15 services in Berks County. Almost everything for older adults starts at the Berks County Area Agency on Aging, which runs the assessments for help at home and funds the eight senior centers and Meals on Wheels. At sixty-five the bus is free, and the shared ride takes you door to door for a small co-pay.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Aging, in its PA CareKit guide for caregivers, explains respite care: temporary supervision and support provided to an older adult or person with disabilities so that…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Reading
Berks Encore Care+ connects older adults and their family members with a Life Care Manager who helps them sort out care decisions when aging feels hard to navigate. Berks Encore, a nonprofit leader…
From Berks Encore
Mohnton
Care at Home is the Berks County Area Agency on Aging program that arranges in-home services and other supports so older adults can stay independent in their own homes. The supportive services…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Reading
Berks Encore's Friendly Visitor Program matches homebound seniors with adult volunteers who call or visit for about one hour a week. To join as a senior adult, you must live in Berks County and be…
From Berks Encore
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program helps people who take primary responsibility for caring for someone else, with a care manager, training, and money back for out-of-pocket caregiving costs.…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Prices and services may vary.
Seniors Helping Seniors is an in-home care company whose caregivers can drive a senior to appointments, family gatherings, events, or just a day out on the town. A caregiver can drop you off and pick…
From Seniors Helping Seniors
West Lawn
Ageless Harmony runs an adult day care program in West Lawn where older adults spend the day in a safe, supervised setting with companionship, socialization, activities and meals, while the family…
From Ageless Harmony Adult Day Care
Reading
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres runs Mama Angie's Casa de la Amistad Senior Center in Reading, a community center that has worked since 1988 to prevent the crippling psychological and physical effects…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
Mohnton · Taking applications
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging runs protective services for older adults and explains how to report someone you are worried about. Elder abuse and crimes targeting older people come in many…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Boyertown
The Center at Spring Street is the senior center run by Boyertown Area Multi-Service at 200 Spring Street, Boyertown, PA 19512. It began in February of 1975 as the Senior Neighborhood Center, was…
From Boyertown Area Multi-Service
Mohnton
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging provides Ombudsman services, which advocate for people who receive long-term care and work to resolve their problems and concerns. An Ombudsman is a trained…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program, known as SCSEP, matches eligible jobseekers with local nonprofits and public agencies, such as day care centers, senior centers…
From AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program
Countywide
PA Link to Aging and Disability Resources, run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, helps people with disabilities and older adults find information and connect to support and services in their…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging provides nutritious meals at Senior Community Centers and through home-delivered meal programs to Pennsylvanians aged 60 and older and their spouses, and it…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Mohnton
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging publishes guides that explain the main senior housing choices in the county: independent living and continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Every rule, cost and phone number here comes from the provider. We are a guide to Berks County, not the program: call before you go. If something is wrong, every service page has a report link, and our corrections policy says what happens next.