Personal Care Homes Directory

http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/searchforprovider/pchdirectory/index.htm

Includes the following information on each home:

• Department of Public Welfare licensing office of the state in which the home is located
• County of location
• Name of home
• Address
• City
• State
• Zip code
• Licensed capacity
• Phone number of home
• Business status (whether it is a profit or non-profit business)
• Current type of license that the home's legal entity/ licensee holds for the home (it can be either full/regular license, which is usually 12 months in length, or Provisional Status, which usually is a six-month license)
• Current status of the license (this indicates whether the license is in good standing with the Department). If you have any questions, you should contact a regional licensing office.

The Personal Care Homes Directory does not include listings of other types of residential health care facilities licensed by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania or commercial boarding homes. Some of the types not listed are:

Nursing Homes
Rehabilitation facilities / units
Domiciliary Care Homes
Community Group Homes for people with mental illness or mental retardation
Homes that serve less than four persons