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The Hearth at Drexel

238 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 · Montgomery County · (610) 664-5967

Assisted living residence with a special care unit · licensed for 85 residents · Licensed

Special care unit (dementia care)
38state inspection or violation reports posted
January 15, 2026latest report
85licensed capacity

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services data as of October 9, 2026 · Licence 140620 · See the state record

The record in brief

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services licenses The Hearth at Drexel as an assisted living residence for 85 residents, with a special care unit (the directory lists it under "Assisted Living, Special Care").

DHS posts 38 inspection or violation reports for this residence, from August 7, 2014 to January 15, 2026. Each is a document on the state's provider directory, linked below.

State inspection reports

The Department of Human Services inspects each personal care home and assisted living residence every year and investigates complaints and unusual incidents.pa.gov

The Department of Human Services posts each inspection or violation report as a document. The newest are first; the state's list has them all.

26 older reports, back to August 7, 2014, are on the state's list.

We list the reports and their dates; we have not read the findings inside them, so nothing here judges what they say. Source: DHS Human Services Provider Directory.

Memory care

The Hearth at Drexel is listed by the Department of Human Services as an assisted living residence with a special care unit, under the directory's "Special Care/Secure Dementia Care Unit" category. Memory care, state by state.

Costs

Pennsylvania does not publish what assisted living residences charge, and The Hearth at Drexel has no rate on file with us. Ask the home for its full rate sheet, including care level fees and any one-time community fee, before you sign.

Personal care homes and assisted living residences are typically not covered by Medicaid in Pennsylvania, and each facility sets its own rates.pa.gov

Family price reports

What does it cost here?

No family price figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different families, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If your family pays this home's bill, your report helps start one.

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Memory care?
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If you have a concern

NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints. Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services investigates complaints about licensed homes, and the long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents.

Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Department of Aging, 717-783-8975

Common questions

Is The Hearth at Drexel licensed?
Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services lists it as licensed, licence 140620, assisted living residence with a special care unit (state data as of October 9, 2026).
How many residents can The Hearth at Drexel care for?
Its licence is for 85 residents.
Where are The Hearth at Drexel's inspection reports?
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services posts 38 inspection or violation reports for it on its Human Services Provider Directory, the latest dated January 15, 2026.
Does The Hearth at Drexel have a dementia care unit?
Yes: the Department of Human Services lists it as an assisted living residence with a special care unit, the directory's "Special Care/Secure Dementia Care Unit" category.

Sources

  • Licence, capacity and special care unit: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Human Services Provider Directory (service types 25 and 26), exported October 9, 2026. Report list: the residence's inspection and violation history, read October 9, 2026.
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