Cumberland County · Pennsylvania
Home Care in Camp Hill, PA
Camp Hill is about three miles from downtown Harrisburg, just across the Susquehanna from our office. We provide licensed, non-medical in-home care and senior care in the borough and the West Shore communities around it, and because we are so close, the in-home consultation is usually within one to two business days.
Why Camp Hill families call us
Camp Hill families usually call us when a parent who has lived in the same house for decades starts to need more help than a spouse or a nearby son or daughter can give. The borough is small and settled, with a median age of about 44 in the latest Census estimates, and many residents raised their children here and stayed. Often the call comes from a daughter in Hampden Township or Lower Allen who has been stopping by every evening and can no longer keep up, or from a husband who has been his wife's only caregiver through Parkinson's disease or dementia and needs a few afternoons a week to himself. Read about respite for family caregivers.
Homes and streets in Camp Hill
Camp Hill is mostly two-story single-family homes on tree-lined streets, many of them decades old, with the bedrooms and full bathroom upstairs and a few steps up to the front door. Those houses are comfortable until someone has a new hip, a weak leg after a stroke or a habit of getting up at night. A large part of our work here is making that kind of house workable: a steady hand on the stairs at bedtime and in the morning, help in the shower, and a caregiver who stays overnight when the bathroom trips at 2 a.m. are the real risk. See overnight care.
Getting around is easy by West Shore standards. US 11/15 runs along the western and northern edges of the borough, and PA 581 passes along the south side, so appointments on the West Shore and in Harrisburg are a short drive. Our office on North 2nd Street is a few minutes away over the Market Street Bridge or the Harvey Taylor Bridge, which matters when a schedule changes on short notice.
Coming home from Holy Spirit and UPMC West Shore
Camp Hill sits closer to hospitals than almost any town we serve. Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center is on North 21st Street with a Camp Hill address, UPMC West Shore is a short drive west in Hampden Township, and Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center is in Enola. That closeness means short hospital stays and quick discharges, often with home health visits ordered and a family left to cover everything in between. Our caregiver can meet your parent at the house, help them settle, prepare dinner, give medication reminders from the discharge instructions and stay overnight for the first few nights. Nurses and therapists come from the home health agency the physician orders; we work alongside them. We are independent and not affiliated with Penn State Health or UPMC. Read more about coming home from Holy Spirit or UPMC West Shore.
How care starts in Camp Hill
- Call (717) 695-2704. A care coordinator listens, asks about the house and the daily routine, and tells you honestly what we can staff and when.
- In-home consultation. Camp Hill is part of the Harrisburg area we cover most, so this is usually within one to two business days.
- Written care plan with the tasks, schedule and your parent's preferences.
- Caregiver match. We serve Camp Hill from our Harrisburg office and, when possible, match a caregiver who lives nearby on the West Shore, so the same person can keep coming without a long commute. We introduce the caregiver before the first shift when schedules allow.
- Ongoing check-ins, with on-call support for active clients.
Paying for home care in Camp Hill
Camp Hill families often pay privately or through long-term care insurance, and many also qualify for public programs. Medicare does not pay for ongoing non-medical home care; it covers skilled home health visits a doctor orders.
- Long-term care insurance. We provide the care plan, daily notes and itemized invoices carriers ask for. See how LTC insurance claims work.
- OPTIONS. Residents 60 and older can apply through Cumberland County Aging & Community Services at (717) 240-6110. There is no income limit; some people contribute on a sliding scale tied to income.
- VA benefits for eligible veterans and surviving spouses.
- Community HealthChoices, the OBRA waiver and Act 150. We are an enrolled provider, and your parent can choose any willing and qualified provider.
See how to pay for home care in Pennsylvania, or request an in-home consultation.
Neighborhoods and nearby towns we cover
- Lemoyne
- Wormleysburg
- East Pennsboro Township
- Enola
- Hampden Township
- Lower Allen Township
- Shiremanstown
- New Cumberland
- Mechanicsburg
- Silver Spring Township
- Harrisburg
Situations we help Camp Hill families with
UPMC West Shore
UPMC and Penn State Health (Holy Spirit Medical Center, Hampden Medical Center, UPMC Carlisle)
After surgery
A hip, a knee, a heart, a back. The surgeon says recovery at home is fine as long as someone is there. You want to say yes to that. Here is how to make it true.
You need a break (respite)
You have not slept through the night in months. You have canceled your own doctor's appointments twice. You love them and you are running on empty. Respite is not giving up; it is how you keep going.
Parkinson's disease
Buttons take ten minutes, the doorway stops him in his tracks, and the pill schedule runs the day. A steady caregiver takes on the hard parts, timed around his medications.
Overnight care
Days are manageable. Nights are not. Bathroom trips at 2 a.m., wandering, confusion, or a spouse who has not had an unbroken night's sleep in a year. An overnight caregiver changes the whole household.
Caring for a couple
Dad is caring for Mom, and Dad is 84. He will not admit it is too much, and you can see it in both of them. One caregiver, in one house, for two people, changes the arithmetic.
Questions Camp Hill families ask us
Is there a home care agency near Camp Hill with caregivers for seniors?
How quickly can home care start in Camp Hill?
Can a caregiver help my parent with the stairs in our Camp Hill house?
Are you connected with Holy Spirit or UPMC West Shore?
Sources
- Camp Hill, PA profile (ACS 2020–2024) — Census Reporter
- Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — Penn State Health
- Aging & Community Services — Cumberland County, PA
This article is general information for Pennsylvania families and is not medical, legal, financial, or insurance advice. It's Your Home Care is a non-medical home care agency licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health; we do not provide skilled nursing or medical services. Program rules and eligibility change; confirm details with the agency or program named, your physician, or a qualified advisor before making decisions.
Talk to a care coordinator who knows Camp Hill
Tell us what is happening at home. We will explain your options, including what private pay, long-term care insurance, VA benefits, and Pennsylvania waiver programs may cover, and schedule an in-home care consultation when you are ready.