Mission & Values

Sustained by a 140-year heritage of caring, Canterbury Place is a community where the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of older adults are anticipated and fulfilled. Its mission is carried out through a unique combination of compassionate service and expert medical care directed toward achieving optimal levels of independence and encouraging growth throughout life.The values upon which the mission of Canterbury Place is based include:

• responding to the changing needs of older adults and their families and caregivers

• promoting the highest ethical standards

• treating every person with dignity and respect

• providing benevolent care and continuing a charitable mission supported by the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and other organizations

The mission is accomplished by:

• provision of quality independent living; assisted living; dementia care; intermediate nursing care and skilled nursing care

• participation in geriatric medical education and research through affiliation with UPMC

• outreach services to older adults beyond the Canterbury Place residential community

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