Assisted Living in Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities: 10 larger communities and 5 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Harrisburg
Both are licensed by Pennsylvania as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Pennsylvania words these licenses as “Personal Care Home” (14), “Assisted Living Residence - Special Care” (1).
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Harrisburg
Every assisted living community Pennsylvania licenses in Harrisburg, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ecumenical Retirement Community of Harrisburg IIImemory care3525 Canby Street | Large136 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Ecumenical Retirement Community of Harrisburg II601 Wilhelm Road | Large104 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Viva Senior Living at Harrisburgmemory care150 Kempton Avenue | Large96 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Ecumenical Community of Harrisburg624 Wilhelm Road | Large88 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society2001 Paxton Street | Large85 residents | about $2,484/moLilisity estimate |
| Columbia Cottage - Linglestownmemory care1000 Alexandra Lane | Large76 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Harrisburgmemory care3560 North Progress Avenue | Large65 residents | from $4,120/mo |
| Arden Courts (Susquehanna)memory care2625 Ailanthus Lane | Large64 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| The Terraces at Capitol Village4004 Linglestown Road | Large64 residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Homeland Center (Assisted Living)1901 North Fifth Street | Large56 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Khs Mental Health Services-Chambers St Specialized Pc1025 Chambers Street | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Khs Mental Health Services-Green Street Specialized Pc2900 Green Street | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Khs Mental Health Services-Reynolds Lane Specialized Pc5250 Reynolds Lane | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Merakey Pennsylvania1071 Page Road | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Choices Healthcare Carolyn's House1701 Linglestown Road | Small home6 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Harrisburg?
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month ($77,760 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Harrisburg communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,120 to $4,500 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Pennsylvania, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Harrisburg tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Harrisburg community’s license
Pennsylvania publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Harrisburg assisted living questions
Pennsylvania licenses 15 assisted living communities in Harrisburg as of November 2026: 10 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 872 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Pennsylvania's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Pennsylvania publishes its licensing records at humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.