Assisted Living Communities in Bridgeton, MO

"Harvester Residential Care was a nice and clean area. Everybody seemed like they were doing their jobs. The guy that I talked to was very polite. They had a nice dining area. The parking area was nice and easy to access. Other than that, I didn't see a lot of it."

"It was modern and new, and they were very friendly. It was a nice mixture of people and everything, but they don't have skilled nursing there. As I get worse, I'll have to find some other place to go. Other than that, I was very impressed with them. They stopped by my house, they asked me some things about myself, and I told them I like to color. They stopped by before I even came and dropped off a coloring book and markers. After we'd been through there, they came afterwards and dropped off cookies for me and dog cookies for my dog. It was excellent. It was impeccable. Everything was new. They had a lovely choice of all kinds of artwork. They impressed me a lot."

"Friendship village is a nice facility however there are some drawbacks. The facility is adding condominiums around their retention pond/ manmade lake. It has a walking course it has card tables and exercise equipment on each floor. The place is great until critical care then it is only pretty good. Especially in this recession with social security drying up a bit retirement communities even non profit ones such as friendship village are being forced to start looking more at the money side of things. They are looking to expanding and adding many new condo type living units that are barely assisted living at all to make money through selling them as well as to insure clients that will fill spaces in the future when they cannot live on their own anymore. Because of this monetarily based focus the patients that need a lot of care such as my grandmother get ignored more than they should and are not given the care that I believe she should be receiving. Because of this my grandmother has had to pay for a private nurse to come in and make visits as well s to direct the staff to her aid as my grandmother isn't really able to fully articulate what she needs and she is too proud to ask for help. When she was in need of less assistance the facility was great for her. She exercised had a nice community of people she was friends with and the dining hall is actually quite good. I have been there for thanksgiving and eaten thanksgiving there a few times and have been pleasantly surprised. The staff are kind in general and I believe it is still a great place to live. They also have cheap rooms for rent when visiting your family members on premises in the building that come with an email in the dining hall. This is nice because you are right there with your family member. There was a time when my grandmother believed that some things were being stolen by employees from her room but I think it is likely more due to her poor health condition and aging memory. Because friendship village is a non profit it is much more catering towards the quality of life the patients receive rather than just get out as much money as possible. My great uncle Alvin when he was about to pass away was in a nursing home not nearly s nice as friendship village and he ended up being miserable the last year or so of his life which is quite tragic. If you live in this area friendship village is definitely a great option I do believe the waiting list is somewhat long however I am not sure. There is a small lake and it is right next to a giant arboretum. It is pretty close to Saint Louis but still generally away from the hustle and bustle. "

"I toured a place called Clarendale Clayton. It's a beautiful 14-story building. The lobby is elegant. It's like being in a hotel. The rooms are nice. I had a nice tour. The downside was it was a little too modern for my taste. The lobby looks like a hotel lobby. They have no outdoor space. They have a terrace on the 14th floor, which is your only access to the outdoors, and it's not a huge terrace. But the facilities are great. They have all the amenities like a swimming pool, a movie theater, and all the exercise stuff. I looked at the menu and it looked very nice for what they offer, but how it tasted, I have no idea. The staff who toured me was good. She was very professional. She provided me with a very nice package of information. I liked the place very much, but I'm not a big modern guy, and I want an outdoor space other than just a terrace. So that's my second choice."

"Promenade Senior Living was very nice, but it was probably $1500 to $2000 more than the other place. It's a high rise. You walk in and it's beautiful, but it's dark, has an oppressive feeling, and is sterile. The staff was polite. Before I went to the other place, Promenade was my top choice. My interaction with the front desk was minimal, but the lady who did the tour was great."

"Our second choice for my father-in-law would be Brookdale West County, but it is beyond his budget, and it costs more. It is new, it's really pretty, and they have friendly staff, too. It is also small, and we like that about it. It's a good location, and there are a lot of places around. It's also very well kept, clean, and well maintained."

"I liked everything about The Lumiere of Chesterfield. They had a private chef who worked with the people who lived there to get on the menu what they preferred to eat according to their diet. A lot of these people are diabetics and when they go to another facility, they don't care what they eat, they just put garbage on the menu. This private chef makes a world of difference. They have high ceilings and big, spacious rooms. It's much more spacious than a lot of the facilities I've seen. It makes it feel much more luxurious and much more like home."

"The Clarendale’s staff found a perfect solution to a hard issue my mom was dealing with. It helped not only my mom but other residents as well. It is obvious that all residents are important to all staff. The building & grounds are beautiful & well maintained. My mom loves the food, the friends she has made & the activities that are available. She feels cared for, safe & that her best interest is top priority of the staff, wether it is a custodian, receptionist or the director. I highly recommend The Clarendale and feel very fortunate that my mom can live here. I feel confident she would get fantastic care if she needs their assisted living or memory care services in the future. "

"My wife doesn't see very well and The Mary Culver Home is designed only for visually impaired women, and they've been in business for 150 years, so I like it. It's a small home. It only got 27 private rooms, so she gets a lot of one-on-one attention and they're very good. They are very attentive towards her and I would highly recommend anybody if their spouse is visually impaired, because that's the one requirement to get in. I like the fact that the patient to staff ratio was like 7 to 1 and the food's good. My wife seems to enjoy the food and they do activities with them all the time. So, they try to get them involved in various activities and I'm pleased. The rooms are small, but they're all private, and they have a private bathroom in them. It's plenty and big enough to get around. I think the home was built in 1966, I believe, so it is an older home, but it's well-maintained. They have a dining area and they kind of wait on them like it's a restaurant. They'll come up there and take their order, and whatever they want, they'll cook it for them. They have exercise classes. They do tours of different countries and stuff like that. They listen to those kinds of tapes and then discuss them. The other day when I was there, they were doing Martin Luther King's history and life. So, they do something like that all the time for them."

"I toured The Boulevard of St Peters. The executive manager was awesome. He was so nice, caring, talkative, and guiding us in the right direction. The unit they showed me was two rooms. It's got a walk-in bath and a little kitchenette. The staff was beyond great. The place was brand new and perfect. They had a walking area, which was nice, too."

"Charter Senior Living of St. Louis Hills gave a great tour. Their building is a little older than the other facility, but it's well-maintained. They seemed to have everything in line. The rooms are nice. If you want to have dinner with your family, you can have that, and they have a dining room for that. I was impressed with them. They had two people that toured me. One of those people used to be the supervisor of another facility. Now she's a supervisor over at Charter. Charter Senior Living was fine. I had no problem about moving there, except that it was father down for me to drive every day to visit. I did not try the food, but it smelled good. I was there at 11:00 at both times with my sister-in-law and it smelled good. They were very interested in getting my wife into that group that I had a hard time telling them, "There's nothing against you guys. You guys did a great job at the tour.""

"The Meadowlands very nice. However, it's kind of out of my ballpark as far as dollars. It's all inclusive, like everything my parents need is there, the doctors, their medications are delivered there, they can get their hair done there, and there's a barbershop. I like that environment for them. I really only worked with one person. She was very, very helpful, very thorough, and very helpful. She even contacted me back to follow up. They had movies that they could rent. It's beautiful."

"Autumn View Gardens Assisted Living was very nice and clean. It's a little too far and high for me. I have a very nice impression of the place. The staff I met was very friendly. The apartment I saw was pretty small."

"My mother currently lives at Friendship Village Sunset Hills. It is close to my home. They were very personable and not too pushy in their sales. They worked with me as I am my mother's power of attorney. My mother lives in the older section. They're very friendly and it's a faith-based community, which is extremely important with me. It's a community of loving people. They have all kinds of activities like exercise, travel and games. They have beautiful party rooms where you and your family can have parties. Everybody takes care of everybody else. If someone needs something, it's done. They also have great food."