Resources & Support

Below are helpful articles and links to web resources for your convenience.

Articles:

You're going to visit a resident in a nursing home – it may be a loved one, it may be a family friend, or perhaps you are volunteering to bring joy to a stranger. What will you talk about? What will you do together? VCS offers ideas for "Getting the Most Joy from Your Nursing Home Visit." 

What are the rules, guidelines and precautions for visiting someone in a nursing home? Looking for more ideas about what to say and do? Read more from VCS about "Tips for Visiting a Nursing Home Resident."

Wondering what to talk about during your nursing home visit? VCS offers more than 100 questions you can ask to help prompt discussion with your friend, loved one or elderly person you are visiting. Get Conversation Starters here.
 

Web Sites:

Department of Public Welfare - information on long-term care options and applying for benefits such as medical assistance / Medicaid

Pennsylvania Department of Aging

Nursing Home Compare

Helpguide.org – Navigating Senior Services

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