Home Care in Cheltenham

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Give your loved one care that knows them with Cheltenham’s most trusted local, CMS-accredited agency.

In-Home Support That Helps Your Parent Stay Independent in Cheltenham Township

Some families need a few hours of company each week. Others need a caregiver in the house around the clock. Home care in Cheltenham covers both, along with dementia support and overnight coverage for older adults across Montgomery County.

We’re family-owned, PA-licensed, and based close enough to Elkins Park and Wyncote that our caregivers are neighbors rather than commuters. Our owners started ALB after a corporate agency failed their own aging parent, and everything from home care in Philadelphia north into the townships was built to answer that.

You don’t have to carry this alone. We keep your loved one steady on the stairs, on schedule with medications, and actually known by the person walking through the door.

We know their name, their story, their routines.

Not a case number. A person we genuinely know.

“You will come to meet some of the most compassionate and hard-working individuals here”

I cannot thank you enough for your understanding and support through some difficult times. It is refreshing to work with someone who provides the utmost in professionalism and kindness.

H.K.

The best of the best alb really cares about their employees, the people they care for and just everyone in general. They are very helpful with everything and treat you like family I recommend them to everyone!

I.V.

I don’t think that I will ever be able to find the words to express my deep gratitude to you for all that you have done for me and continue to do. You are, quite literally, my lifesaver.

L.R.

How We Make Life At Home Easier, Safer, & More Enjoyable

Your loved one’s care should fit the life they already have, not reorganize it around a schedule that suits us.

Plenty of Cheltenham homes have a staircase, a bathroom on the second floor, and decades of routine built around both. We plan around what’s actually in the house, from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support.

24-Hour, Live-In, and Overnight Care

24-Hour Home Care: Caregivers rotate in shifts so someone is awake and alert at all hours. Round-the-clock home care is the right fit when overnight wandering, frequent bathroom trips, or fall risk make sleeping through the night unsafe.
Live-In Care: One caregiver lives in the home and supports daily routines, with scheduled breaks and sleep at night. Better for companionship and steady help than for constant supervision.
Overnight Care: A caregiver stays through the night for restroom trips, mobility, personal care, and the reassurance that stops a 3 a.m. fall from becoming a hospital stay.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

Caregivers trained for it: Alzheimer’s and dementia care from early forgetfulness through later-stage needs, not general aides given a pamphlet.
Routines that steady them: The same order to the day, every day, so the world feels familiar instead of disorienting.
Daily care without the fight: Bathing, dressing, meals, and grooming handled with patience when your loved one doesn’t understand why it’s happening.
Calm in the hard moments: Redirection through anxiety, agitation, and confusion, plus close supervision in homes with stairs or multiple exits.
Something to stay engaged with: Familiar activities, conversation, and company that keep the mind working.

Personal Care and Companionship

Personal care with dignity: Bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, and hygiene, handled by someone they’re comfortable with.
Safe movement: Help walking, transferring, and getting around the house, which is where most falls happen.
Meals and medications: Planning, cooking, and the reminders that keep the day on schedule.
The house and the errands: Light housekeeping, laundry, and rides to appointments, family visits, and everywhere else they still need to be.
Actual company: Conversation and the hobbies, walks, games, and reading they haven’t stopped enjoying.

Home Care Coverage Through Medicaid: Do You Qualify?

If your loved one has Medicaid or qualifies for a Pennsylvania waiver program, some or all of their home care may be covered.

We’re in-network with the Community HealthChoices plans most Montgomery County families already carry, so coverage rarely means switching anything.

Complete the eligibility form and we’ll tell you what benefits are available and what happens next.

Check Your Eligibility

Get Paid to Care For Your Family Member

If you’re already handling personal care, meals, and mobility for someone you love, you may be able to get paid for it. And on the weeks you need to step back, respite care fills the gap without handing your loved one to a stranger.

Through PA Community HealthChoices, a family member, friend, or neighbor can be hired as a paid caregiver. In Cheltenham, where plenty of families already have a parent living upstairs or three streets over, this is often the simplest path.

Getting Started with Home Care is Easy

We come see the house

Not a phone screening. Someone from our team walks the stairs, looks at the bathroom setup, and sees how the medications are actually organized before recommending anything.

We sort out the benefits with you

If your loved one has Medicaid, we confirm whether they’re on Keystone First, UPMC, PA Health & Wellness, or AmeriHealth Caritas, then walk you through the paperwork so you’re not calling the state yourself.

We build the plan around what we saw

Hours, tasks, and coverage based on the actual house and the actual routine, not a package tier. If a few mornings a week is genuinely enough, we’ll say so.

You choose who walks in the door

We hand-pick a caregiver for care needs, personality, and language. If you already have someone in mind, often a family member or neighbor, we can bring them on as the paid caregiver instead.

We stay in it

Check-ins four times more often than required, backup coverage when your regular caregiver is out, and our leadership team’s cell numbers for everything in between.

Why Families in Cheltenham Rely on ALB

Our office sits in Northeast Philadelphia, minutes from Cheltenham Township’s southern edge. That’s why we staff Elkins Park, Wyncote, and Melrose Park with caregivers who already live nearby, and why families looking for home care in Springfield Township work with the same team.

Roughly one in five Cheltenham residents is 65 or older, and most intend to stay put.

Caregivers assigned by proximity, so the same face comes back each shift
Backup coverage from the same local team when your caregiver is out
Matching that accounts for language, cultural background, and personality

More Caregiver Training

More Check-Ins

+10

Years in Businesss

Highly Trained Caregivers Who Check In More

Our caregivers complete twice the training most agencies require, and our care team follows up four times more often than state and federal guidelines call for. That’s how we catch the small changes early, before an unsteady week or a missed dose turns into an ER visit.

Heartfelt Care Built From Personal Experience

Our owners founded ALB after watching a corporate agency fail their own aging parent. That set the standard we hold ourselves to: no rotating strangers, no call center, no care plan written by someone who never met your loved one.

Call Your Care Team Anytime

You can reach us 24/7, and you’ll have our leadership team’s personal cell numbers. When something changes at 11 p.m., you’re talking to someone who already knows your loved one’s name.

Supporting Families in Cheltenham & Other PA Communities

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Center City
Fishtown
South Philadelphia
University City
Northern Liberties
Rittenhouse Square
Manayunk
Chestnut Hill
Old City
Fairmount

Tredyffrin Township
West Chester Borough / West Goshen Township
East Goshen Township
Easttown Township
Willistown Township
Uwchlan Township / Exton

Haverford Township
Radnor Township
Marple Township
Springfield Township
Newtown Township / Newtown Square
Nether Providence Township

Clear Guidance Before You Book

What are the first signs my parent needs help at home?

Watch for missed meals or medications, new bruises or near-falls, laundry and dishes piling up, wearing the same clothes for days, or pulling back from people they used to enjoy.

One of these is worth a conversation. Three is worth a call.

How much does home care cost in Cheltenham?

It depends on hours per week, how much hands-on personal care is needed, and whether you want overnight or around-the-clock coverage.

Many Montgomery County families pay little or nothing out of pocket through Community HealthChoices, so it’s worth checking eligibility before you assume a number.

Can care start right after a hospital or rehab discharge?

Yes. We regularly pick up families coming home from Jefferson Abington Hospital or rehab in Elkins Park, including home care in Upper Dublin just north of it, and we can often begin within days of the assessment.

Can you match a caregiver who speaks my parent's language?

Often, yes. Cheltenham is one of the most diverse townships in Montgomery County, and we treat language and cultural background as part of the match rather than an afterthought.

Which Medicaid and waiver plans do you accept here?

Keystone First CHC, UPMC Community HealthChoices, PA Health & Wellness, and AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania, plus other qualifying Pennsylvania waiver programs.

Let’s Talk About The Next Steps for Your Loved One

Your loved one deserves to feel safe, supported, and happy at home.

With highly trained caregivers, more frequent check-ins, and a local team available 24/7, ALB gives your family the personal support and peace of mind you’ve been looking for.

Let’s talk about the right care plan for your family.