Memory Care Communities in Kansas City, MO

"My mother was a resident of Morningside Place for 4 ½ years. When I would visit, she would always be clean, comfortably dressed, happy and active, either walking the halls with a friend, enjoying the sun in the courtyard, playing a game or attending one of many planned events. The leadership is committed to engaging the families in facility events and activities and providing information on dementia-related educational opportunities. All of this helps us to better understand what is happening with our family member as dementia overtakes them and how best to engage with them in order to make our final years together as happy and loving as possible. The leadership also holds monthly zoom meetings with directors and family members to help keep families up-to-date on changes in personnel and on upcoming events and allow us time to ask questions and get to know the people who are caring for our loved ones. Morningside personnel deserve an A++ from our family for providing Mom with a wonderful, happy place to live out her last years."

"We recently made the decision to move our loved one into Brookdale, and it has been an incredibly positive experience. From the moment we walked through the doors, we were met with warmth and compassion from every member of the team. The sales leader, Allison, was particularly outstanding. From our first interaction, she was patient, understanding, and informative. She took the time to answer all our questions and put our minds at ease during what could have been a very stressful time. Her deep knowledge of memory care and her genuine passion for helping families shone through in every conversation. We never felt rushed or pressured; instead, we felt supported and empowered to make the best decision for our loved one. The memory care program at Brookdale is exceptional. The specialized activities and therapies have made a significant difference in our loved one's quality of life. The staff is trained to handle the unique challenges that come with memory care, and they do so with a level of kindness and professionalism that is truly remarkable. The environment is safe, nurturing, and designed to cater to the needs of residents with memory impairments. Overall, we couldn't be happier with our choice. Brookdale has provided our family with peace of mind, knowing that our loved one is in the best possible hands. We highly recommend this community to anyone looking for compassionate and specialized memory care."

"My relative will move into Trustwell Living of Overland Park. The woman who called me, whose name was Beth, was like a breath of fresh air. The whole place is clean, and it doesn't smell bad. It's awesome. They serve three meals a day. They have a patio and a safe walking path for your loved one to go out and walk on."

"I visited Senior Star at Wexford Place. They have all the amenities I want. It's a little on the older side, but it's well kept. The people are wonderful. There's a pool. It's a little smaller than the other place, which appeals to me. The people who assisted me during the tour were wonderful."

"We toured Sunrise of Leawood and got some information. The person who assisted us was very helpful and very friendly. The facilities looked very nice. So, we got a good impression of the place."

"I visited the Garden Villas of Lenexa. I like the layout. I like their use of color. They have lots of activities to choose from. The people I visited who are residents there all have positive things to say about the facility, the staffing, and the meals. It was a very happy, active bunch of people. Some people there need more care, but they're actually in a different part of the building. So, the independent people are not mixed in with those needing more care. The staff all seem very upbeat and interested in helping you find answers if you have questions, or getting the information together to send home with you to look over the activities and different tips outside the facility. They offered to let you come in for two nights and three days and live in one of their room facilities, which they lease out when you have family members come and need a place to stay. You can stay there and go to the meals, and you can go to their activities to see exactly what it's like living there, and that's a valuable thing to offer. They're not your normal senior living. They were very clean. The dining room was interesting. They used more color than most of the facilities do. They had bright turquoise, magenta, and bright gold colors. It was just a very cheerful place, and I have a cat that I would bring in."

"My Mom spent her last 10 months at Carroll Park. While the facility is older with smaller double rooms, the staff makes it special. The staff does not sit around looking at their cell phones (a significant problem I had seen at other facilities), and were very responsive and compassionate to the residents. The family ownership and dedicated staff created a more comfortable and homelike feeling. They reached out and made my Mom feel loved and special. It was as good of a stay as could be hoped for under not good circumstances."

"After spinal surgery and a stroke, my mother went to Brookdale Overland Park for a month of intensive rehabilitation. Her experience was terrific. The nurses, therapists, and doctors on staff were thorough, professional, compassionate, and encouraging. They took the time to get to know her, and encouraged her in a safe and realistic way. She emerged after one month, competent and confident, and ready to return to independent living. In addition, the facility provided excellent activities and self care services like happy hour, football game viewing parties, and a hair salon, making her time there not just productive but also enjoyable. Finally, the administrative and support staff provided me with the information I needed with regard to finances and continuing care upon discharge from the facility. Overall, I would give Brookdale Overland Park a double thumbs up. We loved everything about it!"

"My mother has moved into Brookdale Leawood State Line. It's nicely furnished and it's homey, but yet it's been updated and clean. I like all the staff very much. So far, everybody's been friendly and helpful."

"It looks very nice and very attractive. It smells great when you walk in the door. It smells like freshly baked bread. The staff is friendly. A nurse called me several times regarding mom's medication issues, but that's not the facility's problem. Mom has two little rooms and it's very nice. It's enough for her. The bathrooms are accommodating. There's periodically contact with the doctor."

"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."

"The staff was very nice, from the Secretary up front, to the people coming in to do work. The facilities are clean and up to date. The clients are clean and seem content. There seems to always be interesting and fun activities going on. Should I ever need to dwell in such a place in the future, I pray Brookdale Dementia College still be around. Safe and happy."

"I toured both assisted living and independent living at The Wellington Senior Living. It's all in one building. It was a really nice place. It had a heated pool and restaurant-like dining. The food was very nice."

"The tour we had of The Gardens at Barry Road's assisted living was fine, but the amenities were fewer, and the living space was smaller compared to the place we ended up choosing. Other than that, the staff was good, and the person who gave the tour was great. The place was also nice and clean, and there was nothing negative about it. It's just that it didn't accommodate my brother's needs."