Assisted Living in Erie, PA
Erie has 16 state-licensed assisted living communities: 13 larger communities and 3 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Erie
Both are licensed by Pennsylvania as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Pennsylvania words these licenses as “Personal Care Home” (15), “Assisted Living Residence” (1).
All 16 licensed assisted living communities in Erie
Every assisted living community Pennsylvania licenses in Erie, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
16 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's at Asbury Ridge (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care4855 West Ridge Road | Large164 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Lecom Parkside at Glenwoodmemory care41 West Gore Road | Large144 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| The Residence at Presque Isle Baymemory care1012 West Bayfront Parkway | Large138 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Barnabas Court at Brevillier Villagememory care5416 East Lake Road | Large120 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Nightingale Life Center607 East 26th Street | Large117 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home, E 3rd Street560 E 3rd Street | Large100 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Sarah Reed Senior Living (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care227 West 22nd Street | Large100 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Manchester Commons of Presbyterian Senior Carememory care6351 West Lake Road | Large80 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Westlake Woods Al3302 West Lake Road | Large79 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Regency Suites/Regency at South Shore322 Washington Place | Large70 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Springhill Senior Living Community2323 Edinboro Road | Mid-size44 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Parkside at Elmwood2628 Elmwood Avenue | Mid-size35 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Stairways810 Walnut Street | Mid-size27 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Enhanced Personal Care Home, East 26th Street118 East 26th Street | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Enhanced Personal Care Home, West 3rd Street432 West 3rd Street | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Neurorestorative Pennsylvania4155 Roxbury Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Erie?
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month ($77,760 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Pennsylvania, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Erie tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Erie community’s license
Pennsylvania publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Erie assisted living questions
Pennsylvania licenses 16 assisted living communities in Erie as of November 2026: 13 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,240 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Pennsylvania's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Pennsylvania publishes its licensing records at humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.