New Hampshire Veterans Home

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New Hampshire Veterans Home

Serving those who served for more than 135 years, the New Hampshire Veterans Home provides long-term care services to NH's elderly and disabled veterans.

Our mission is to provide the best quality of life for NH Veterans with dignity, honor and respect. About the New Hampshire Veterans Home (NHVH):
Our mission is to provide the best quality of life for New Hampshire veterans with dignity, honor and respect. We are an intermediate, long term care facility offering a broad range of residential, medical, and nursing care. NHVH has formalized agreements with both the Department of Veterans Affairs and local hospitals for inpatient hospitalization and specialized outpatient care. Health care services include pharmacy, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, and optometry. Our resident-centered care services also include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dietary services, and spiritual care. Admissions are open to all veterans who have been honorably discharged, including Reserve and NH Air and Army National Guard members. Serving in combat or have a service-connected disability is not required for eligibility. There is no minimum age for admission. Applicants must be a resident of the State of New Hampshire for one year preceding application, or prove New Hampshire as home of record upon discharge. An applicant’s condition(s) must be within the Home’s resources and ability to treat, and the applicant does not present potential harm to self or other residents. Financial certification is required; information is available by contacting the Admissions Coordinators at (603) 527-4843. About the NHVH Social Media Engagement:
Posts on our social media are for sharing our residents' enjoyable times and veteran resources with family, friends, volunteers, employee team members, and the community. Comments with links to pages or sites that conduct sales, provide links to unrelated content, provide misleading content, or post requests to befriend user profiles will be removed. To ensure content maintains a social nature focused on the veterans we serve, and to protect our veterans and followers, social media profiles failing to comply with NHVH Social Media Engagement parameters outlined above may be banned from interacting with the NHVH page. Updated: 4/20/25

12/26/2025

Holiday Cheer continues at NHVH! 🎄
Today we share the second half of our celebration of two joyful Christmas parties on our Franklin Pierce and Tarr East Neighborhoods, where every resident received personalized gifts, hand-picked just for them. It was a warm and festive day filled with laughter, music, the true spirit of giving...and ugly sweaters, the theme of the day.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped make these celebrations so special for our veterans, including our donors, sponsors, Recreation Therapy shopping elves, Volunteer gift wrapping elves, and Santa himself! We are grateful beyond words for the continued love and support.

12/25/2025

Holiday Cheer continues at NHVH! 🎄
On this Christmas Day, we share 'Part 1' of our celebration of two joyful Christmas parties—one in our Franklin Pierce Neighborhood and another in the Tarr East Neighborhood, where every resident received personalized gifts, hand-picked just for them. It was a warm and festive day filled with laughter, music, the true spirit of giving...and ugly sweaters, the theme of the day.
We were also honored to welcome Fred Caruso from who stopped by with a generous donation from the station's Cash and Cans fundraiser!
Huge thanks to everyone who helped make these celebrations so special for our veterans, including our donors, sponsors, Recreation Therapy shopping elves, Volunteer gift wrapping elves, and Santa himself! We are grateful beyond words for the continued love and support.

12/24/2025

Our festivities continue! On Sunday, we were honored to welcome Rolling Thunder members as they sponsored a festive Christmas Party, complete with music by Heather and Steve. We also give a shout out to the Franklin Lions Club, led by Cathe Kearney Seymour, Club President, for their visit and personal delivery of cards made for each of our veterans.
Happy Christmas Eve!

12/23/2025

It's the most wonderful time of the year!
As our daily December theme days continued, Penguin Day did not disappoint. Adding smiles to our day were the New Hampshire Elks who personally delivered Christmas cheer at the Christmas Party they sponsored - complete with music by Ghost Riderz. Also personally delivering holiday cheer in the form of donations to our Resident Benefit Fund were the wonderful folks from the American Legion Young & Richardson Post 59 in Hillsboro and American Legion District 5.
We are so thankful to all who make our days bright and beautiful. The generosity, music, and kindness remind us all of the true spirit of the season.

12/22/2025

Friday brought music, magic, and meaningful moments to NHVH!
We were honored to welcome Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill for a caroling visit. She, along with her daughters and staff, filled our Home with holiday spirit—playing piano, singing, and creating lasting memories. The joy on everyone’s faces said it all. We are grateful to Councilor Liot Hill for taking the time to visit, share her talents, and bring her daughters for a visit, too!

Also bringing Christmas cheer were the Jubilate Singers (Dickens Era caroling group) who made their way through our Home, singing in full costume! Their final stop was with the Councilor and her group upstairs where everyone joined together in a magical moment of music and community. Cheer was also found in the day's Cowboy Santa theme day; we love the energy and smiles our theme days bring.

Adding to this season of giving, personally delivering wonderful donations were:
-Huggins Hospital, who delivered 4 carts full of personalized stockings for their 4th year! Every stocking was thoughtfully crafted and unique, thanks to their wonderful staff who came together once again for this incredible tradition. We are deeply thankful.
- DAR Ranger Chapter + Elks #97 (Portsmouth) - Susan H personally delivered many socks for our veterans.
- American Legion District 4 - for their wonderful sponsorship of veterans' Christmas gifts with the donation delivered by Steve Shillinglaw and Bob Blais (former NHVH Board member!).

We are so thankful to all who made today a bright and beautiful one. The generosity, music, and kindness remind us all of the true spirit of the season.

12/21/2025

Our daily theme days continuer with Polar Bear Day last week! ❄️
Residents sported white gear and shared ideas at our Resident Council Meeting. The agenda included exciting conversations about movies, trips, and more. Two lucky attendees walked away with cash prizes thanks to our prize wheel spin!
We were thrilled to welcome back Molly the dog, who’s recovered wonderfully from her recent surgery. Full of energy and love, Molly reminded us why she’s one of the most beloved visitors in the home. The day wrapped up with a special Birthday Bingo sponsored by the New Hampshire Elks. We are incredibly thankful for their continued support and generosity!

12/20/2025

The NHVH team hopes you having a happy holiday season! 🕎🎄
We care about your health and appreciate the resources provided by the VA to maximize veterans' health and well being during this busy time. Throughout the holidays, while experiencing times of joy, it is also possible to experience stress.
Below are possible symptoms:
* difficulty concentrating
* feel worried and fearful
* feel “wound up—with sweaty palms, pounding heart and tense muscles
* feel irritable toward others
* feel tired.
If you are experiencing any of these, the article below may be helpful to you for tips to managing your stress:
https://news.va.gov/143536/managing-stress-in-the-holiday-season/

12/17/2025

On behalf of all residents and staff, we share a HUGE thank you to long-time volunteer and friend of the home, Susan Rogers! Susan visits us regularly, spending time with individual residents, and helping create our custom NHVH clothing items. Last week, Susan brought in a wonderful treat with her homemade cookies. Susan made enough for every veteran and staff member – WOW. We are beyond thankful for all the many things she does for our NH Veterans Home family members. Thank you Susan!

12/16/2025

It's truly a wonderful holiday season with caroling and gift-giving! Consuelo and Donna presented a sponsorship check from Governor Ayotte to Commandant Kim MacKay for our veterans' Christmas presents. Our veterans are now all sponsored! Susanna and Ada made a special delivery of hand-painted ornaments from the White Mountain Decorative Painters Guild. They are absolutely gorgeous. We also extend our appreciation to our volunteers who joined us to sing Christmas carols. Libby, at the keyboard, led us in joyful harmony. Four of our veterans - Ron, Alan, David and Gordon, all joined in on their harmonicas. All added such joy to this special, musical and magical day!

12/15/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like a NH Veterans Home Christmas! And we have so much to celebrate.
Tying in with our daily theme of gingerbread cookies, our veterans were delighted to be joined by the Winnisquam Regional High School Cheerleaders for gingerbread house building! We’re so thankful for them coming in, making this an annual tradition to join us to create amazing edible abodes. The cheerleaders even performed their halftime routine for us. So many laughs and smiles! Thank you, WRHS Cheerleaders and coaches!

12/14/2025

From a special community dinner at the Winnisquam Regional High School to tree decorating in our Home, the magic of Christmas is all around us! 🎄🔔

12/13/2025

May your days be merry and your nights be bright!
Our trip to the Gift of Lights at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was full of twinkling lights and on a festive night. Our sincere appreciation goes out to all who donate to our NH Veterans Home Resident Benefit Fund. It's your donations that make our spirits bright!

Address

139 Winter Street
Tilton, NH
03276

Telephone

+16035274400

Website

http://www.nh.gov/veterans

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We are an intermediate, long term care facility. NHVH offers a broad range of residential, medical, and nursing care. NHVH has formalized agreements with both the Department of Veterans Affairs and local hospitals for inpatient hospitalization and specialized outpatient care. Health care services include pharmacy, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, and optometry. Our resident-centered care services also include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dietary services, and spiritual care. Admissions are open to all veterans who have been honorably discharged, including Reserve and NH Air and Army National Guard members You do not have to have served in combat or have a service-connected disability to be eligible to apply. There is no minimum age for admission. Applicants must be a resident of the State of New Hampshire for one year preceding application, or prove New Hampshire as home of record upon discharge. An applicant’s condition(s) must be within the Home’s resources and ability to treat, and the applicant does not present potential harm to self or other residents. Financial Certification is required: Information is available by contacting the Admissions Coordinators at (603) 527-4843