Home Care Agencies Near Philadelphia: Serving the City and Surrounding Counties

“Near Philadelphia” covers a lot of ground — and it matters because Google shows different results depending on where you’re searching from. If you’re in Lansdale looking for home care for a parent in Jenkintown, or in Cherry Hill coordinating care for your mother in South Philadelphia, or in West Chester wondering whether Philadelphia’s Medicaid programs extend to Chester County— this guide is for you.

The Southeast Zone: One System, Five Counties

Philadelphia’s Medicaid home care system —Community HealthChoices— doesn’t stop at the city line. The Southeast Zone covers Philadelphia plus four surrounding counties:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery. All five counties share the same three MCOs, the same program structure, and the same eligibility rules.  If your loved one lives in any of these five counties, CareChoice serves them through the same system. The paid family caregiver pathway works identically whether the care recipient lives in Center City or Doylestown.

Searching from New Jersey?

If you’re in Camden County, Burlington County, or Gloucester County and searching “homecare agencies near Philadelphia” — you’re likely looking for care for a family member who lives in the Philadelphia area. CareChoice serves the entire Philadelphia region on the Pennsylvania side. If your loved one lives in Philly or the surrounding PA counties, we can help regardless of where you’re searching from.

Coordinating care from across the river adds a layer of complexity — you may not be able to attend every assessment or meet with the service coordinator in person. In our experience,
families who coordinate remotely benefit most from working with an agency that communicates proactively. CareChoice keeps out-of-area family members informed through regular updates, and our team handles the on-the-ground coordination that distance makes difficult.

Searching from Montgomery County?

Montgomery County families sometimes search “near Philadelphia” because they’re not sure whether Philly-based agencies serve the suburbs. CareChoice does. We serve
Jenkintown, Elkins Park, Cheltenham, Norristown, King of Prussia, Conshohocken, Ardmore and the Main Line, Lansdale and North Penn, and every community in between.

The Montgomery County Office of Aging at (610) 278-3601 is your local AAA for referrals and assessment coordination.

How to Get Started Regardless of Location

The process is the same whether your loved one is in Philadelphia or the suburbs: check Medicaid eligibility→ contact PCA (Philadelphia) or your county’s AAA (suburbs)→ enroll in CHC → get assessed → choose CareChoice → begin services.

Contact CareChoice → Philadelphia & surrounding counties

Written by Sophia Aloia, Content & SEO Manager | CareChoice