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Assisted living costs in Bear Gap average about $4,111 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 199 communities in Bear Gap. Our detailed directory has 2154 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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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.
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At Fritzingertown Senior Living Center they take really good care of mom. Their communication is outstanding. The staff tell us when anything happens. They have called right away when mom falls. They notify...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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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.
Nestled in beautiful Butler Valley, Fritzingertown Senior Living Community offers the finest in Assisted and Independent Living in charming studios and one bedroom suites. Our Evergreen Residence is dedicated to providing a secure and supportive environment for residents with Alzheimer's and...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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Our loved one receives good care here and really likes it. She says there's no place like home, but this is a nice place to be if she can't be at home. Because it's smaller, you get a little more...
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Distinctive personal care in a warm family environment staffed by competent and knowledgeable caregivers. ?Established in 1994 ?Centrally located ?Licensed by the State of Pennsylvania ?Twenty-four-hour management by licensed staff ?Respite/Short Term care
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Photo of The Manor and Pavilion at St. Luke Village
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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This is a nice community. The staff is caring and attentive. The menu has a large variety and could use some small improvements. They off her to participate in activities with the other residents. We would...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
Wolf Run Village is an assisted living community located in Hughesville, PA. We offer single and double residence rooms. Rooms are equipped with cable TV, individually controlled thermostats, and are fully carpeted. Some single rooms come with a private bathroom. Double rooms have kitchenettes,...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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Overall our experience with Edgemont Lodge was a very good one. The staff here is very attentive, friendly, and respectful towards the residents. The facility itself is always kept very clean and nice...
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
It is our philosophy at Edgemont Lodge Assisted Living/Personal Care Home to promote independence through self-determination. Our residents receive individual attention to their specific needs with an emphasis on rehabilitation. Our foremost concern at Edgemont is the comfort, health and...
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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.
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Photo of Zendt Home
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Photo of Washington Arms
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Fern Wood ManorFern Wood Manor is a senior living community located in Sweet Valley, PA, in Luzerne County, which is considered an unincorporated community. In this small town, residents who enjoy getting out for nature walks and getting in their daily exercise. They can also do their shopping...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Davis Manor is committed to providing quality, compassionate, and professional services to the Residents entrusted in our care. The staff at Davis Manor is committed to assisting our Residents attain and maintain their highest level of physical, spiritual, and psychosocial functioning for as...
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Home Care
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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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Williamsport Elderly Housing
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Photo of Park Home
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living
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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.

Cost of assisted living in Bear Gap, PA

The average cost of senior living in Bear Gap is $4,111 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Minersville, PA with an average of $3,131 per month.

Assisted living costs in Bear Gap, PA, vs. nearby cities

Bear Gap, PA
$4,111/mo
$4,254/mo

Assisted living costs in Bear Gap, PA, vs. state and national averages

Bear Gap, PA
$4,111/mo
U.S. national average
$4,796/mo

Assisted living costs in Bear Gap, PA, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$4,111/mo
$5,411/mo

Assisted living costs in Bear Gap, PA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,189/mo
Studio
$4,924/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,384/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,986/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,623/mo

Senior living costs in Bear Gap vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Bear Gap, PA
Column state: Pennsylvania
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBear Gap, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Assisted Living$4,111/mo$4,470/mo$4,796/mo
Memory Care$5,411/mo$5,477/mo$5,557/mo
Independent Living$3,827/mo$4,363/mo$4,191/mo
Assisted Living
Bear Gap, PA:$4,111/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,470/mo
U.S.:$4,796/mo
Memory Care
Bear Gap, PA:$5,411/mo
Pennsylvania:$5,477/mo
U.S.:$5,557/mo
Independent Living
Bear Gap, PA:$3,827/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,363/mo
U.S.:$4,191/mo
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Assisted living costs in Bear Gap, PA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Bear Gap and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Assisted living cost trends in Bear Gap, PA

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Bear Gap have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Bear Gap, PA$5,006/mo$4,735/mo+5.7%
Pennsylvania$5,315/mo$5,145/mo+3.3%
National$5,368/mo$5,120/mo+4.8%
Bear Gap, PA
2024 average cost:$5,006/mo
2023 average cost:$4,735/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
Pennsylvania
2024 average cost:$5,315/mo
2023 average cost:$5,145/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,368/mo
2023 average cost:$5,120/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Bear Gap, PA

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What families are saying about assisted living in Bear Gap

Recent reviews for assisted living in Bear Gap

Heritage Mill Personal Care and Memory Care Residence in Tower City, PA

5.0
They are friendly and caring people. They have made my father in law feel right at home , And that in turn makes my husband and I feel at peace.

The Villa St Elizabeth in Reading, PA

5.0
Two months ago, my mother was living by herself in a first floor apartment. Things were going pretty good for a while and it took her some time to adjust to the fact that at 72 years old, it was time to retire. She has had 2 major lung surgeries that put her in a rehabilitation hospital for ...
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Hillside Senior Living in Montoursville, PA

3.5
They were great with getting my father-in-law in the memory care unit with very short notice. They have been very patient with taking calls from my mother-in-law. There has not been much help in getting him seen at a VA Center facility that is only 3 miles away as they would prefer he use their ...
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Bear Gap review score based on 586 family reviews

8.3
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This proprietary review score is based on 586 reviews of 165 Bear Gap assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Bear Gap review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Bear Gap review score compared against nearby cities

8.3
Bear Gap, PA165 facilities
8.4
Marion Heights, PA13 facilities
8.5
Kulpmont, PA13 facilities

Review subcategories for Bear Gap assisted living

When assisted living 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 586 reviews of 165 Bear Gap assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Bear Gap resident and family assisted living 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.
Bear Gap, PA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
4.1
Care services
3.7
3.7
Staff
4.1
4.0
Meals & dining
3.8
3.6
Activities
3.8
3.6
Value for cost*
3.7
3.7
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Bear Gap assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Bear Gap assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Bear Gap, 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 Bear Gap assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Bear Gap that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Bear Gap, PANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
38.2%
52.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
30.9%
33.9%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98.8%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
99.4%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
42.4%
56.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
29.1%
30.1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
98.8%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
40%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
38.8%
52.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Bear Gap assisted living

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 Bear Gap Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Bear Gap, PANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
34.5%
51.4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
20%
32.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
25.5%
41.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5.5%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Bear Gap assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Bear Gap partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Bear Gap, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.8%
27.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.9%
41%
No sugar
No sugar
27.9%
37.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
29.1%
36.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
15.2%
17.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Bear Gap assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Bear Gap communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Bear Gap, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
20%
31.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.1%
42.4%
Room service
Room service
22.4%
36.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.5%
18.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Bear Gap assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Bear Gap offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Bear Gap, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
30.9%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.3%
31.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.8%
30.5%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34.5%
49.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.4%
49.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.2%
52.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.1%
41.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.6%
35.5%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
23.6%
38.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.2%
46.9%
Live performances
Live performances
33.9%
47%
Dances
Dances
23%
30.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
15.8%
24.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.9%
46.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Bear Gap

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Pennsylvania assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Bear Gap protect seniors.
Learn about Pennsylvania assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

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Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, Juniper Village at Lebanon and Bridges of Bent Creek are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Bear Gap, Pennsylvania. See full list of communities.
There are 199 assisted living facilities near Bear Gap, Pennsylvania. See the full list.
The best assisted living facilities near you in Bear Gap, Pennsylvania are Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, The Residence at Village Greens and Traditions of Hershey. These assisted living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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