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Sarah Reed Senior Living’ s Skilled Nursing Addition Nears Completion. Open House Coming Soon!
Unlike most senior living homes, Sarah Reed Senior Living has been around since long before the current residents can remember. Established in 1871 as the region’ s first social service agency, Sarah Reed originally provided care for women and children in need of assistance. Nearly 150 years later, Sarah Reed Senior Living occupies an entire city block, and is a leader in senior housing and health care services. Today, it is a nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Community offering residential and personal care apartments, memory support, short-term rehab and skilled nursing care.
This spring, the facility will grow again as an expansion of the skilled nursing footprint wraps up construction and residents move in, treating them to a modern and well-equipped facility for today’ s seniors in Erie. A renovation will then begin on the existing skilled nursing area, which was built in 1990, back when skilled nursing looked a lot different than it does today.
“ At the time, shared rooms were standard, and nursing homes had an institutional feel,” said Dina Scribner, Marketing Director for Sarah Reed Senior Living.“ But now people are requesting private rooms. Many of today’ s seniors in skilled nursing homes are coming for short-term rehabilitation and therapies and are returning to their own homes. For the long-term residents, a more comfortable, residential design is desired.”
The addition offers 50 new, private rooms( 25 to a floor) and features openconcept living and dining rooms with serving kitchens, a larger and enhanced therapy suite, an outdoor courtyard, a new beauty shop, recreation room, and offices. Local architectural firm Weber Murphy Fox provided the design, and E. E. Austin & Son, General Contractors, have overseen the project.
Scribner said current residents are excited and looking forward to the move.
“ They’ re excited about the privacy and more space. In addition to the private rooms, there will be fewer residents in each neighborhood, so the overall feel will be quieter and more home-like,” she noted. The finishes and décor
Serving the Community Since 1871, Sarah Reed Senior Living is a Non-Profit, Continuing Care Retirement Community offering Residential & Personal Care Apartments, Memory Support, Short-Term Rehab, Skilled Nursing Care.
The architect ' s rendering above depicts the entrance to Sarah Reed ' s new skilled nursing addition, which is expected to be completed this Spring.
in the addition and the renovation will be new. The end result will be a cohesive, updated nursing facility that houses the same number of residents in almost double the space! That is something to look forward to for the residents, families and staff.
A dedication ceremony and open house are being planned for later this spring. Watch for ads and announcements in Erie-Times News, GoErie. com, and on local TV and radio stations, and on Sarah Reed’ s website.
For more information on Sarah Reed Senior Living, including all of the amenities and services it has to offer today’ s seniors, visit their website at sarahareed. org, where you can also find construction updates. You can call directly at 814.878.2600 to schedule a tour of the facility if you are interested in living at Sarah Reed. Sarah Reed is an approved provider for Medicare and Medicaid programs and also participates with most major insurance plans.
Sarah Reed Senior Living is located in the City of Erie at 227 West 22nd St. The main entrance is on West 22nd Street between Sassafras & Myrtle Streets.
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