Loretto Highland House - Syracuse, NY - Retirement Communities

213 Highland Ave
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 478-8670

Highland House

Highland House is a lovely Victorian home where participants in PACE CNY live together as a community. Just like other PACE CNY participants, Highland House residents receive personal care assistance in their home and go to the PACE day center three days a week for social activities, lunch and medical appointments.

Loretto is a not-for-profit organization committed to the Mission of improving the quality of life for older adults in Central New York. Loretto has been serving the community since 1926, and is the largest provider of eldercare services in Upstate New York.

In order to fulfill this mission in the most meaningful way, the Loretto Board of Trustees adopted a Statement of Values, establishing guiding principles for the organization. These values, including Justice, Inclusiveness, Integrity, and others, are explored in the following pages.

The Loretto Board of Trustees which governs the organization, is composed of volunteers from the community who are committed to serving the elderly. Board members are drawn from diverse parts of the community; representing various professions and life experiences. Board members are listed in the Leadership segment of the website. Staff leadership is also listed in this section, including the organization's President and the Senior Management Team.

Loretto was established in 1926, and has grown to be the community's largest eldercare provider. Throughout its history Loretto has focused on responding to community needs in an innovative, caring fashion. Today, Loretto serves nearly 4,000 individuals a year some of their comments are presented in the Voices of Loretto section.

What Are Your Choices?

The terms and options associated with senior housing can be confusing. For example, some providers offer an option called Assistive Living. While somewhat helpful, Assistive Living does not offer the same level of care as Loretto's licensed Assisted Living programs. Also, Loretto is the only Assisted Living provider in this area that accepts Medicaid reimbursement as payment for services.

Residence in Loretto's senior housing can be paid through private funds, private insurance or Medicaid, once private resources have been exhausted according to Federal and New York State law.

How can you, or your loved ones, determine the level of care needed at this stage of the aging process? The following descriptions will aid your understanding and preparation for this important discussion with senior healthcare professionals.

Independent Living is for healthy, active adults who no longer want to live on their own. They may elect to pay for extras such as meals, laundry, housekeeping or personal care assistance.

Enriched Housing offers meals, morning and evening personal care supervision, daily bed-making, weekly laundry and housekeeping services, medication reminders and overall care management. Residents will also have a Lifeline Emergency Response System in their rooms. Adult Home services are very similar to those of Enriched Housing.

Assisted Living offers all of the above plus 24-hour staff support to assist with medical intervention and activities of daily living. Many older adults who enter nursing home care, for a specific ailment or finite period of time, find they can transition to Assisted Living once the medical issue has been addressed.