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170 Red Fox Dr, Duncansville, PA 16635
Care provided: Assisted Living
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  • Community Information

    Elmcroft of Altoona is an assisted living facility in Duncansville, PA. Elmcroft of Altoona offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.

    Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Elmcroft of Altoona offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Elmcroft of Altoona provides meals for residents.

    Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help. Elmcroft of Altoona is operated by Elmcroft Senior Living.

    Unique Features

    * Three outings a week
    * One entertainer a week
    * Full schedule of extensive activities
    * Shopping outings
    * Next to the Blair County ballpark - outings to games all seasons
    * Local festivals
    * Picnics at Horseshoe Curve
  • Residents

    Nurse
    Male
    Female

    The minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.


    Staffing

    24-Hour Awake Staff


    Facility Care Level

    Care Level Percentage
    Light Care 0%
    Medium Care 100%
    Heavy Care 0%

    Elmcroft of Altoona prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care

    Additional Services

    Diabetic Care
    This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.

    Incontinence Care
    Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.

    Non Ambulatory Care
    This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.


     
  • Transportation

    Resident Parking Available
    Complimentary Transportation

    Smoking

    Allowed Outdoors

    Additional Amenities

    Activities Onsite
    Activities Offsite
    Devotional Services Onsite
    Devotional Services Offsite
    Outdoor Common Areas
    Indoor Common Areas

    Other Services

    Wheelchair Accessible Showers
    Hospice Available

    Meals

    Meals Provided

    Activities Provided

    None specified at this time.
  • Average Room Pricing at Elmcroft of Altoona

    Room Type Assisted Living
    Studio 3420.00 Monthly
    1 Bedroom 4770.00 Monthly
    Semi-Private 2790.00 Monthly
    2 Bedrooms
    Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.


    Estimated Fees at Elmcroft of Altoona

    Fee Type Assisted Living
    Community Fee 1000.00 One-time
    Respite Fee 0.00 Daily
    Buy-In Fee
    High Care Needs Fee
    Medium Care Needs Fee
    Low Care Needs Fee
    2nd Person Fee 1500.00 Monthly
    Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.

    Paying for care

    Commercial Insurance
    Private pay
    Social Security
    Separate pricing structure for care
    Veteran's benefits

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Nearby Cities

City Distance Number of Facilities Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom
Duncansville0 miles1$4,770
Hollidaysburg3 miles1$1,800
Claysburg11 miles1N/A
Johnstown29 miles2$2,920
Bedford30 miles1$4,550
Commodore33 miles1$1,800

General Pricing Information for Duncansville Assisted Living

Room Type Minimum Cost Average Cost Maximum Cost
1 Bedroom$4,770$4,770$4,770
Semi-Private$2,790$2,790$2,790
Studio$3,420$3,420$3,420

Community Reviews

Peace of Mind

reviewed on: 09/22/2020 by Anonymous

I have nothing but high praises for this community. It has been hard to see my loved one due to COVID restrictions. Due to my loved one's medical issues, it is hard to communicate with my... Read the full review.

Would highly recommend

reviewed on: 02/24/2021 by Barb G

So far everything has been good and my mom has been happy here. Everyone has been very friendly and accommodating. It is a smaller community with less people so they have more time and seem to... Read the full review.

Very patient and hardworking staff

reviewed on: 12/22/2017 by Anonymous

My Mom seems to be doing very well here. She had a hard time at first, but they were very patient with her and worked with her to make sure she’s settled and content. They’ll even help guide... Read the full review.

Very highly recommend

reviewed on: 09/01/2021 by anonymous

We chose Elmcroft of Altoona because we did a lot of research and it came down to what we were getting for the amount of money that we would be paying. It is a very nice facility, a lot of our... Read the full review.

Understaffed and uncompassionate care

reviewed on: 02/20/2017 by Anonymous

They have given us thirty day notice that my mother has to leave. They told us they would be able to take her but now they are saying she needs to leave because her care needs exceed what they can... Read the full review.

 
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