Providing exceptional home health care in Allentown and surrounding areas
Providing exceptional home health care in Allentown and surrounding areas
Extended Family Care brings home care to Bethlehem, PA families right in their own homes. That can be a friendly caregiver for a few hours a week or skilled nursing from registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. We care for children, adults and seniors, and our family of companies has been providing home health services since 1938. We're also accredited by The Joint Commission, so you can feel good about who is coming through the door. Care starts with a free assessment.
Every person we care for gets help matched to their own needs, and that help can grow or change as those needs do. Care can start with a few hours a week and build from there, or it can begin with someone in the home around the clock. Here's the full range of in-home care in Bethlehem, PA, all of it given right where your loved one already lives:
Extended Family Care provides both kinds of care under one roof. Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses handle skilled care, things like IV infusions, wound care, diabetes care and teaching you how to manage a chronic illness at home. Caregivers handle the everyday side of life, from bathing and dressing to meals, light housekeeping and good company.
That makes a real difference for families looking for home health care in Bethlehem, PA who aren't sure yet what their loved one will need. Needs can shift quickly after an illness or a fall, and with one agency the nursing and the daily help work from the same care plan. Each plan is developed with an RN Supervisor, so a nurse helps shape the care even when most of the help is non-medical. One team, one plan, and one place to go with your questions.
You can also feel confident about who you're welcoming into the home. Extended Family Care is accredited by The Joint Commission, and our family of companies has been providing home health services since 1938, for children, adults and seniors alike.
Bethlehem families have two large hospitals close by. St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem Campus, on Ostrum Street in Fountain Hill, is the main campus of the St. Luke's network and a 400-bed hospital with an Adult Level I Trauma Center. Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, on Schoenersville Road, is open 24 hours and has a certified Primary Stroke Center and an Inpatient Rehabilitation Center.
The first days back home are often the hardest part of a hospital stay, for the person recovering and for the family helping them. That's where our hospital to home transition care comes in. We help you follow the discharge plan, keep medications on track and set up the house so it's safe to get around, with things like clear pathways and grab bars in the bathroom. Our team works with your healthcare team so care carries on smoothly once you leave the hospital, and skilled nursing or in-home therapy can be part of it when recovery calls for it.
The goal is fewer trips back to the hospital and less stress on the family members who are doing their best to help.
Bethlehem's houses have a lot of history in them. About one in three homes in the city was built in 1939 or earlier, and more than half went up before 1960. That means plenty of steep staircases, narrow hallways, older bathrooms and bedrooms up on the second floor. A personal care aide can help with getting in and out of the tub, getting dressed and moving safely from room to room, and client advocacy can include a home safety assessment.
Many older neighbors here also live on their own. Of the city's households with someone 65 or older, 3,261 are an older adult living alone. And nearly half of Bethlehem residents 75 and older live with a disability. Companion care brings regular company and a hand with meals and outings, and 24-hour care means someone is in the house through the night when that's what keeps a person safe.
Bethlehem is also the only city in Pennsylvania that sits in two counties, Lehigh and Northampton, so the county office for aging services depends on which side your loved one lives on.
Good senior care in Bethlehem, PA usually involves more than one helper. Close to one in five people in Bethlehem is 65 or older, and the city has solid local support to lean on alongside home care.
The Northampton County Area Agency on Aging, in the Human Services Building at 2801 Emrick Boulevard, runs a caregiver support group on the first Thursday of each month. Its OPTIONS program offers in-home services, care management, adult day services, in-home meals and personal care, and it provides PA MEDI Medicare counseling too. Medicare Open Enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7, 2026, so this fall is a good time to sit down with a counselor.
Families on the other side of the county line work with Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services, the county office for older adults on the Lehigh County side of the city.
Bethlehem also has three senior centers close to home: Rooney Senior Center at 4 E. 4th Street, Basilio Huertas Senior Center at 520 East 4th Street and Old York Road Senior Center at 720 Old York Road. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus hosts an Older Adult Meal for adults 65 and older every Thursday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. A companion caregiver can go along to either one, which makes getting out of the house a little easier.
Home care in Bethlehem begins with a free assessment. It's a chance to talk about your loved one, their health, their daily routines and the kind of help that would make life at home easier. From there, an individualized care plan is developed with an RN Supervisor, covering which services make sense and when.
The schedule is built around the person. Care can be a few hours a day, a few days a week, overnight, live-in or round-the-clock 24-hour care, and the plan can change as needs change. Take your time with whatever questions you have, and when you're ready, you can request your Free Assessment and we'll talk through what's particular to your family.
Bethlehem families can choose companion care, personal care, hourly and 24-hour care including live-in care, skilled nursing, dementia and memory care, hospice supportive care, hospital to home transition care, in-home rehabilitation, pediatric care and client advocacy. All of it happens in your own home, and services can be combined as needs change.
We provide both. Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses give skilled care such as IV infusions, wound care and diabetes care. Caregivers help with everyday things like bathing, dressing, meals and companionship. Having both with one agency keeps everyone working from the same plan.
Yes. Our hospital to home transition care supports the move back home after a stay at either hospital, with help following the discharge plan, managing medications and setting up the home safely. The goal is to reduce hospital readmissions and ease the load on family caregivers.
Our in-home skilled nursing services can be covered by insurance. Coverage depends on your plan, so it's best to check with your insurance provider about which services are covered and any limits or requirements that apply.
Yes. 24-hour home care is one of our services, for people who need someone with them day and night. Options include live-in care, overnight "awake" caregivers and shift-based care, so there's always someone close by.
Care starts with a free assessment. From there, an individualized plan is developed with an RN Supervisor and built around your loved one's needs, routines and preferences. The plan can be adjusted over time as those needs change.
The Northampton County Area Agency on Aging on Emrick Boulevard offers a monthly caregiver support group, in-home services through its OPTIONS program and PA MEDI Medicare counseling. Families on the Lehigh County side of the city can turn to Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services.
