Find Senior Living & Care in Uniontown, PA

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9,742

Population of Uniontown

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2,013

Residents aged 65 and older in Uniontown

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113

Senior Living & Care Options in Uniontown

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$6,019/Month

Average cost of Senior Living & Care in the area.

Uniontown, with a population of 9,742, is home to 2,013 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 113 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $6,019.

In Uniontown, PA, a car isn't the only way to reach a friend's house, a doctor's office, or a weekday lunch out. FACT, which stands for Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, runs shared rides that go curb to curb. Fayette County residents can ride to any spot in the county, and FACT's shared ride and fixed route services are wheelchair accessible.

Every county resident is welcome to use shared ride. Riders sign up with FACT before a first trip and book each ride in advance. It isn't a taxi, and other riders share the trip, so it suits errands and visits planned a bit ahead.

Fayette County calls Uniontown, PA, its county seat. The county says the city dates to 1776 and is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. At Five Corners, along West Main Street, the George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza honors the U.S. Army general, a native of the city.

Winters here are cold. A NOAA weather station near the city logs a typical January low of 21.4°F and a typical July high of 84.3°F, using the 1991 to 2020 normals. So January nights sit well below freezing, and a warm coat for the wait at the curb helps.

Medicare's data shows a single hospital in Uniontown, PA: Uniontown Hospital, recorded as acute care with emergency services. In plain words, short hospital stays and emergency care happen right in the city, and WVU Medicine shows the emergency room as open 24 hours. So a fair question for senior living communities in Uniontown, PA, is how residents get to their own doctors.

Three local helpers get their own questions near the bottom of this page: the regional Area Agency on Aging, a weekday senior center, and the public library. Between here and there, you'll find a plain guide to every kind of care, ordered from the lightest help to the most medical. Read the one that matches today's needs, then the next one up, and comparing senior living in Uniontown, PA, gets much easier.

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Uniontown, PA at a Glance

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FACT shared rides go curb to curb anywhere in Fayette County.
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One regional Area Agency on Aging covers Fayette, Greene, and Washington Counties.
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Uniontown Hospital: acute care with emergency services, per Medicare.
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Average January low 21.4°F, July high 84.3°F (NOAA, 1991 to 2020).

Assisted Living in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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Assisted living in Uniontown, PA, gives residents a room or apartment of their own, with staff close at hand for daily tasks. Those tasks include bathing, dressing, taking medicine on time, and walking to meals. Independent living leaves care to the resident. Here, staff provide it, guided by a written plan for each person. Pennsylvania uses two licenses for this kind of residential care. A personal care home helps adults with activities of daily living. An assisted living residence goes further, with assisted living services and supplemental health care services. Both serve adults who need help or supervision but not a nursing home. The state's assisted living chapter doesn't cover personal care homes or independent living communities. So the license is a useful thing to settle early. When you contact a community, a good early question is which of those two licenses it carries. It's fair to ask, too, what that license lets staff do as needs grow. Assisted living carries much less medical care than a nursing home does. People who need skilled nursing every day usually need a nursing home instead. On a tour, ask who writes the care plan when someone moves in, and how often the team updates it. It's good to learn who gives medications and how each dose is logged. Find out how many aides work overnight. You might request the monthly rate on paper, plus every charge that could be added down the road. Ask, too, how the team responds to a fall, how it eases a resident back in after the hospital, and when family is told. Another point to raise: can a resident keep a personal doctor and a favorite pharmacy? It's good to know which pieces of furniture can come along from home. A meal in the dining room shows how an ordinary day there really feels. Afterward, line your notes up by question, so the assisted living communities in Uniontown, PA, can be weighed fairly against one another. The average price of care for Assisted Living in the area is $5,384 - $5,717 per month.
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Memory Care in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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Memory care in Uniontown, PA, supports adults who have Alzheimer's disease, or another dementia, when everyday life calls for closer supervision than assisted living gives. Days follow a set rhythm, staff are usually trained for memory loss, and activities lean on the skills and interests residents still have. Many memory care settings keep doors secured and add a protected outdoor area, but that varies, so look for it on each tour. Pennsylvania sets dementia training hours for staff. In an assisted living residence, direct care workers in a special care unit get eight hours of dementia training in the first 30 days on the job. Each year after, they add at least eight hours more, beyond the yearly training every worker gets. A personal care home with a secured dementia unit works a little differently. There, staff add six hours of dementia training a year beyond their regular hours. Topics include challenging behaviors and clear communication. So, on a tour, ask to hear the direct care team's dementia training hours for the past year, along with the topics. Help at home exists alongside these settings. The regional Area Agency on Aging's caregiver program also serves caregivers of someone 18 to 59 with a documented dementia diagnosis in Fayette, Greene, or Washington County. The caregiver doesn't need to live with that person. When you compare dementia care in Uniontown, PA, you may want to ask how staff calm someone who's restless or wants to leave. It's good to learn how families are told about changes. It helps to hear how a typical afternoon unfolds and how often residents go outdoors. Mealtimes deserve a question, too, since memory loss can make people skip meals or forget to drink water. During the visit, watch how aides speak to someone having a hard moment, and whether they slow down. Small details like that say a lot about a unit. Then line up the memory care communities around Uniontown, PA, using one set of questions for all of them.
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Long Term Care & Skilled Nursing in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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Nursing homes in Uniontown, PA, come into the picture when health needs turn medical and daily nursing becomes part of the plan. They offer skilled nursing, generally with licensed nurses on staff day and night, plus rehab therapy after surgery or a long illness. A stay can be short, to recover, or long term, when a health problem needs daily nursing. Here's the core difference: assisted living and memory care give help and supervision, and a nursing home adds medical treatment. Before a visit, it helps to look up the home on Medicare's Care Compare. If a concern comes up later, the regional Area Agency on Aging's ombudsman program looks into complaints made by or for older people in long-term care. It also takes complaints for people who get long-term care at home. The concerns it names include a discharge or transfer and the quality of care. As you compare skilled nursing near Uniontown, PA, below, ask each home how therapy is planned, who's on duty overnight and over the weekend, and when discharge planning starts. The average price of care for Long Term Care in the area is $10,840 - $11,510 per month.
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Home Care in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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Home care in Uniontown, PA, brings help to the person instead of moving the person to the help. A caregiver comes by on a schedule to handle bathing, dressing, meals, chores, or a trip to the store. It covers daily living, not nursing, and most plans run for set hours. Staying put works while a person can still move safely from bed to bath to kitchen, and the needs hold steady. Moving may be the better call once help is needed at night or at odd hours, or when long days alone start to wear on someone. Public programs can fill some gaps. The regional Area Agency on Aging offers OPTIONS In-Home Services to adults 60 and older whose physical or mental health makes daily needs hard to meet. That support can cover personal care, home management, nutritious meals, or fast help in an emergency. A separate OPTIONS In-Home Meals Program delivers meals to adults 60 and older who are nutritionally at risk. It serves people who can't get food or cook for themselves and have no one willing or able to do it. Both programs screen for eligibility on their own terms, which is why many households hire a private agency for the remaining hours. Some want help only a few mornings a week, and others need a longer daily shift, so be clear about which you're after. When phoning the agencies below, it's good to hear how caregivers are hired and trained. You might ask who supervises them and how often. Find out if the same caregiver usually comes, and who covers when that caregiver is ill. The shortest visit an agency will schedule varies, so bring that up as well. If rides to the doctor matter, find out if caregivers drive clients, and in which vehicle. You might also ask how fast a schedule can expand after a hospital discharge brings new needs. A one-page list of tasks, and the days they come up, makes each call quicker. Keep that list close by as you compare home care options near Uniontown, PA, one call at a time. The average price of Home Health services in the area is $25 - $27 per hour.
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Independent Living & Active Adult Living in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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Independent living in Uniontown, PA, fits adults who manage their own care and are done with mowing, gutters, and shoveling the walk. Retirement communities in Uniontown, PA, like most independent living communities, tend to bundle a private apartment or cottage with upkeep, and many add meals, social events, or rides. The monthly fee covers different things at each place, so get the list in writing. Life outside the building matters as much. The City's Recreation Board runs the Uniontown Farmers Market. Its rules list fresh vegetables, fruits, berries, cut flowers, herbs, plants, eggs, and crafts as goods vendors can sell. For the 2026 season, the City's Parks and Recreation Board approved fitness events at Bailey Park ahead of the markets. Fayette County's parks list names Dunlap Creek Park, German-Masontown Park, and Jacobs Creek Park, along with the Browns Run and Sheepskin trails. The same list points to Ohiopyle State Park and the Great Allegheny Passage in the wider area. The county's list doesn't describe trail surfaces, so it helps to check with the county before a first walk. During a visit, ask what the fee includes and what's billed separately. It's good to learn if there's a community van for shopping trips and outings, or whether residents book FACT on their own. A resident who already rides FACT may want to keep that routine. Since winter can be icy, ask how walkways and parking areas get cleared. You might pick up last month's activity calendar and join residents for lunch. Ask who plans the outings and whether residents have a say. Pet rules matter, too, if a cat or dog is coming along. It's also smart to find out what happens when someone needs more help, and whether extra care can be added on site if that day comes. Visiting three favorites among independent living options in Uniontown, PA, within one week helps the differences stand out. A second stop at the one you like most, on a different day, settles a lot.
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Compare Assisted Living Costs in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's assisted living cost per month is charted here beside the national one.

Our Pennsylvania page lists statewide prices by care type: assisted living, with how families pay for it, plus home care, nursing homes, and independent living.

That page doesn't show memory care costs yet. With memory care questions, residents of the agency's three counties can call on the Information and Assistance staff at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging.

Pennsylvania -
$5,550
National Average -
$5,350

Local Resources for Older Adults in Uniontown, PA

These contacts help older adults living in and around Uniontown, PA. Follow a link to see an organization's latest details on services and who qualifies.

  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging. Caregiver programs, meals, and in-home help for older adults in Fayette, Greene, and Washington Counties. About the agency
  • Uniontown Adult Recreation Center. A senior center open on weekdays, found on the agency's Fayette County list of centers. Fayette County senior centers
  • FACT Shared Ride. Curb-to-curb rides anywhere in Fayette County, plus a Senior Shared Ride program for riders 65 and up. Shared Ride
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The agency's confidential ombudsman service for Greene, Fayette, and Washington Counties. Ombudsman Program
  • Uniontown Public Library. Cards for people who live in Fayette, Greene, or Washington County, and a history and genealogy room. Getting your library card
  • Fayette County Parks and Trails. County parks and trails, plus state destinations in the area. Parks and Trails
  • Medicare's Care Compare. Where to look up a nursing home anywhere in the country. Care Compare

Frequently Asked Questions

FACT's Senior Shared Ride program is one answer. People 65 and older in Uniontown, PA, can use FACT's shared rides for any reason. FACT gives examples such as medical appointments, banking, grocery shopping, the pharmacy, the post office, and senior centers. It's built for everyday errands as much as for appointments.

A FACT representative decides eligibility. Seniors can pick up an application at FACT's Transit Center in Uniontown, PA, or at the main office in Lemont Furnace, PA. Every rider has to register first, so it's wise to apply well before the first ride is needed.

Uniontown, PA, is served by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging. The state's Department of Human Services directory shows it as Southwestern PA AAA, Inc., covering Fayette, Greene, and Washington Counties. It's a private nonprofit that manages services for older adults in all three counties, with most funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.

The main office is in Charleroi, PA, which is in Washington County. So families in Uniontown, PA, begin with a phone call or the agency's online referral form. Information and Assistance staff answer calls on weekdays and can do pre-screenings. Services are open to adults 60 and older who live in the three counties. The Department of Aging describes each local agency as the front door for aging services.

Yes. The Uniontown Adult Recreation Center is on the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging's list of Fayette County senior centers, and it's open Monday through Friday. The agency lists hot meals, life enrichment classes, health screenings, computer classes, exercise programs, trips, and rides to and from the center among what its centers provide.

That list covers the agency's centers in all three counties. So it's a good idea to ask staff at the Uniontown Adult Recreation Center which of those happen there and how to sign up. A weekday visit lets someone meet the regulars and try an activity before deciding anything.

Pick four or five assisted living communities from this page, and hold each one to the same checklist. Keep one regional contact on hand. The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging operates the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program for Greene, Fayette, and Washington Counties, and the agency calls its ombudsman services confidential.

Which place suits someone comes down to daily care needs, budget, and the distance to family. Write one set of questions and use it on every tour, including which license each community holds (the assisted living section explains why). Try to visit at a mealtime. Afterward, a few quick notes on each place make the side-by-side easier.

The Uniontown Public Library gives a library card to anyone who lives in Fayette, Greene, or Washington County. That card also works at more than 20 other libraries in the library's regional network. City board minutes describe the library as an entity of the City of Uniontown.

Its Pennsylvania Room is a large history and genealogy collection centered on Fayette County, a good resource for tracing family roots. Staffing changes have cut the room's hours, so it helps to call ahead. The library opens Monday through Saturday and closes on Sunday.

Unpaid caregivers near Uniontown, PA, can turn to the Caregiver Support Program, run by the regional Area Agency on Aging. It assists people who arrange or give care to an older adult living in the community. Caregiver education and support groups are part of the program, meant to strengthen the caregiver's role.

Support group dates and Caregiver Coffee Talk gatherings appear in the agency's Senior Times and on its social media page. Caregivers of some younger adults with dementia qualify, too, as the memory care section notes. For anything else, the agency's staff can help sort out which services fit.

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Sources, checked Oct. 19, 2026: FACT Shared Ride, Fayette County, Our County Seat, City of Uniontown events, NOAA climate normals, CMS hospital data, WVU Medicine, Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, In-Home Support, Home-Delivered Meals, Senior Community Centers, Support for Caregivers, Ombudsman Program, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services directory, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, City of Uniontown Farmers Market rules, City of Uniontown Parks and Recreation Board minutes, Fayette County Parks and Trails, Uniontown Public Library, Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 2800, Chapter 2600, and Medicare's Care Compare.