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10 Best Nursing Homes in Alfarata, PA

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Alfarata is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 153 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Alfarata, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Alfarata is about $5,160, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 978 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Alfarata, PA

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Photo of Brookline Retirement Village
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Valley View Retirement Cmnty
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Wynwood House At Nittany Valley
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Colonial Haven
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Brockerhoff House
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Care For People
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Livewell Seniors House
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Cherish House
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Whispering Pines
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Provides: Assisted Living, Home Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Westminster Woods at Huntingdon
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
At Westminster Woods at Huntingdon, you have the flexibility to create your own experience. All of our senior living services are available as you need them—Our individualized philosophy of care may make Personal Care the perfect fit for your needs. Nestled on 122 wooded acres near Raystown Lake,...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Moriarty Court
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Probst Plaza
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Imagine Living amidst 350 wooded country acres……in a community that can comfortably address your needs for the rest of your life…in a setting unlike any other you’ve ever seen.Welcome to Green Ridge Village, a continuing care retirement community offering independent and assisted living as well...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Kepler Home Inc
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Heritage Springs Memory Care
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Datesman Village Apartments
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in Alfarata, PA

The average cost of senior living in Alfarata is $5,160 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Loganton, PA with an average of $4,051 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Alfarata, PA, vs. nearby cities

Alfarata, PA
$5,160/mo
$5,401/mo

Nursing homes costs in Alfarata, PA, vs. state and national averages

Alfarata, PA
$5,160/mo
U.S. national average
$4,983/mo

Nursing homes costs in Alfarata, PA, vs. other senior living options

$5,775/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,160/mo

Nursing homes costs in Alfarata, PA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,652/mo
Studio
$5,555/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,868/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,502/mo

Senior living costs in Alfarata vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Alfarata, PA
Column state: Pennsylvania
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAlfarata, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,160/mo$4,778/mo$4,983/mo
Assisted Living$4,870/mo$4,440/mo$4,770/mo
Memory Care$5,775/mo$5,441/mo$5,523/mo
Independent Living$3,822/mo$4,354/mo$4,167/mo
Nursing Homes
Alfarata, PA:$5,160/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,778/mo
U.S.:$4,983/mo
Assisted Living
Alfarata, PA:$4,870/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,440/mo
U.S.:$4,770/mo
Memory Care
Alfarata, PA:$5,775/mo
Pennsylvania:$5,441/mo
U.S.:$5,523/mo
Independent Living
Alfarata, PA:$3,822/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,354/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Alfarata, PA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Alfarata and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Alfarata, PA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Alfarata have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Alfarata, PA$5,552/mo$5,360/mo+3.6%
Pennsylvania$5,615/mo$5,383/mo+4.3%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Alfarata, PA
2024 average cost:$5,552/mo
2023 average cost:$5,360/mo
Percent change:+3.6%
Pennsylvania
2024 average cost:$5,615/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+4.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Alfarata

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Alfarata

Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg, PA

3.6
Staff is friendly and helpful. Communication with the family is good. The meals are not great. I would recommend the facility to others.

Vibralife Senior Living in Mechanicsburg, PA

5.0
After reading the reviews. I did not Want to come here for rehab. But let me let me tell you. This facility doesn’t deserve those reviews. I have been here a week and this place is great. The staff is excellent . There is no waiting long for someone to answer your call. They constantly check ...
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Juniper Village Wellspring at Brookline in State College, PA

5.0
This is an ideal memory care facility. The team of caregivers are well trained, patient, loving, caring and dependable. They always have the best interests of the residents in their hearts. The facility was designed and built to optimize the function of memory care. The building is very well ...
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Alfarata nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Alfarata nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Alfarata, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Alfarata nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Alfarata that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Alfarata, PANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
33.3%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
26.7%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
92.5%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.5%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
35.8%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
17.5%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
34.2%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
38.3%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Alfarata nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Alfarata Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Alfarata, PANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
28.3%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
20%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
21.7%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
7.5%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Alfarata nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Alfarata partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Alfarata, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.3%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
22.5%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
21.7%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
26.7%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Alfarata nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Alfarata communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Alfarata, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
23.3%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.7%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Alfarata nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Alfarata offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Alfarata, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
31.7%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
26.7%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
32.5%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
32.5%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.2%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.2%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
30.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
29.2%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
20.8%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
28.3%
0.4%
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