CareSphere is a Medicaid home care agency serving Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley. Senior care, personal care, pediatric care, and ODP support for adults with disabilities — most families have a caregiver in the home in about 48 hours.
Serving Your Neighborhood
CareSphere is a licensed, Medicaid-approved home care agency based in downtown Bethlehem, PA. Our coordinators work out of the office on East Broad Street, so when you call, you’re talking to someone who knows the difference between the South Side and West Bethlehem, and who can have a caregiver at your door quickly. Home care in Bethlehem, arranged by people who work a few blocks from you.
Whether you need senior care, personal care, pediatric care for a child with special needs, or ODP services for an adult with an intellectual or developmental disability, we handle the Lehigh County paperwork and coverage details so you don’t have to. All of it happens at home, on your schedule.
What We Do
Trained, background-checked caregivers who provide elderly care in Bethlehem, PA and help
your loved one stay safe and independent at home.
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Bathing, dressing, getting around the house, medication reminders, a warm meal and real company. The everyday help that lets a parent stay in their own home in Bethlehem. Senior care in Bethlehem, on a schedule that fits your family.
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Hands-on support with the daily activities that have gotten harder, built around whatever hours actually work for your family.
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Gentle, skilled care for children with special healthcare needs and developmental delays. Many parents can be trained and paid to give this care themselves through the Family HHA Program.
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Home and community support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the Lehigh Valley. Our Direct Support Professionals help build real independence.
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A break for the family member who's been doing it all, and someone to sit, talk and keep your loved one company when you can't be there.
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Cooking, light cleaning, laundry and errands, so the house stays safe and livable and nobody's skipping meals or falling behind.
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Family Caregiver Program
If you're already looking after a parent or a spouse, Pennsylvania's Medicaid programs may let you get paid for it. You don't need experience, we train you, and we
handle the paperwork. Most family caregivers in the Bethlehem area are working within about 48 hours.
Get Paid to Care for Your Child
Through Pennsylvania’s Family HHA Program, parents across Bethlehem and the surrounding Lehigh Valley can become paid family caregivers for their own children. If your child has a medical or developmental need and is covered by Medicaid, here’s how it works:
We confirm your child's Medicaid coverage and diagnosis qualify for the program.
We provide the required HHA training. No prior caregiving experience needed.
We handle the paperwork so you're approved to bill as your child's caregiver.
Most parents are onboarded and earning within about 48 hours.
Paying for Care
CareSphere is state-licensed and contracted with every Community HealthChoices plan in Pennsylvania. If your loved one is eligible in Bethlehem, we help you enroll and get the hours they’re entitled to, and we verify all of it before care starts.
For the north and east sides of Bethlehem and out toward Easton, we coordinate with the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging.
For West Bethlehem, Fountain Hill, Whitehall and Emmaus, we work with Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services.
Where We Work
Most mornings our caregivers are scattered across Bethlehem, walking into a rowhome on the South Side (18015), checking on someone in Center City near Broad and Main (18018), or crossing the Fahy Bridge toward West Bethlehem and North Bethlehem (18017, 18020). We cover Fountain Hill right by St. Luke’s, and we don’t stop at the city line.
From there we fan out across the Lehigh Valley, east to Easton (18042) and Freemansburg, south to Hellertown (18055), north to Nazareth (18064) and Northampton (18067), and west into Whitehall (18052), Emmaus (18049), Catasauqua (18032), Coplay (18037) and Bethlehem Township. If you’re anywhere near Bethlehem, chances are we already have a caregiver on your street.
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If your loved one qualifies for Pennsylvania Medicaid and Community HealthChoices, in-home care in Bethlehem is usually covered with nothing out of pocket. We check coverage before care ever starts, so you're not hit with a surprise.
If your loved one is eligible for Pennsylvania Medicaid and Community HealthChoices, home care in Bethlehem is typically $0 out of pocket — the plan covers the approved hours directly. If you're not yet enrolled or need care beyond what's approved, we can talk through private-pay options, but we always check Medicaid eligibility first since most Bethlehem families qualify for full coverage.
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is for Pennsylvania residents 21 and older who are eligible for Medicaid and need help with daily activities due to age, illness, or disability. Eligibility depends on both financial criteria and a functional needs assessment from the county. We help Bethlehem families through both parts of that process and confirm your specific eligibility before care starts.
Personal care covers non-medical daily support — bathing, dressing, meal prep, mobility, medication reminders. Skilled home care involves licensed nurses or therapists performing medical tasks like wound care, injections, or physical therapy. Most Bethlehem families we serve start with personal care; we'll tell you plainly if your loved one's needs call for skilled care instead, and coordinate that separately if so.
Yes, depending on your loved one's approved hours and needs. Some Medicaid plans authorize round-the-clock or live-in coverage for higher-need cases; others authorize set daily shifts. We'll review what your specific plan approves and build a schedule around it.
Community HealthChoices itself doesn't typically have a waiting list once you're enrolled and approved, but the enrollment and assessment process can take time if you're starting from scratch. We help Bethlehem families move through that process as quickly as possible, and most of our already-eligible clients have a caregiver in place within about 48 hours.
If your child is covered by Medicaid and has a qualifying medical or developmental need, you may be able to become their paid caregiver through the Family HHA Program. We confirm eligibility, provide the required training, and handle onboarding — most parents are earning within about 48 hours.
ODP (Office of Developmental Programs) services support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Direct Support Professionals provide ODP home and community services across the Lehigh Valley, helping build life skills and independence.
Often, yes. Through Community HealthChoices, an eligible family member can be hired and paid to care for a loved one in Bethlehem. We handle the paperwork, and most caregivers are working within 48 hours, with daily or weekly pay and free training.
We're not a call center three states away. Our office is on Broad Street in downtown Bethlehem, a real person answers the phone, and we can usually start care in about 48 hours. We know the county offices and hospitals like St. Luke's, and many of our own caregivers are family members caring for someone they love. Our home helpers live here in the Lehigh Valley, so they know the neighborhood before they ever knock on your door.
Once we confirm eligibility and get authorization, care can begin in about 48 hours.
Both. We serve Bethlehem plus Easton, Hellertown, Nazareth, Northampton, Whitehall, Emmaus, Catasauqua and nearby Lehigh Valley communities. The office is in downtown Bethlehem.
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