Communities in Blue Springs, MO

"It was very nice. They had an assisted living facility and a regular senior living facility. The units were very nice. The community was very nice and new. We saw everything. They had a place to go to church, a place to work out, and they had a nice cafeteria. It was very much up to date. The food was very good. It was very clean and spotless."

"I had to put my brother into a nursing home. I had visited several different ones but the minute I walked in into Carroll Park I knew it was the right place for him. It wasn't fancy but it felt like home. I was greeted by several staff members as I came through the door. It was clean and they were serving lunch at the time. It smelled so good and looked so good I wanted to sit down and eat to. The rooms were a nice size. The greatest part of all you couldn't ask for better people to care for your loved one. They were so caring and good with the residents and family you felt like you were a member of the family. If you want a place where you can rest assured your loved one is cared for and showed love and attention this is the place. I rate fantastic by 150%"

"Our Lady of Mercy will forever be my first recommendation to anyone in the KC area asking about Assisted Living. We moved my grandma there after she was neglected at another facility. The difference in care, culture and community at Our Lady of Mercy was such a breath of fresh air. The staff care so deeply for the residents and treat them like members of their own family. The community of residents is vibrant and fun. This is a special place and the staff here should be so proud of the hard work they do to provide love and dignity to those that deserve it most."

"I toured The Ashton on the Plaza. It was excellent. It's neat, clean and organized. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The place was clean and spacious."

"My friend has moved into The Wellington Senior Living. I like the convenience to my location, which helps me. I like the size of it. It's not overly large and yet large enough. I also like the cleanliness of it. The size of the rooms is another positive. I have tried their food, and it has been quite satisfactory. With regard to the staff, it is varied. The receptionist and the salesperson were great. But now I'm having a bit of a challenge with regards to some follow-up items with them, which I'm going to talk to them about today. They have quite a few social rooms made available to the residents like club rooms, libraries, and theaters. My friend has not yet used the transportation service that is available for doctor's appointments and those kinds of things. That would be a good amenity come winter. So that's a nice amenity. I think the place is fairly clean and well-maintained."

"The most I liked most about my tour of Armour Oaks Senior Living was the beautiful setting. The building was old but it was beautiful, it just had a feeling of history about it. The person who gave us the tour seemed very helpful. We saw their dining room and the patient rooms, and I liked the layout of the place. The bedroom sizes were very small, it was probably the smallest of all places that we saw. The facility looked clean to me. There are a lot of nearby facilities including hospitals, restaurants, and shopping."

"My husband is in Brookdale Wornall Place. They're good about listening, changing things around, and calling me if they see things I need to know about. He was in a one-bedroom and I had to transfer him down to a studio because of maneuverability. He's also a fall risk. They will go in his apartment every couple of hours to check on him and make sure he is OK. They assist him and escort him down to his meals. He's starting to get more involved in the community activities. He likes the breakfast there. He does Be Fit and wheelchair exercises. They have arts and crafts, painting, pool table, swimming pool, Bingo, movies, pub, and entertainment. They have a monthly newsletter that lists the activities for the day. They have shopping, bus tours, bible study, exercise room, library, and farmer's market that comes in. The independent living facility is in the same building as assisted living, and they get to do some of the same things as the assisted living. I'm happy with everybody there. It's a beautiful facility. They would do pureed food if needed."

"My mom has moved into The Oxford Grand Assisted Living & Memory Care. I like them. I had toured that place about a year ago, and it was my favorite, but I went to a different place. The nurse that was here then is still here now. To me, that means quite a bit because the place I had her at, just had a constantly rotating staff and people would quit all the time. That says something pretty good about them if they have the same people that were there over a year ago. They are in constant communication with me. These people call me all the time, and they give me updates on everything, I'm pretty happy so far. I think my mom likes it. In the other place, she was always back in her bed, all day, every day. Here, every time I've been in to see her, she's always out in the room with the other people. That makes me happy, and she seems to be happy. It's situated like the rooms are around the perimeter, then they have like a central area. It's not very big, so they're always close to the staff, which is very nice. Her room looks out onto the garden, I think all the rooms have a window, so her room looks out onto the garden and the bird feeders and everything, which is nice. She just has a studio room with her own bathroom. It's small because memory care is divided into two units. They just all sit around the same table and eat. They have a centralized kitchen area, kind of like a bar, where they can go sit there, too. It's just really kind of cozy. She's only been there a limited amount of time. I know they do outings, but she hasn't been on one yet. It's been below zero here, it's been freezing. They have trails all around it if somebody wants to go out and walk the trails, and they have their own garden. If I want to take her out of memory care, they have a nice central area with a piano, a kitchen, refrigerators, and stuff like that. I'm really happy, I think it's a beautiful spot. They have possibly a storm drain, but it looks like a creek and looks like a natural area just right beside it. We can go out there in the summer when it warms up."

"I have amazing experience at this wonderful place they 2 amazing housekeepers Mrs Maria and Mrs see they go above and beyond these 2 lady's are so wonderful they care alot about the residents here they make sure there apartment is clean and make sure they have everything they need my father gets so happy when he sees them 2 it brights his day and also to the other residents I see how the other residents really likes them very much its amazing what they do for them I couldn't ask for anymore of what they already do for them am just glad that I know my dad is taking care of thank you to the village of mission to have such a wonderful staff that dose care"

"My sister is in The Grand Royale's assisted living facility in Gladstone for respite care. They're helping her to get rehabilitated. They're doing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and giving her medicines. The staff members are excellent. Her living space is very spacious. The facility itself is very clean, and it's very nice. I really don't participate in the activities, and my sister doesn't need them right now, but I do know that they have them. I only know what they are charging my sister because it's daily for respite care, and I would say that it's pretty fair."

"Mission Chateau is very nice. It's extremely upscale. All the amenities are extremely upscale and extremely expensive. It was extremely expensive. It's in a very, very expensive end of town and it shows. It's an extremely nice community. It's beautiful. The apartments were extremely nice. They had hardwood-type floors in the living areas, which was important to me as a wheelchair patient. The tour guide showed us around the different places in the building, but she didn't share the activities with us. We didn't get a full idea of what the activities were. It looked like they might have been getting ready for the football game and that's about it, that's all we saw. It was a Saturday, so there didn't seem to be much going on."

"We toured The Laurel at Norterre. They only had a two-bedroom available, but I went in to see the facility. It was very nice, it was laid out and set up a little bit different than the other places. They are putting small numbers of people on each floor or each level, and then they have kind of dedicated cooks or nurses or aides that can float from floor to floor, but they're pretty much, you know, on one floor. The residents don't eat like in a dining hall, they literally eat at one big, large table. So it was kind of more like a family of people that got to all live together on one floor. The staff member was very helpful, extremely helpful. She knew that at the moment she didn't have space for what I wanted, but she was willing to give me advice on how to lock and shop for other places, and questions to ask. So she was very good. I would give her a five for her tour of the place, and then also just greatly appreciated her help in the whole process. The residents really seemed to like the food, and if they didn't like it, they clearly had methods to have the menu changed."

"The manager at Carnegie Village Senior Living Community seems nice and had good contact with me when I went in and visited. He followed up with me regularly. They have a nice apartment. It's a small studio, but it has a little kitchen area, a full-size shower/bathroom, and a walk-in closet. They have parties, regular get-togethers, and pretty good mental health services. The apartment I am going in looks out into the park. The facility's very clean. They got a nice dining room."

"After researching and visiting several assisted living/memory care facilities, we moved my mother with Alzheimer's to Trustwell Living Mission Springs nearly 9 months ago. We have been very pleased. As Mom's condition has changed, it has been easy to work with both executive and direct care staff to make changes in her care plan. We visit frequently and have never arrived to find anything concerning. The apartment is very adequate with enough space and privacy. The common areas are kept very clean and orderly. Though there have been some staff transitions, there are always some activities during the day. Mom is very comfortable with her care staff, and they relate to her very well. The community is not enormous, and this has been a benefit. The surroundings are open and floor plan simple. Even though Mom is often confused, she has been able to navigate her surroundings without too much difficulty. Mostly, we just appreciate the staff. They are ever present and communication is very good."