The 10 Best Independent Living Communities in St. Louis, MO for 2024
There are 41 Independent Living Communities in the St. Louis area, with 10 in St. Louis and 31 nearby.
The average cost of independent living in St. Louis is $1,916 per month. This is lower than the national median of $2,800.
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communities in St. Louis. On average, consumers rate independent living in St. Louis 4.39 out of 5 stars. Better rated regions include Collinsville with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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"My mother moved into Holiday Orchid Terrace. It is a great place. The staff has been great, and they are very caring. My mom has a 1-bedroom apartment with a bathroom connected to her bedroom and a kitchenette. It's a brand new carpet and everything ..."
"The Estates of Hidden Lake is very nice, it's quiet and everything is in good order. My mom is in their independent living. The staff is extremely friendly. The apartments are very spacious, clean, and up-to-date. She's played bingo and I know they h..."
"Tower Grove Manor was wonderful. The people there were so nice. I was going to rent a studio apartment, and it was huge. Anybody that moves there is lucky. They had dining, a gym, and church services. They had everything. The staff during the tour wa..."
"The people at Garden Villas South were very nice and very helpful. It was a very nice place, but it was more than what my friend wanted to spend monthly. The building had all the different levels, building after building, so if necessary, you can mov..."
"We liked Our Lady of Life Apartments. The staff was very cooperative and very helpful. They didn't have a two-bedroom available at that time, but they let us peek into one that someone already occupied and it looked very nice. They have a lot of amen..."
"Bethesda Terrace was very nice. It looks brand new. It's very clean and everything, but it didn't have everything that my friend was looking for and it was a lot smaller. They have a garden and a courtyard. I saw the dining area where there were plen..."
"I went to see them. Everybody seemed friendly. There's a smaller set of people, and there's lots of green space. They have an area for barbecue and stuff like that. There's a restaurant that you go to if you want to eat and don't want to prepare your..."
"I just moved in here after my apartment elsewhere caught fire. I was a little concerned about doing so since a senior living community was new to me. I rent an efficiency apartment which also had me a little concerned, BUT I LOVE IT. It works great f..."
"St. Andrew's Apartments is nice. It's like a three-story building and there are 50 apartments inside. I like it here. The staff is very nice. We have everything inside.
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"I was able to tour the Bethesda Barclay House. The apartments were very large, very light, with big windows, and I liked that very much about the place. They had many planned activities every day. The staff I met was the gentleman giving the tour, an..."
"I've lived in my cozy, 2 bedroom, 2 bath Independent home for about 2 years; and I'm still waking up every morning smiling. The little homes are kept up meticulously. I want to address the fears of rent being too expensive. I originally felt that, bu..."
"I am at St. Catherine Retirement Community and I love it here. I volunteer to do nails every other Saturday. I call bingo on Sundayand I run the cat club, so I've been able to branch out with my abilities. We're guaranteed one meal a day, 365 days a ..."
"The staff here was very, very nice. The atmosphere was very warm and very inviting, but the apartments were not complete apartments. They didn't have stoves, for instance. I was looking for a more complete apartment living situation. Their dining are..."
"I toured Clarendale Clayton. The facility is beautiful. The staff was fantastic, so attentive like above and beyond normal customer service. What we didn't like is that my mom has a dog, and there's nothing on the first floor. There's no first-floor ..."
"Garden Place Columbia was smaller and had less flexibility for the residents in what they wanted to do. We wanted to be able to go over there and visit my sister and then eat with her, which was fine there, but they had to have a couple of hours' not..."
"The Rockwood is set up very nicely for independent living. There are exercise facilities, a laundry room, a sitting room, and a dining room. Most of the time, the lunch is available if you want it, but since it's an independent facility, most of the ..."
"St. Louis Altenheim is pretty fancy. It's right on the Mississippi River. You look out and you see the barges, then you look north, and you see The Arch. I have a one-bedroom that's about 30 by 30. I am on the corner so it has two big windows on each..."
"Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights was a fine place. The facility's nice and they gave us a wonderful price as compared to some other comparable facilities. They've been doing a lot of remodeling while we were there, but just make sure to read their contra..."
"Crestview Senior Living was a very nice facility, extremely clean and fresh-looking, both interior and exterior. They had a lot of activities like bingo, bridge, chair volleyball, and chair exercises. The St. Louis County Library comes every two or t..."
"Cedarhurst of Granite City was very nice. The staff was lovely. The place was lovely, too. I'm sure my cousin would have enjoyed that place, but it was a little more expensive. The rooms were all lovely. Everything was covered like the utilities, the..."
As of 2024 The Heritage House is Hazardous to our health. Many residence have moved out. Right now there is no heat or hot water. There are residence with Mold in thier apartment. No security....
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Review of Holiday Orchid Terrace
My aunt has moved into Holiday Orchid Terrace. I like the fact that she is close to the activities and food. Since she's had a stroke, it's beneficial that she was close to those things. I also...
We went to Garden Villas South. I like the place. I like that they're redoing their apartments, so they're a little more modern. The staff who gave the tour was very nice, friendly, and very...