Welsh Mountain Home sits on 50 acres of quiet, rolling hills in New Holland, PA, and has been caring for older adults since 1924, which means it's coming up on its 100-year anniversary with a lot of history behind those doors, and everything moves at a slower, more peaceful pace, since the whole place is surrounded by green fields, gardens, covered porches, and walking paths that residents can enjoy whenever the weather is nice. The facility is affiliated with the Welsh Mountain Mennonite Church, started long ago with oversight from a Board of Directors, and now it also works with Landis Communities, sticking close to its Christian-based roots, focusing on simplicity, integrity, and a strong promise to treat everyone with dignity.
There's a choice between private, studio, and semi-private rooms, each with options for a private or shared bath, and you get things like furnished rooms, cable TV, phones, air conditioning, kitchenettes in some, and free Wi-Fi running through the whole place, which helps folks keep up with news or family. Safety is taken seriously, so you have accessible bathrooms, wheelchair access, and trained staff on duty all day and night to give assistance as people need, especially for those dealing with memory loss or dementia, since the Home has its own secure memory care area and a wandering prevention plan. The staff are friendly, speak English, and tailor the daily care plans to fit each person's health, so there's help available with things like bathing, dressing, medication, and incontinence care, whether someone just needs a little check-in or full support, and there's a nurse onsite up to 16 hours a day with the other medical services-medication delivery, a podiatrist and dentist across the street, and even a primary care provider who comes right to the building-making it easier on residents who don't get around so well.
Meals are home-cooked and served in a community dining room with choices for special diets, including for folks with diabetes, and snacks are handed out twice daily, which helps keep energy up between meals, and if a resident needs meal assistance, that's part of the service too. Housekeeping, laundry, and dry cleaning come standard, which means residents have fresh linens, clean rooms, and don't need to hassle with chores, plus there's an on-site salon and barber. Transportation can be arranged for appointments or shopping-for a fee if it's not a group trip-and visiting friends and family will find onsite parking and lots of places to sit and chat either outside in the gardens and covered porches or inside in living rooms, game rooms, or the TV lounge.
Devotional life is strong, with Protestant and other faith services, regular visiting chaplains, and group activities announced over the loudspeaker every day-ranging from music programs and movie nights to gardening in the raised beds or quiet reading in the library-and you'll find bi-monthly group shopping trips, fitness and wellness rooms, scheduled events that residents help run, and plenty of space to meet with neighbors in a relaxed way. Welsh Mountain Home covers different levels of care, from independent living and medication management to assisted living and non-ambulatory care, offering help for those who don't need much but want a community, as well as folks who need 24-hour watch or memory care, hospice, or respite services for short stays.
Dogs or cats can come with their owners as long as guidelines are followed, and the staff keep an eye on both human and pet safety, while the facility's personal care boarding license ensures compliance with Pennsylvania regulations. With nearly a hundred years behind it, the Home's clean, older buildings show signs of age but stay well-kept, focusing on affordable, safe, and loving care above all, and the daily effort goes into creating a place where people feel at home, have respect, and can choose how they spend their days, surrounded by staff who do their best to support both independence and well-being.
