NEW! In Delco: Expanded Senior Services Available!

Help is available for Delco seniors and their families.

Many residents in Delaware County worry about their elderly loved ones. Some might even sacrifice their own needs, wants and careers to care for an aging family member. It’s a choice rife with emotion – and sometimes, guilt – but a choice that Mercy LIFE can make much easier for the entire family.

A nationally recognized Provider of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Mercy LIFE (Living Independently for Elders) is now available to Delaware County seniors. This expansion means area residents now have access to comprehensive and compassionate medical care (without co-pay charges) and nutritional, social and spiritual resources through Mercy LIFE that will enable them to live independently in their own homes or with family.

Mercy LIFE offers specialized home care to participants who need assistance getting ready in the morning and assistance at night preparing for bedtime – an invaluable service for busy working caregivers who can’t always count on being home at night, or for seniors who live alone. Transportation to and from the Mercy LIFE Day Centers – where participants receive their healthcare services, socialize and participate in recreational activities – is also provided.

In addition to offering services to participants in their homes, seniors enrolled in the Mercy LIFE program gain access to interdisciplinary care teams who provide preventive healthcare, and observe and respond to changes in each participant’s health. Nurses, physicians, physical therapists, nutritionists and other healthcare providers work on-site to meet seniors’ healthcare needs swiftly and efficiently. Mercy LIFE participants benefit from immediate assistance – without the typical wait period for a medical appointment or prescription refill, or the costly co-pays that often accompany the following vital services:

• Primary Care and Physician Specialist Services

• Nursing Care

• Prescribed Medications

• Rehabilitation Therapies

• Dental Care

• Vision, Hearing and Foot Care

• Medical Equipment

• Home Care   

• Home-Delivered Meals

• Light Housekeeping

• Mental Health Services

• Personal Emergency Response Systems

• Social Work Services

• Transportation, Recreational and Social Programs

• Caregiver Support

• Nursing Home Placement

Mercy LIFE participants receive a high-level of quality care: the program’s participant-centered care model has reduced hospital readmission rates to below 11.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013, well below the national rolling average of 20 percent.

Mercy LIFE has provided comprehensive senior care to Philadelphia seniors for more than a decade, and with the Delaware County service expansion, the program is now available to seniors in Darby, Chester, Yeadon, Prospect Park, Wallingford, Woodlyn, Lansdowne, Sharon Hill, Garnet Valley and Ridley Park (specific zip codes include 19013, 19014, 19015, 19018, 19022, 19023, 19032, 19033, 19036, 19050, 19060, 19061, 19074, 19076, 19078, 19081, 19079, and 19094).

Mercy LIFE is a member of the Mercy Health System. Mercy Health System is the largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Delaware Valley and is comprised of more than 6,000 caring, highly skilled employees focused on creating an outstanding patient-care experience.

To learn more about Mercy LIFE’s Adult Day Centers or to schedule a tour of a Mercy LIFE facility, please call: (215) 339-4747 or visit www.mercylife.org.