Links older adults to community resources and provides advocacy. Coordinates services and assists participants in acquiring adaptive equipment, in-home support, and other health and financial benefits.

Provides programs and services for those whose primary language is sign-language, including supported employment, workshops and events, advocacy, and education.

Offers family-style residential homes, planned short term respite, home and community supports, companion services, life sharing, supported living, advocacy, volunteer opportunities, support for families and caregivers, shared lives, and spirituality.

Area Agencies on Aging provides local services, act as advocates, and generally assist older
citizens to remain active in their communities. They operate under guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
Services include:
- Advocacy - Support and representation, administratively and legislatively, for the needs of older adults as a group or individually.
- PA MEDI - assistance with health insurance benefit concerns, appeals, benefit applications.
- Employment Services - subsidized employment for training purposes. Available to low income persons age 55 and older.
- Information and Referral - answers to questions on the availability of services and programs for older adults.
- Legal Services - provided in non-fee generating cases via a contract with North Penn Legal Services, Inc.
- Nursing Home Transition - Information about availability of long term care in a variety of settings - in the home, or in assisted living, and planning/coordination in making a move to an alternate setting including arranging for necessary services, for current residents of nursing homes.
- Ombudsman - receives, investigates and assists in resolving complaints about quality of long term care.
Provides information on long term care issues.
- Protective Services - activities, resources and supports to prevent or intervene in abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment cases.
- Specialized Transportation - limited availability of rides to medical appointments and social service agencies.
- Care Management - casework services for assessment and care planning, and authorization of the following:
- Adult Day Care - caregiving in an organized setting for less than a 24 hour day. Excellent for caregiver respite.
- Emergency Energy Assistance - bill payment or provision of fuel to avoid utility shut off or lack of fuel in crisis situations.
- Caregiver Support Program - educational services and financial assistance to family care providers.
- Home Delivered Meals - hot/cold meals delivered to maintain necessary nutrition.
- Home Health Care - skilled nursing, therapy and aide services.
- Nursing Home Respite Services - respite for overnight absences of caregivers.
- Personal Care - in-home help with bathing and other personal hygiene, laundry, shopping and meal preparation.
- Pre-Admission Assessment - level of care determination for those considering admission to a long term care facility.
- Waiver Services - Medicaid-funded in-home services of the types listed above, and more, to maintain nursing-home eligible older adults in their homes.
- Senior Farmer Market Nutrition Program - provides food vouchers for residents 60 years old who meet income guidelines

Information and referral service provides information on the availability of services and programs for older adults. Services may be delivered directly, purchased from a community agency, or available through a cooperative agreement.

Serves long-term care residents in nursing homes, personal care homes, domiciliary care homes, and adult day care centers. Advocate for consumers by educating them about their rights related to admissions, transfer and discharge, personal funds, physician services, nursing and personal care. Answers questions about long term care services and programs such as Medical Assistance and Medicare benefits; and protects the identity of complainants upon request and respect confidentiality.

Provides information about services for older adults, makes referrals to community resources, and offers problem solving assistance and help in accessing complicated programs. Provides direct advocacy as well as special assistance to victims of crime and elder abuse.

Provides information about available medical and non-medical transportation programs in Philadelphia County and helps resolve common issues and problems faced by older adult riders.

Provides skills training classes, peer support, advocacy, information and referral, nursing home, and youth transition services to individuals with disabilities.

Helps to connect seniors to others as a powerful means of reducing stress and preventing loneliness and depression. Offers a call specialist that calls them once a week to check-up on them and talk about any struggles they are having.

Offers information, support and advocacy to people affected by frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and their caregivers. Provides a helpline. Organizes Zoom and phone support groups for particular types of FTD and for the main challenges for caregivers (behavior, language, grief, and other young children). Offers Comstock Grants to full-time family FTD caregivers and persons living with FTD.

Offers information and referrals to programs and services for older adults. Included is information on housing accessibility assistance, in-home services, caregiver services, medical transportation, adult day care and respite care centers, long term care options, social and volunteer opportunities, legal resources, elder abuse prevention, health care counseling, financial management, and more.

Pennsylvania offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.

"We care for our veterans" is not only the philosophy of the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, it is our commitment to serving the current health care requirements of those veterans and their spouses. Furthermore, we remain diligent in planning for anticipated needs of an aging veteran population that will require improved and innovative services.

Our dedicated staff provides services that range from medical care and rehabilitative programs to housekeeping and 24-hour security. Therefore, Hollidaysburg is a true "veterans' community" designed specifically with the commonwealth's veterans of the armed services and their spouses as its focus.

This perspective of community and the home's history of professional care prompt us t

Pennsylvania offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.

The Delaware Valley Veterans Home was dedicated on November 1, 2002 and is the commonwealth's sixth and newest veterans home operated by the PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Our facility serves 171 veterans and their eligible spouses in a caring and home-like setting. It is a spacious facility with skylights and large windows throughout the building.

We are located just minutes from I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Northeast Philadelphia at the border of Bucks County. The home offers a rural setting despite its city location with meadow and woodland views all around. Adding to the tranquil setting are the frequent sightings of deer, hawks and a variety of other wildlife.

Our facility includes many am

Pennsylvania offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.

The Southwestern Veterans Center provides a broad spectrum of health care and related services to veterans who are disabled, chronically ill, or in need of specialized care.

The center serves 236 veterans and spouses; 160 beds with full nursing care, 44 beds for residents with Dementia/Alzheimer's disease, and 32 beds for veterans needing minimal care. Our focus is to assist veterans in functioning independently and at their optimal levels within the limitations of their illnesses.

Our specialized services include a chapel, pharmacy, canteen, barber and beautician services, dining rooms, library, and a multi-purpose room for large gatherings. We also participate in the HealthNet System, which provides a telecommunicatio

Supports and assists caregivers of seniors with a range of educational programs and advocacy services.

Supports and assists caregivers of seniors with a range of educational programs and advocacy services.

Supports and assists caregivers of seniors with a range of educational programs and advocacy services.

Supports and assists caregivers of seniors with a range of educational programs and advocacy services.

Provides assistance for senior citizens with intellectual disabilities. Seniors are encouraged to learn new skills to promote independence while maintaining present abilities. They provide assistance and supervision for personal care needs. Nursing services are also available. Activities are designed to meet the social, intellectual, cultural, economic, emotional, physical and spiritual needs and interests of the seniors.

Offers residential homes, residential support, supported employment, self-advocacy, day services, and habilitation.

Offers residential homes, residential support, supported employment, self-advocacy, day services, and habilitation.

Offers residential homes, residential support, supported employment, self-advocacy, day services, and habilitation.