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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Walnut Bottom, PA

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If your loved one needs memory care in Walnut Bottom, A Place for Mom can help. With 15 memory care facilities in Walnut Bottom, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Walnut Bottom incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Walnut Bottom memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Walnut Bottom, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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Photo of Bridges of Bent Creek
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1111 Floor plans available
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I would recommend Bridges to my friends. Everyone is very friendly. But I would also tell them that they need to make sure they are getting the medical care that their doctor wants them to have from the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Bridges at Bent Creek Senior Living is located off of Route 14 in Mechanicsburg. Our community offers a relaxing and peaceful setting. With several outdoor areas, along with a walking trail, our residents have the opportunity to enjoy nature.Through our partnership with Fox rehabilitation we...
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If someone asked me I would absolutely recommend Bethany Village. The application and move in process was very easy. My mother-in -law has been enjoying the optional activities. The culture among the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
MapleWood Assisted Living at Bethany VillageMapleWood’s private suites are bright, inviting residences with kitchenettes that you can decorate with your own personal touches. Caring staff provide just the right amount of support, so you can live life just the way you want and get back to spending...
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Everything about here is inviting! You are welcomed as if you are family. It’s a beautiful, well decorated “home”, very clean and the food smells amazing! I love spending time visiting amongst all the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Situated on a beautiful campus in a charming and thriving neighborhood, Magnolias of Chambersburg combines all the amenities, social atmosphere, and personalized care of contemporary senior living with the comforts of home. It’s Senior Living at its finest and is just minutes from downtown....
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3131 Floor plans available
8.0
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Harmony was a great place for my Dad. They took good care of him. The place is really nice. The meals were really good and they have activities all the time. I never worried about my Dad when he was there.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Welcome to Harmony at West ShoreIndependent Living | Personal Care | Memory CareIn our continued effort to meet the demand of seniors in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, we are offering Virtual Tours, an enhanced screening procedure for new residents, along with the security, support, services...
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Making this important move was so much more manageable due to the staff at Legends. They are responsive, flexible, engaged, and they genuinely care about the well being of our Mom, as she moved into...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Located on the West Shore, just a few miles off Interstate 81, Legend at Silver Creek offers beautiful amenities, spacious apartments, and the area’s best personal care and memory care services. Here, residents enjoy a maintenance-free independent lifestyle focused on wellness for the whole...
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It starts with the friendly staff and a clean facility. Country Meadows serves tasty food and provides several choices, A variety of activities and exercise programs are available each day, including...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Providence Place has multiple levels of care which is why we went with them. Our loved one is able to be here as his care increases. They also told us if needed, they would be able to get a lift which was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Silver Spring Personal Care Home
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Schedule a visit with Silver Spring Personal Care Homeso you can see firsthand the level of commitment and caring we have to each and every resident at our senior care facility. We invite you to step inside our home - there is no better way to truly experience what we have to offer.
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After reading the reviews. I did not Want to come here for rehab. But let me let me tell you. This facility doesn’t deserve those reviews. I have been here a week and this place is great. The staff is...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Vibralife Vibralife is located in historic Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and offers a wide variety of care services. We have senior living community that can provide seniors with memory care issues such as dementia and Alzheimer's. Our trained staff can assist residents with daily care and...
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Photo of Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village
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I've had some dear friends with loved ones there and I've been there a few years ago. I know they were very happy with the care and it's a very, very nice place.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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The experience we have had with The Leland of Laurel Run has been very positive. I certainly recommend them. They did a really good job working with my sister to get her acclimated to the new place and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Leland of Laurel Run strives to give our residents all the care, security and comforts of home. Newly renovated and opened in December, 2012, our unique setting downtown Waynesboro offers a step back in history. Once the Leland Hotel, the building has been purchased and re-purposed into a...

Cost of memory care in Walnut Bottom, PA

The average cost of senior living in Walnut Bottom is $4,709 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Arendtsville, PA with an average of $4,030 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Walnut Bottom, PA vs. nearby cities

Walnut Bottom, PA
$4,709/mo
$4,988/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Walnut Bottom, PA vs. the state and national average

Walnut Bottom, PA
$4,709/mo
U.S. national average
$5,416/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Walnut Bottom vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$4,709/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Walnut Bottom, PA by room type

Semi-Private
$5,728/mo
Studio
$5,766/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,148/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,545/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in Walnut Bottom over time

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What families are saying about memory care in Walnut Bottom

Recent reviews for memory care in Walnut Bottom

Vibralife in Mechanicsburg, PA

4.5
This facility is poorly run, poorly staffed and neglects the residents who are designated in the rehab section of the facility. I would never endorse this facility for any person. Your loved one will be hurt and his/her needs will not be satisfactorily met.

Country Meadows Of West Shore in Mechanicsburg, PA

4.5
The past 60 days has been an overwhelming journey for our family as we navigated our parents hospitalizations, rehabilitations, moves from an independent living facility to assisted living at Country Meadows, and the eventual death of our father. It’s not an understatement to say that the staff ...
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The Leland of Laurel Run in Waynesboro, PA

5.0
We were welcomed from the very get go and the staff are lovely. The place is very pretty, clean and happy My Mom is adjusting really well and she wishes she had done this sooner

Walnut Bottom review score based on 37 family reviews

8.4
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This proprietary review score is based on 37 reviews of 12 Walnut Bottom memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Walnut Bottom review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Walnut Bottom review score compared against nearby cities

8.4
Walnut Bottom, PA12 facilities
8.3
Newville, PA15 facilities

Review subcategories for Walnut Bottom memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 37 reviews of 12 Walnut Bottom memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Walnut Bottom resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Walnut Bottom, PA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.2
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
4.5
Care services
3.6
4.2
Staff
4.1
4.4
Meals & dining
3.6
4.0
Activities
3.8
3.9
Value for cost*
3.8
4.0
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Walnut Bottom memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Walnut Bottom memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Walnut Bottom, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Walnut Bottom memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Walnut Bottom that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Walnut Bottom, PANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
58.3%
65.1%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
50%
47.9%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
75%
71.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
50%
28.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.6%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
58.3%
61.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
66.7%
72.4%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Walnut Bottom memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Walnut Bottom Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Walnut Bottom, PANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
66.7%
73.9%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
50%
45.7%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
66.7%
70.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16.7%
26.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Walnut Bottom memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Walnut Bottom partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Walnut Bottom, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
41.7%
27.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41.7%
43.8%
No sugar
No sugar
41.7%
41%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
50%
49.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.3%
16%
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Availability of select dining options in Walnut Bottom memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Walnut Bottom communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Walnut Bottom, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
25%
31.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50%
39.2%
Room service
Room service
41.7%
36.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.3%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Walnut Bottom memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Walnut Bottom offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Walnut Bottom, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
50%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
33.3%
33.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
50%
27.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58.3%
54.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
58.3%
60.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
39%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
33.3%
34.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.7%
35.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50%
46.8%
Live performances
Live performances
50%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
33.3%
30.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25%
21.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
50%
45.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Bridges of Bent Creek, Bethany Village and Magnolias of Chambersburg are the top-rated memory care facilities near Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania. See full list of communities.

There are 15 memory care facilities near Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania. See the full list.

The 15 memory care facilities near you in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania ranges from $160 to $14700. The average Memory Care cost in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania is $4,709. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania typically starts at $160. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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