A nursing home for Strafford county residents who need permanent care.

The Merriman House is a 45-bed nursing home with private and semiprivate rooms, dining room, living room, activities area, and outside patios.

This nursing home offer: - Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, - Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing Care for patients after hospitalization, - Skilled Nursing Care, - Inpatient Respite Care, - Inpatient Hospice Care, - Long Term Nursing Home Care. We also provide complex nursing care for: - Pain management - Specialized skin and wound care - Nutritional support and diabetes management - Hospice Care - Hospice or "palliative" care is available if curative or restorative care is no longer appropriate and desired for terminally ill individuals. Hospice care focuses on providing comfort and pain relief as well as pastoral support and counseling for patients and family. Alzheimer's & Dementia Care: People with Alzheimer's or similar type of memory impairment usually benefit from a structured routine and supportive social environment separate from other long-term care residents. Short-Term Respite Care: We provide short-term respite care when an at-home caregiver is temporarily unavailable or in need of extended personal time away. Long-Term Care: Individuals with chronic illness or late-stage Alzheimer's disease are cared for with the goal that they attain their highest functional ability. Individualized care programs provide restorative and rehabilitation services as appropriate to achieve that goal.

Veterans who have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States as defined by 38 U.S.C. section 101,or in reserve units or in the New Hampshire army or air national guard and have been honorably discharged there from are eligible for admission. The veteran shall have been a resident of the state of New Hampshire for at least one year next preceding the veteran's application. II. The one-year residency requirement shall be waived for the following veterans: (a) A veteran whose DD214 certificate or any document used by the veterans' home for admission states a New Hampshire address as his or her home of record upon discharge from active duty. (b) An active duty veteran who has a New Hampshire address as his or her home of record and who is being discharged directly from a medical facility. III. The care of veterans under this section includes nursing care, dementia, psychiatric services, and other related services and programs for any veteran otherwise eligible for admittance. Such services and programs shall be provided at the veterans' home or contracted through other organizations and facilities, both within and outside of New Hampshire.

At Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center our aim is to provide the level of service that meets the residents needs. Whether a short stay for rehabilitation therapy is appropriate or a new place to call home, Villa Crest has the appropriate services. The unique advantage of placement at Villa Crest is the total continuum of care. Residents are able to choose the care setting that is right given the individual medical or social needs