Making Healthcare Choices
Longwood at Oakmont
Discover Longwood at Oakmont, where purposeful living includes rich experiences, real connections and remarkable surroundings.
As one of the top accredited retirement communities in the greater Pittsburgh area, we provide every resident with a rich living experience that goes beyond health and wellness. Our beautiful grounds, well-equipped facilities, robust events calendar give you endless ways to stay active— mentally, physically, relationally and spiritually. At Longwood, every resident enjoys better choices and the opportunity to create their best life.
Shenango on the Green
Are you looking for independence, health and well-being for yourself or a loved one? Shenango on the Green, nestled in beautiful New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, provides a peaceful and comfortable senior living environment. Our mission as a Continuing Care Retirement Community is to provide you with the best person-centered experience – no matter where you may be along life’s journey. Enjoy our engaging social programs and fine dining at our independent living neighborhood, which was voted “Best of the Best” by New Castle News.
Encore on the Lake
Encore on the Lake is a membership community located in the heart of Washington County. Nestled in a natural serene lakeside setting, Encore on the Lake promotes wellness, vitality, and a socially engaging, independent lifestyle. Embark on new adventures and build lifelong friendships in this intimate member community of 80 residences.
An Encore on the Lake membership includes up to 60 days of personal care, assisted living, and assisted living dementia care at one of the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network communities.
Envisage
Established in 2003, Envisage® is an experienced leader in aging services and in-home care community support. Designed for those older adults who want to age in their homes and avoid moving to a nursing home or assisted living community, Envisage supports your goal of aging successfully in the place you call home.
The program helps you anticipate your future needs and plan for them now. Envisage helps you to:
- Remain in the home you love by providing you with a Personal Wellness & Care Coordinator
- Protect your assets
- Stay living independently
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Age safely in your home
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Keep from being a burden on your family and loved ones
Making healthcare decisions.
Seven common health situations and ways to care for them.
If you or a loved one is facing a health issue and you find yourself wondering, “Which type of senior care is right for us?” Presbyterian SeniorCare Network would like to help put you on the path to better health and peace of mind.
Please note that the information here is meant as a guide, not as a recommendation of care. We suggest setting up a personal visit to discuss your specific needs. Please contact us by completing this online form. We will respond promptly.
Manchester Commons or Elmwood Gardens each feature an on-site therapy room and licensed therapists who encourage you to take an active role in tailoring treatment to accommodate your preferences. You can expect comfortable surroundings and full-service conveniences as you receive the personalized care you need to return to your highest level of function.
We look forward to serving you.
Care After Joint Replacement Surgery
Care After Joint Replacement Surgery
After surgery, such as hip or knee replacement, it’s common to need help to regain strength and range of motion for everyday living. Your doctor will prescribe a specific regimen of physical therapy, often as an outpatient at a rehabilitation center.
If you or your loved one qualifies as “home bound” after surgery, an option would be to consider Short-Term Rehabilitation accommodations at either of our Erie communities. Physical therapy sessions could be provided at home through a home health agency, but your home may require too many modifications to make it recuperation-friendly and accessible.
Care after a Stroke
Care after a Stroke
The severity of a stroke is what determines the type, level, and duration of rehabilitation care someone needs after they’re discharged from the hospital. Your loved one may now need physical, occupational and/or speech therapy at a skilled nursing care center.
Each of our Erie communities offers personalized Short-Term Rehabilitation with stroke care services that address each person’s unique condition. Regaining maximum function and independence are always the goal for returning home.
If the effects of the stroke are mild, outpatient rehabilitation therapy is usually sufficient.
Care for Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia
Care for Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia
You may want to try caring for a loved one in your home, especially if they are in the early stages of the disease. If that’s not an option, it’s best to discuss care options—such as a personal care and/or dementia care community—with your loved one, their doctor, and involved family members.
Manchester Commons has an excellent Alzheimer’s care program within their safe and secure Woodside Place dementia care neighborhood. Pioneering a residential care model that set the standard for memory care best-practices across the country and beyond, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Woodside Place neighborhoods support each resident individually so they continue to enjoy moments of happiness, social engagement, and purposeful living.
If you decide your loved one can still live independently, but with assistance completing certain daily tasks, both of our Erie communities—Manchester Commons and Elmwood Gardens—offer comfortable Personal Care accommodations.
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Assistance with Daily Living
Assistance with Daily Living
If you or a loved one need help with certain daily activities, but are still independent and do not need a nursing home, a senior living community that provides Personal Care provides the ideal supportive environment.
Presbyterian SeniorCare Network appreciates that, as people age, a little help can go a long way in making each day better. That’s why we tailor our Personal Care at Manchester Commons and Elmwood Gardens to your specific needs—from assistance with bathing and dressing to medication management and health monitoring. You and your family can rest assured that our compassionate professional staff is there to help in any way needed, 24 hours a day.
Should you or a loved one need Skilled Nursing care at some point, Manchester Commons and Elmwood Gardens can provide that as well.
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Care for Managing Chronic Disease
Care for Managing Chronic Disease
When you or a loved one need daily health care assistance—whether short-term or long-term—Skilled Nursing at either Manchester Commons or Elmwood Gardens offers professionally supervised medical services.
Receive the support of an entire health care team: physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse assistants, as well as physical and occupational therapists and speech pathologists. We work closely with you, your family, and your health care team to ensure individualized attention and care.
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Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care
If you have a loved one who can no longer live on their own, how do you begin to choose the right nursing home or residential care?
Focus on your loved one’s health care needs and personal desires, and research all the communities in your area. The hospital’s discharge planner or your loved one’s health insurance representative can also be resources of helpful information. Read each community’s inspection report, including their health, safety, and quality of life ratings. Visit each community—preferably with your loved one and/or other family decision-makers.
During your visit, keep an eye out for features that will make the place especially comfortable and enjoyable. It’s good to visit when the place is most likely to have maximum staff on duty (like lunchtime, the biggest meal of the day). This also gives you a chance to sample the quality and flavor of the food.
Both of our Erie communities—Manchester Commons and Elmwood Gardens—offer comfortable Skilled Nursing Care accommodations.
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Care for Terminal Illness
Care for Terminal Illness
When is the appropriate time to begin discussing hospice care with a loved one?
There are several factors to consider. It might be time for hospice if your loved one has experienced:
- Frequent hospitalizations in the past six months
- Repeat or multiple infections
- Increased or uncontrollable pain
- Unplanned or continued weight loss
- Progressive decline in health despite undergoing treatments
- Life expectancy of six months or less
If you make the decision for hospice care, the hospice agency will manage all of the healthcare needs related to your loved one’s terminal diagnosis. This coordination of care can provide comfort and relief to your loved one and you.
Hospice services can be provided at home, or at either of our Erie communities—Manchester Commons or Elmwood Gardens.
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Assisted Living
Assisted Living for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care
Residential Dementia Care Communities
Skilled Nursing Care
Assisted Living for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care
Skilled Nursing
Our Southmont community provides dementia care for residents who require skilled nursing services. No matter what dementia care support you or your loved one needs, we encourage you to partner with our specially trained team of caring professionals to help your loved one living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.
Adult Day Services
Adult Day Services
Now open the Adult Day Center provides people living with dementia an opportunity to socialize and spend their days being social and participating in enrichment programs in a safe environment. For a family caregivers, Adult Day provides a respite from caregiving, allowing for time to rest, run errands and finish other tasks.