The 9 Best In-Home Care Agencies in Bala Cynwyd, PA

Aging at home in Bala Cynwyd

Bala Cynwyd is a leafy community of about 9,300 in Lower Merion Township, just over the Philadelphia line on the Main Line. It is mostly single-family homes, from stone mansions of the 1880s to 1920s near Montgomery Avenue to split-level houses built after World War II east of Manayunk Road. About 23 percent of residents are 65 or older, a high share, and many remain in homes they have owned for decades, with family and neighbors close by.

23.4% of residents are 65 or older. Source: Census QuickFacts, Bala Cynwyd CDP (CDP, not an incorporated city).

Neighborhoods and nearby towns

In Bala Cynwyd, families ask about care in Bala, Cynwyd, Belmont Hills, Montgomery Avenue district and Bala Avenue shopping district.

Agencies listed here also commonly serve nearby Narberth, Wynnewood, Merion Station, Penn Wynne, Gladwyne, Ardmore and Philadelphia. Confirm each agency's service area before you sign.

Familiar places in Bala Cynwyd

Care that fits the routines of home often means getting to the places that matter: Cynwyd Heritage Trail, Manayunk Bridge, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Cynwyd Academy (Lower Merion Historical Society), Bala Theater and Bala Cynwyd Playground.

Planning care in Bala Cynwyd

Older stone houses and mid-century split-levels often have multiple levels and steps, so stairs and bathrooms deserve a look when planning home care. SEPTA's Cynwyd Line stops at Bala and Cynwyd, and City Avenue, I-76 and nearby bus routes connect the area to Center City,. The two-mile Cynwyd Heritage Trail gives residents a flat, car-free place to walk. Lankenau Medical Center and Bryn Mawr Hospital are both in Lower Merion.

Local resources

• Aging services. The local Area Agency on Aging is a free place to ask about services and programs that help pay: Montgomery County Office of Aging Services.
• After a hospital stay. If a family member is discharged from Lankenau Medical Center and Bryn Mawr Hospital, ask the discharge planner about private-duty help at home, and choose the agency yourself from this list.