For more than 50 years, Presbyterian Homes of Lake Erie has been a provider of choice for senior living and nursing care in northwest Pennsylvania.
But now, the community, an affiliate of the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, has begun a new era with its $23 million renovation and expansion of its sprawling Manchester Commons community located on West Ridge Road in Fairview Township and upgrades under way at Elmwood Gardens in Erie and Oakwood Heights in Oil City. The most recent investment includes a complete overhaul of its Manchester Commons’ lounges, dining areas, courtyards and resident rooms, as well as a new, state-of-the-art Rehab Center of Excellence and the addition of its crowning jewel and Dementia Center of Excellence, Woodside Place of Erie.
According to Senior Director Bobbie Gray, the entire community has been designed in the “person-centered” care model to give residents more choices in their programs and services in the comfort of a contemporary-yet-cozy neighborhood setting.
“It takes away that institutional routine and makes it more home-like,” explains Gray. “We thought of every detail when we created this.”
Read more in the November 2016 Edition of the Business Magazine.
