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Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home

Veterans Feel the Patriotism Before Even Entering the Facility

Located near Altoona in Duncansville, Blair County, the Hollidaysburg Veterans’ Home (HVH) is the largest of six veterans homes in the commonwealth. The home rests on 113 acres located along the main Allegheny Mountain ridge, providing a domain that is easily accessible by family and friends, yet offers enough isolation that our residents can enjoy tranquil, scenic living.

Fifty-eight American flags line both sides of the avenue leading to the home, right up to Eisenhower Hall, the main building named in honor of the former five-star general and President of the United States. Before entering the home, visitors are welcomed by a huge Eagle statue, a patriotic symbol of America’s freedom and all worth fighting for. It is also a pleasant reminder that American heroes live here.

Patriotic symbols are not the only way our residents are honored. Hollidaysburg provides exceptional care for its residents thanks to a professional staff -- many of whom are veterans -- who proudly come to work each day excited and honored to take care of true American heroes. Visits to the home by current service members and from representatives of local veteran service organizations are very common and provide a constant reminder that our residents are thought about often throughout the Altoona community.

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Living Here

An Active Lifestyle With All The Comforts

Residents at Hollidaysburg enjoy an active lifestyle with a full schedule of organized programs from holiday parties to on-site cookouts. For our residents who simply want to enjoy some leisure time, there is plenty of opportunity for independent activities such as craft work or bingo, and it is not uncommon to see residents enjoying a good book outside on one of our patios that provide fresh air and a beautiful view of the home’s lush green grounds. When personal time is in order, residents have easy access to an on-site chapel, barber shop, library, and canteen snack shop.


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est. 1977
Serving PA Veterans for More Than 4 Decades

424
Total Number of Beds
at HVH


550+
Dedicated Clinical and
Professional Staff
10,048
Hours Donated in 2019

by 548 Volunteers



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Levels of Care at HVH

Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home provide residents with the care and support they need in order to live an active and healthy life with as much independence as possible. The Veterans Homes offer levels of care tailored to the specific health needs of our residents and are supplemented with an array of clinical services that include: medical, clinical, and nursing services; drug and nutritional therapy; rehabilitative service such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy; dental services; and social services. Below are the specific levels of care available at each HVH.


Personal 
Care



Skilled 
Nursing Care



Memory
 Care



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Honoring Our Heroes

A Community That Offers Fun and Excitement

The opportunity for residents to participate in fun and healthy activities does not keep residents secluded to the lovely HVH grounds. Our residents have plenty of opportunities to take trips and enjoy the shining culture and beautiful surroundings that the Altoona area is known for.

Popular to our residents is visiting the Railroaders Memorial Museum, the Altoona Community Theater, or attending Peoples Natural Gas Field overlooking the Allegheny Mountains to cheer on the Altoona Curve minor league baseball team. Other fun trips for our residents include bowling, shopping, fishing attending the county fair and going to the movies. Our residents never stray far from their military roots and often attend the local Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day parades, participate in Veterans of Foreign Wars or American Legion events, or take an excursion to Boalsburg Military Museum.


The staff make the veterans feel special and all of the staff go out of their way for me. I have lots of friends here and was readily accepted.  
-Mark, Veterans Home Resident


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Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.”

Abraham Lincoln
American statesman and lawyer
served as the 16th president of the United States




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