Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863
- Protective Services: PCA’s Older Adult Protective Services’ role is to help detect, prevent, reduce or eliminate: Self-neglect, Neglect by a caregiver, Physical, sexual or psychological abuse, Misuse of the older adult’s money or personal property, Abandonment
- Emergency Services: Emergency programs can help seniors with food, housing and utilities; and help victims of crime.
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Care at Home: Home-based care can enable individuals to stay in their own homes, and remain independent.
Contacts642 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130-3424
Phone: 215-765-9000
Email: [email protected]
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I love to take care of people that is my calling in life.
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I'started working in caregiving a year ago , and I enjoyed it .. I wanna continue working in this field
Education could be way better transportation is good community engagement is terrible and crime rate is high.
There seems to be a good number of older people here, but more young people. Parking is really bad. The maintenance of roads a sidewalks is below average but not terrible. Theres very little trees or green space.
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Taxes
B+
How did Pennsylvania earn the grade of B+? We examined the state taxes based on how age friendly they are. Pennsylvania has a state sales tax of 6.00%. Of particular interest is that Pennsylvania does not have taxes on social security. There are no estate taxes. There are taxes imposed on inheritance. Pennsylvania has an effective property tax rate of 1.55%. Weighing these taxes and other taxes most likely to impact the aging population is how Pennsylvania earned its state tax grade of B+.
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