Respite Care in Lansdowne, PA

Choosing respite care in Delaware County is rarely a search for luxury — it is a search for someone who will notice the difference when a resident's appetite, balance or mood changes. That is a staffing question before it is a price question.

A Lansdowne family budgeting respite care should know three Delaware County numbers: $4,200 – $7,800 a month for personal care, $6,300 as the assisted-living median, and $30 – $34 an hour for home care. Our all-inclusive rate starts at $5,900 and covers the overnight, the meals and the nurse oversight — we are right here in the borough.

The practical test for respite care is whether the day still works when something changes. Here it does: same nurse-led care as our long-term residents, private or semi-private room with all amenities, all meals, snacks, and personal care included, and a nurse who re-writes the plan rather than escalating it to a corporate office. Family caregivers who need a break, seniors recovering from surgery or illness, or families evaluating long-term care options through a short-term stay.

Consider the drive from Lansdowne Theater on a Tuesday evening, not on a tour day, once respite care is in place. Lansdowne families describe the real test as this: can two adults still hold jobs and still see a parent three times a week? A Delaware County location within minutes of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (5 min) is what makes that workable.