What Person Directed Supports does

Person Directed Supports, Inc. (PDS) is a Pennsylvania-based 501c(4) nonprofit, founded in February 2000 and headquartered in Whitehall, PA with regional offices in Lancaster and Chambersburg. The organization delivers a coordinated portfolio of disability support services across eight Pennsylvania counties (Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Monroe, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, and York) using a Person-Centered Planning methodology. Core service lines include Community Homes (CLA) for residential support, LifeSharing shared-living arrangements with host families, a Community Supports Program providing in-home and community-based assistance, and a Behavioral Supports Program; sub-services span Housing Transition/Tenancy Sustaining, Companion, In-Home and Community Supports, and Community Participation Services. Customer segments are individuals with intellectual disabilities, individuals requiring home health nursing, and host families participating in LifeSharing. PDS is funded by the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programming (ODP) and local County offices of Developmental Programs under government contracts, with revenue mechanics operating as managed services rather than direct consumer billing.

The company is family-owned and operated, with no external parent or investor ownership disclosed, and employs 101-250 staff across its three offices. Its go-to-market is sales-led, channeled through community referrals and formal applications submitted to regional offices. PDS maintains an organic social presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X) and uses its website for service descriptions and DSP recruitment. The organization is currently extending into an adjacent vertical: Support to You, a wholly-owned Home Health Agency offering skilled nursing and social work services such as Foley catheter changes, insulin injections, and surgical dressing changes (announced, opening date not specified). No technology platform, proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, patents, API, or third-party integrations are disclosed in the available data — operations are service-delivery driven, and the company's competitive basis is regulatory licensure, government funding relationships, and trained caregiver workforce rather than technology or intellectual property.

Name

Person Directed Supports

Legal name

Person Directed Supports, Inc.

Website

https://persondirectedsupports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Person Directed Supports is a Pennsylvania-based 501c(4) nonprofit providing Person-Centered disability support services — Community Homes, LifeSharing, Behavioral Supports, and Community Supports — to individuals with intellectual disabilities across eight counties, funded by the state's ODP and county programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK), Wraparound & Community-Based Behavioral Support (ABA-Adjacent) (EDAKAHAO), Interagency Coordination & Case Management (VR, DD, Medicaid Waivers) (EDAKANAM)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Community residential services
• Life sharing program
• Behavioral health supports
• Home and community care

Headquarters

HQ city

Allentown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Program Funding: Funded by the Office of Developmental Programming (ODP) and local County offices of Developmental Programs. As a 501c(4) not-for-profit organization, revenue is derived from government contracts and program funding rather than direct consumer payments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Person Directed Supports is a 501c(4) nonprofit organization that delivers home-based and community-based disability support services to individuals with intellectual disabilities across eight Pennsylvania counties. Its core offerings include Community Homes (CLA) residential support, LifeSharing shared living arrangements, Community Supports Program, Behavioral Supports Program, and an upcoming Support to You Home Health Agency. All services are anchored in a Person-Centered Planning approach designed to increase personal self-determination and independence.

Product overview

Person Directed Supports is a not-for-profit organization providing a coordinated portfolio of disability support services across Eastern Pennsylvania. The company operates a unified service model centered on 'Person-Centered Planning' with the following main offerings: Community Homes (CLA) providing residential support, LifeSharing for shared living arrangements, Community Supports Program, Behavioral Supports Program, and an upcoming Support to You Home Health Agency. Additional sub-services include Housing Transition and Tenancy Sustaining Services, Companion Services, In-home and Community Supports, and Community Participation Services. The organization serves multiple counties including Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Monroe, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, and York counties in Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Support to You: Home Health Agency offering Home Health nursing and Social Work services including Foley Catheter change, Insulin injections, Change Surgery Dressings, and Other Skilled Nursing services

Products and services

• Community Homes (CLA)

Quantifiable outcome

• Increases personal self-determination and independence for individuals with disabilities

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• The Arc: National disability advocacy and services organization with chapters providing case management, residential, and community supports for people with IDD. Comparable population served and nonprofit service mission.

Broad incumbents

• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP): National network of affiliates providing disability services including residential, community living, and case management. Comparable population and service breadth, though operating through a federated affiliate model.
• Sevita (The MENTOR Network): Large national operator of home- and community-based IDD, behavioral health, and adult day services including Host Homes/Shared Living. Comparable service model at much greater scale, with growing presence in Pennsylvania.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Public diversified home and community-based health services provider, including IDD waiver services, home health, and behavioral health. Comparable to PDS' combined IDD + emerging home health (Support to You) strategy.

Direct peers

• Penn-Mar Human Services: Pennsylvania-based nonprofit providing residential, community, and employment supports for individuals with IDD. Direct peer with overlapping CLA, LifeSharing/Shared Living, and community participation services in the same Pennsylvania market.
• Chimes: Mid-Atlantic nonprofit providing IDD, behavioral health, and residential support services. Comparable in mission, service mix, and person-centered service delivery model.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Large home health care provider with Pennsylvania operations. Direct comparable to the planned Support to You Home Health Agency in skilled nursing and social work services.
• Community Options: National nonprofit providing residential, day, and employment supports for people with IDD. Comparable service portfolio and person-centered philosophy, though operating across multiple states.
• InVision Human Services: Pennsylvania-based nonprofit offering community living, behavioral, and day program services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. Highly comparable in service mix and ODP contracting model.
• Merakey: Large Pennsylvania-based nonprofit provider of behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability, and autism services. Closest direct comparable given overlapping IDD service lines, Pennsylvania footprint, and similar ODP contracting model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PDSI_
• Facebookfacebook.com/PersonDirectedSupportsInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/person-directed-supports-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/persondirectedsupportsinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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