LECOM at Elmwood Gardens

Elmwood Gardens Retirement Community

Welcome to our intimate and affordable neighborhood of friends.

Elmwood Gardens has an impressive reputation as a close-knit community that has provided generations of residents with exceptional care. Our atmosphere is that of a big, warm, extended family, with residents and staff who genuinely care about one another and the local community.

Come enjoy time with friends and family—surrounded by a complete range of senior living options—without the worries of home maintenance, housekeeping, or laundry. Relax fully knowing that compassionate care is close at hand, if ever needed.

•    Conveniently located right off I-79
•    Single-story, easily walkable community
•    Delicious dining within a bright dining room
•    Complete range of senior living options:
•    Independent Living
•    Personal Care
•    Skilled Nursing
•    Short-term Rehabilitation for recovery after an injury or illness
•    Comfortable lounge areas for socializing with neighbors and visitors
•    Exercise room
•    Convenient services and amenities that make every day stress-free
•    Resident-cultivated, raised-bed outdoor gardens
•    Close to St. Vincent Hospital

Independent Living that frees you for greater enjoyment of each day.

Leave the chores to us, and we’ll leave the socializing to you.

Our philosophy of Making Aging Easier® means we’ll take over as meal preparation, housekeeping, landscaping, snow removal, and laundry, while you enjoy special events and favorite pastimes with friends and neighbors.

Plus, you gain priority access to our Personal Care and Skilled Nursing, if ever needed.

Independent Living at Elmwood Gardens offers:

•    Private, second-floor living with elevator service
•    Your own furniture and décor
•    Full bath with barrier-free tub/shower
•    Kitchenette with counter space, sink and refrigerator
•    Wall-to-wall carpeting in living room and bedroom

 Independent Living at Manchester Commons offers:

•    Convenient, first-floor living
•    Kitchenette
•    Your own furniture and décor
•    Full bath with access to whirlpool spa
•    Wall-to-wall carpeting in living room and bedroom

Personal Care

Independent Living

Personal Care for greater independence.

Just a little assistance can make a big difference.

We appreciate that a little help can go a long way in making each day happier, easier, and less stressful. That’s why we tailor our Personal Care services to whatever you need, whenever you need it, 24 hours a day. Perhaps you could use a little assistance with showering, managing zippers and buttons or putting on socks, taking medication or monitoring a health condition. Get precisely the help you need so you can continue to live with independence.

Each Personal Care apartment includes:

•    Choice of private or semi-private apartment
•    Convenient, first-floor living
•    Your own furniture and décor
•    Private, half-bath (Elmwood Gardens) or full bath with access to a whirlpool spa (Manchester Commons)
•    Wall-to-wall carpeting

Skilled Nursing

Compassionate skilled nursing care within the comforts of our community.

Familiar, friendly faces that truly care.

When you live at either of our Erie, PA, retirement communities, you don’t have to go elsewhere to receive skilled nursing care: Get the 24-hour short-term or long-term medical care you need right on the campus you know and love.

Short Term Rehab

Both of our Erie, PA, retirement communities feature short-term senior rehabilitation centers that provide 24-hour nursing care and a homelike level of comfort to assist in your recovery. Therapy services are available seven days a week, based on your needs and your doctor’s orders.

Memory Care

If your loved one requires both dementia care and skilled nursing, we’ve integrated these two specialties in our Skilled Nursing neighborhood at Manchester Commons—the only memory support community in Erie offering a full continuum of care, with dementia care at both the Personal Care and Skilled Nursing levels.

The beauty and comfort of the accommodations at Woodside Place of Erie are equaled only by the quality of the care our residents receive. Our person-centered model gives your loved one considerable freedom of choice in their daily schedules, lets them enjoy a variety of activities and exercise programs, and provides countless opportunities for social interaction.

Every team member in our organization—from nursing and therapy to housekeeping and maintenance—receives dementia-specific training and is certified through CARES®. Woodside Place direct care team members receive additional specialized training, and benefit from the expertise of certified dementia care practitioners throughout Presbyterian SeniorCare Network.