what makes the caregiving years hard: the house that was perfect at forty is a lot of house at eighty, and the person living in it does not want to hear a word about moving.
A day program does not ask them to move. It fills the weekday hours with structure, supervision, meals and other people, and returns them to their own front door. The adult child who has been driving over at lunchtime to check in gets their working day back. The spouse who has become a full-time caregiver gets hours that belong to them again.
If you are weighing this against residential care, our comparison of adult day care, assisted living and nursing homes lays out the real trade-offs, cost included.
Getting Here from Mount Airy
Our center sits at 200-220 W. Chelten Avenue in Germantown, essentially straight down Germantown Avenue from Mount Airy. It is one of the shortest trips any of our families make.
In practice the distance is not yours to worry about. Door-to-door transportation is part of the program. A van collects your family member at their own door in the morning and brings them home in the afternoon — which matters more than it sounds, because for someone with memory loss or mobility trouble, the walk to a corner pickup point is often the part that stops them coming at all.
We collect from both sides of Germantown Avenue, including Sedgwick, Pelham, Allen’s Lane and the streets running down toward the Wissahickon.
Who Attends Our Program
Penn Village is not only for people with dementia, though memory support is a large part of what we do. Our members include:
- Adults living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, who need structure and supervision during the day
- People recovering after a stroke or brain injury, who are past formal rehab but not ready to spend days alone
- Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those who have aged out of school-based programs
- Adults managing mental and behavioral health conditions who do better with routine and company than with empty days
- Older adults who are simply isolated, and declining because of it
Families in Mount Airy and neighboring Chestnut Hill often start by reading our overview of adult daycare across Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill.
What Is Included
Every weekday a member attends, the program includes door-to-door transportation, a hot breakfast and lunch prepared on site, licensed nursing oversight, structured group activity and exercise, and one-to-one attention where someone needs it. There is no separate charge for the van, and no separate charge for meals.
Most families fund attendance through Pennsylvania waiver programs, VA benefits, or private pay. If you are not sure which applies, that is an ordinary first phone call and we are used to having it.
Questions Mount Airy Families Ask
How far is Penn Village from Mount Airy?
Our center at 200-220 W. Chelten Avenue is in Germantown, the neighborhood directly south of Mount Airy. For most Mount Airy addresses it is a short trip straight down Germantown Avenue. Door-to-door transportation is included, so in practice most families never make the drive themselves.
Do you pick up from both West and East Mount Airy?
Yes. Our vans collect from addresses on both sides of Germantown Avenue, including Sedgwick, Pelham, Allen’s Lane and the streets running down toward Wissahickon Valley Park. Pickup is at your family member’s own front door, and the same van brings them home in the afternoon.
My parent has lived in the same Mount Airy house for decades and will not move. Can a day program help?
That is the situation adult day care is built for. A day program provides structure, supervision, hot meals, licensed nursing oversight and company during weekday hours, and your family member goes home to their own bed at night. For many families it is what makes staying in the family home sustainable rather than merely stubborn.
What does a day at Penn Village actually involve?
People arrive in the morning, share a hot breakfast and move through a structured day of group activity, exercise, games, arts and quieter one-to-one time, with a hot lunch in the middle. Licensed nursing staff are on site throughout. The day is built around routine, because routine is what makes people with memory loss feel settled.
How do we pay for it?
Most families use Pennsylvania waiver programs, VA benefits, or private pay. Philadelphia residents apply through the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. Adult day care commonly runs around $75 to $150 per day as a general market estimate, which is substantially less than residential care. Call us and we will walk you through what applies to your situation.
Schedule a Visit from Mount Airy
Come and see the place before you decide anything. Contact us or call 267-437-2898 to arrange a tour and meet the staff who would be looking after your family member.