DHS Quarterly
Licensing Reports
The Department of Human Services (DHS) licenses residential and day programs and services across five licensing offices — the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), the Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF), the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), the Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL), and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS). DHS and the Wolf Administration are committed to upholding quality of care and services in licensed care settings, working with providers to address concerns and regulatory violations in a timely manner when identified, and holding providers accountable through provisional licenses and license revocations..
DHS is committed to transparency and accountability, and in the spirit of this, DHS is consolidating information about licensing actions taken in the past quarter. More information about provisional licenses issued and licenses revoked can be found in the following provider directories:
See license reports from the following
DHS program offices:
OCDEL
OCDEL certifies and oversees child care providers in licensed centers and home-based settings across Pennsylvania. From April through June 2022, OCDEL completed 1,246 annual inspections and 502 complaint investigations. OCDEL took action against 21 illegally operating, unlicensed providers in Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Montour, Northampton, Schuylkill, Wayne Counties.
Provisional Licenses Issues
Licenses Revoked
Pamela Wells | Erie | Family Child Care Home | 6 |
Alphabright Child Development Center LLC | Philadelphia | Child Care Center | 21 |
Heavenly Hall Day Care Center | Philadelphia | Child Care Center | 88 |
Noah's Ark Preparatory Learning Center | Allegheny | Child Care Center | 69 |
Penn Garden Day Care Center | Allegheny | Child Care Center | 145 |
Virginia Shepherd | Cumberland | Family Child Care Home | 6 |
Thompson Nursery and Childcare LLC | Lancaster | Child Care Center | 24 |
Universal Academy LLC | Allegheny | Child Care Center | 41 |
Magic Memories Jeffersonville |
Montgomery | Child Care Center |
107 |
Little Explorers | Philadelphia | Child Care Center | 41 |
Just About Me Early Learning Center |
Philadelphia | Child Care Center |
21 |
Magic Memories Jeffersonville | Montgomery | Child Care Center | 107 |
Children's World of Learning |
Philadelphia | Family Child Care Home |
6 |
OCYF
OCYF oversees Pennsylvania’s state-supervised, county-administered child welfare system. In this role, OCYF licenses county child welfare offices as well as private service providers that offer residential and day treatment and care, foster and adoption services, secure care, and transitional living settings. From April through June 2022, OCYF completed 333 annual inspections and 991 complaint inspections.
Provisional Licenses Revoked
Pediatric Specialty Care | Philadelphia | Chapter 3800 Child Residential | 18
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ODP
ODP licenses facilities that provide care and services to individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism. Facility types are community living homes, life sharing homes, prevocational and adult training facilities. From April through June 2022, ODP completed 286 annual inspections and 88 complaint investigations.
Provisional Licenses Issued
Juli Community Services | Lehigh | Community Homes (Chapter 6400) | 21 |
Typical Life Corporation | York | Community Homes (Chapter 6400) | 86 |
Transitional Services Inc. | Allegheny | Community Homes (Chapter 6400) | 23 |
Alleghenies Unlimited Care Providers | Cambria | Community Homes (Chapter 6400) | 32 |
Community Options | Lehigh | Chapter 6400 (Community Homes) | 62 |
Spectrum Community Services | Lehigh | Chapter 6400 (Community Homes) | 62 |
New Horizons Care Services LLC | Allegheny | Chapter 6400 (Community Homes) | 15 |
Allegheny Community Home Care | Allegheny | Chapter 6400 (Community Homes) | 16
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Licenses Revoked or Not Renewed
Pediatric Specialty Care of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Community Homes (Chapter 6400) | 32 |
Bright Light Residential Services | Allegheny | Chapter 6400 (Community Homes) | 3
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OLTL
OLTL licenses personal care homes and assisted living facilities. From April through June 2022, OLTL completed 271 annual inspections and 409 partial inspections, which include incidents, complaints, plan of correction monitoring, provisional interim inspections, and other monitoring visits.
Provisional Licenses Issued
Personal Care at Blue Ridge | Cumberland | Personal Care Homes | 31 |
Manchester Commons of Presbyterian Senior Care | Erie | Personal Care Homes | 80 |
Bethesda Court | Philadelphia | Personal Care Homes | 144 |
The Landing of Southampton | Bucks | Personal Care Homes | 106 |
Woodbridge Place | Chester | Personal Care Homes | 125 |
Ahava Memory Care Residence | Allegheny | Assisted Living Special Care | 30 |
Reastheaven 1 | Fayette | Personal Care Homes | 35 |
Walden's View at North Huntingdon | Westmoreland | Personal Care Homes | 100 |
Shelbourne Personal Care | Butler | Personal Care Homes | 60 |
Divinity Manor | Philadelphia | Personal Care Homes | 30 |
Independence Court of Erie | Erie | Personal Care Homes | 144 |
C L Manor | Armstrong | Personal Care Homes | 8 |
Senior Support Services Ii | Allegheny | Personal Care Homes | 13 |
William Penn Senior Suites and Personal Care | Westmoreland | Personal Care Homes | 108 |
Best Personal Care | Philadelphia | Personal Care Homes | 12 |
Family Cares Personal Care Home | York | Personal Care Homes | 17 |
The Neighborhoods at Walden's View | Westmoreland | Personal Care Homes | 40 |
Eicher's Family Home Care | Fayette | Personal Care Homes | 42 |
Arc Housing of Lawrence County | Lawrence | Personal Care Homes | 29 |
Davenport Hall | Washington | Personal Care Homes | 32 |
Vine Street Manor | Philadelphia | Personal Care Homes | 84
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Provisional Licenses Revoked
Chrissy's Cozy Country Home | Somerset | Personal Care Homes | 25
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OMHSAS
OMHSAS licenses a variety of mental health treatment services and supports for both adults and children. Services include both residential services such as Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) services, long term structured residences (LTSR) and residential treatment facility for adults (RTF-A) and non-residential services such as Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Partial Hospitalization, Psychiatric Rehabilitation services, among others. From April through June 2022, OMHSAS completed 402 annual inspections and 137 complaint inspections.
Provisional Licenses Issued
Diakon Child, Family, & Community Ministries | Lycoming | Outpatient | N/A |
Tower Behavioral Health | Berks | IP-Private Psych Unit | 144 |
Philadelphia Mental Health Clinic | Philadelphia | IBHS | N/A |
EBS Children's Institute | Chester | IBHS | N/A |
Kidspeace National Centers | Montour | CRR Host Home | N/A |
Attain ABA | Lancaster | IBHS | N/A |
Alder Health Services | Dauphin | Outpatient | N/A |
Hamidian Training Institute | Lackawanna | IBHS | N/A |
Fairmount Behavioral Health | Philadelphia | Inpatient Psych Unit | 172 |
Safe Meadow Medical Ctr | Philadelphia | Outpatient | N/A |
Community Human Services | Allegheny | CRR-Adult | 5
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Provisional Licenses Revoked
Galena Autism & Behavioral Services | Bucks | IBHS | N/A
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Previous Reports
- DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2022 Quarter Two (April, May, June)
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DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2022 Quarter One (January, February, March 2022)
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DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2021 Quarter Four (October, November, December 2021)
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DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2021 Quarter Three (July, August, September 2021)
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DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2021 Quarter Two (April, May, and June 2021)
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DHS Quarterly Licensing Report: 2021 Quarter One (January, February, March 2021)