The Colonnade Senior Living

Charles

I visited the independent living community of The Colonnade Senior Living in O'Fallon, and I have selected it for myself. It just seemed like it had a more home-like atmosphere, and the people just seemed so much friendlier and nicer, both the staff and the people who live there. I talked to several of the people who lived there for a while, and they think it's really a good place. Several of my friends had been there earlier and liked it, too. I don't need assisted living or anything, because I can live independently, but I need a little bit of help with things like housekeeping and laundry, and they provide all that plus more. It's an older facility, but it's well-maintained. I didn't see anything in it that I thought was shoddy, the way it was taken care of. I got a 2-room suite for myself. It has a huge walk-in closet and a very tiny little kitchen, but one that gives me plenty of room for what I need. It's 650 square feet, I believe. From what experience I've had with the staff members, they've been very helpful and very nice. I've also had two meals there, and they were both very good. I was more than happy with what they had, plus the menu looked very good, too. You can take what they have as a prepared special for the day, or you can go and order off the menu. During my visit, I had a special at lunchtime and ordered off the menu for the evening. Both the service and food were good.

Betty534342

The Colonnade was very good, very nicely decorated, and very friendly. The people who lived there are very happy. You can eat whenever you want to, and you can order from a menu. They have lots of activities going on. They have an exercise area, and they have a physical therapist and a nurse on duty every time. It's very nice. The food was very good.

Barb847442

My aunt picked The Colonnade. The people are very friendly people. The facility has occupational and physical therapy on-site for her. She doesn't have to sit at the same table every time for meals; she can sit wherever she wants. She orders off of a menu. There's no set meal for the day. The nursing staff for her floor is just two doors down from where she is. The staff is very friendly. They say hello to people as they're walking down the hall. If somebody has a question, they're more than happy to stop and answer it. They've answered all of our questions when we've asked them, so I have no problems. I am very pleased with things. They have transportation to take the residents wherever they need to go.