North Hills Homes sits over in Glenside, PA, and gives seniors several kinds of housing choices, like detached homes, condos, townhomes, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, studio, and even larger units with 3 and 4 bedrooms, and they've gotten everything fully licensed and certified the way a senior living place should be, and the community's buildings went through a big renovation that wrapped up in 2019, so the apartments are all modern now, with nice kitchens, dishwashers, in-unit washer and dryer, ceramic tile bathrooms, and lots of closet space, and you can control your own heat and air, which a lot of folks like, and at the heart of it all you get things like a clubhouse, community room, computer room, and even picnic spots and gardens with walking paths, raised beds, and butterfly or hummingbird gardens, which means you can spend a lot of time outdoors if that's your thing. Some homes are fully wheelchair accessible, and there are three townhouse-style communities managed by MCHA, including Crest Manor and Bright Hope Community, all with their own resident councils, and you can pick a unit that matches your needs, from 1 to 5 bedrooms depending on the part of the community, and parking comes in uncovered and covered options, with off-street parking at Crest Manor, and they're right near public transportation, which makes getting around easier for everybody.
The staff at North Hills Homes includes nurses and caregivers, and they focus a great deal on health, with different care levels like assisted living, memory care, respite care, and hospice care, and they cover extra needs too, like incontinence care, diabetic care, high acuity care, and medication management, and if you need physical therapy, that's available too, and they've got a beautician and barber shop on site for haircuts and grooming, plus a spa and fitness center, which makes it feel easy to keep up with day-to-day life. Meals are offered in shared dining rooms or private ones if you want your own space, and they're pet-friendly so you can bring along a dog or cat, though some weight limits might apply, and if you need transportation, they've got both free rides for certain needs and rides at cost for other outings, which helps with errands and appointments. The clubhouse holds activities every week, the community does programs for different language groups-Spanish, Mandarin, French, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, and more-so people from many backgrounds feel at home, and there are events, arts and crafts, movies in a theater room, a game room, TV lounge, piano, woodworking shop, library, and computer/media center, which all add a bit of variety to life there.
For folks who need independent living or short-term respite stays, those are options as well, and North Hills Homes accepts Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, and although rents are mostly capped within the LIHTC and HUD HOME programs for some units, most units aren't subsidized beyond that, and the rents start at $4,000 a month for 1-bedroom apartments, $3,500 for studios, and $3,360 for 2-bedroom units, and the place has a review score of 9.3 from about 57 reviews, most of them favorable, so people seem to feel at ease there. The grounds are professionally landscaped, there's controlled entry and a security gate for safety, cleaning and housekeeping are done regularly, and there's around-the-clock emergency maintenance, plus the management team from Pennrose is on site and residents can always voice concerns with the active Resident Councils, and all the basic needs like laundry, mail, parking, and keeping the place tidy are covered. North Hills Homes tries to offer a comfortable, steady environment for seniors who want their own space but like the comfort of health services and plenty to do.
