Forest Park, part of Episcopal SeniorLife Communities, provides a range of senior living options like independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, and you'll find these levels of care right within the same community so residents can stay as their needs change, with independent living offering a maintenance-free lifestyle with resort-style amenities, social activities like art classes and dances, and assistance available if someone needs it; assisted living supports daily needs such as bathing, dressing, medication management, meals, and housekeeping, while skilled nursing delivers round-the-clock medical care, rehabilitation, and wound care after illness or surgery, and memory care serves people living with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia, keeping them safe through 24-hour support and specialized programs in a secure setting designed to reduce confusion.
Residents can choose from studio, one-, or two-bedroom apartments, villas, and patio homes, most of them pet-friendly and smoke-free, and each includes utilities like water, electricity, heat, and trash removal, plus Wi-Fi and high-speed internet, and the building features dining rooms with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, common areas for gatherings, accessible design, whirlpool tubs, and even swimming pools with underwater treadmills. There are adult day programs and board-and-care homes that offer support in small, residential settings with live-in caregivers for those who need more personal help.
Forest Park has amenities like a wellness center, billiards, community rooms, sewing workshops, and even religious services, and transportation is available for appointments or errands with on-site parking options for residents who drive, and chefs design menus with a focus on good nutrition and taste, with the choice of room service when needed. The staff helps with supportive services such as grocery delivery, medication management, and housekeeping, and residents can receive companionship and non-medical care through home care aide services.
The community welcomes families and provides information and support through the Help Me Grow WNY partnership, which connects families with local resources for children's health and development, and there's a 2-1-1 helpline offering confidential, live help at all hours, especially for families or residents with developmental disabilities, covering services like assistive technology, adult education, and personal support.
For finding resources, Forest Park provides category browsing and a "service tree" to help you search for specific help, with filters based on location-whether inside certain counties like Erie or Niagara, or within a set distance from the community-and they update families with a monthly mailing list on new programs, while also allowing suggestions for new resources to be added to the directory. Forest Park has received recognition for activities and care quality, keeps its spaces safe and accessible, and lets people bring their pets along, so folks can expect a straightforward, home-like place with a little extra help always close by.
