Chapel Pointe At Carlisle stands at 770 South Hanover Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, near the Carlisle Fairgrounds, Dickinson College, and Walmart, so visitors and residents can find things nearby pretty easily. The place runs as a faith-based, non-profit continuing care retirement community that folks call a CCRC, and it's been at it for seniors age 62 and up for a long time, starting with a historic mansion and a 27-room Bedford Estate, adding on services and buildings over the years. Chapel Pointe carries several names for its services-Chapel Pointe, Chapel Pointe at Home, and Pointe Place-which means there's help for people who want to stay at home, move into independent townhomes or apartments, or need some sort of personal care, memory support, or skilled nursing.
The community offers a lot of different living choices-apartments and townhomes with things like fully fitted kitchens, washers, dryers, and walk-in showers, or courtyard apartments for those who like easy access to outdoor paths, gazebos, and porches, and a memory care unit within the Homeland Center with 24 beds for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia. There's home care and in-home help too, like meal prep, personal care, help with daily tasks, and even therapy, since Chapel Pointe partners with Select Rehabilitation for skilled care and therapy needs. The care team steps in for things like diabetic care, incontinence support, medication help, and non-ambulatory residents-always aiming to make things both safe and homelike, using a unique household model, which means fewer residents in each group so it feels more like home, not an institution.
Activities fill the calendar-indoor and outdoor events, community life groups, spiritual life programs led by chaplains and volunteers, plus on-site amenities like a chapel, library, fitness center, hair salon and barbershop, and a community café. Residents gather in common rooms and even have planned rides with shuttle transportation. There's emergency alert systems installed and the grounds stay accessible, with wheelchair access throughout, a range of contrast and text settings for easier reading, and onsite parking for visitors and residents who drive. Furnished rooms, special dietary menus from the kitchen, and plenty of independent and group activities make the days run smoother for everyone.
The place stays well regarded in Cumberland County, gets picked often in local "Best Of" lists, and offers both floor plans and payment options to accommodate different needs and budgets. Chapel Pointe is faith-based, bringing devotional activities into daily life, but always focuses on providing compassionate, personal care, whether someone needs a bit of help with meals or is staying for skilled nursing or one of the resident-centered memory care programs. You'll find personal touches in both staff and services, and different choices for independent living townhomes and apartments, plus home care, memory support, rehabilitation, and help for those with more serious health needs. The grounds stay busy with community events, indoor and outdoor maintenance, a beauty salon, and a resource center for Internet access or just reading in a quiet nook, so there's always somewhere to go or something to do if you want.
