Memory Care Communities in Washington, MO

"I toured Glenfield Memory Care Homes. I liked that it was smaller and it felt very homey. The furniture was included, but you can bring your own if you want to. The staff showed me a salon, which was very nice, and I liked where the showers were. The room where the patients were seemed plenty roomy enough, with a bit of room to move around. They were all private rooms. The one room there was bigger so that people could share, but that was empty when I was there. The staff was very kind and informative."

"I toured The Meadowlands, and it was very good. It was a very orderly and clean place. Terry did a good job. She's very knowledgeable. It seems to be pretty spacious, and they are maintained pretty well. They told me they would be renovating the facility, so some upgrades would be made. The dining area looked in good shape, and the staff was very attentive to the residents."

"I toured Harvester Residential Care. I appreciated the warm welcome that I received. Everyone that I spoke with was very kind, friendly, and helpful. They answered my questions. I was glad to be able to see the assisted living center, as well as the group housing options. My questions were answered, and I received literature and a card to take home if we wanted additional information or assistance. The menu was posted. It was very helpful, also. They have outdoor spaces near the driveway, near the front entrance. I saw comfortable chairs, and the grounds were very well-maintained."

"I toured Brookdale West County. The experience was good. It's very neatly laid out. It is clean, and the staff is very friendly, and so is the lady who gave me a tour. Her name was Katie. The rooms were spacious and well-maintained. The food and dining area was very up-to-date. They have a library, a hair salon, a movie theater, and rooms for residents to have guests over for a larger party."

"I toured Clarendale of St. Peters. It's a very lovely building. They had a little courtyard. It was a very lovely place to be. They have a lot of things for the residents to do, physical therapy, and different things, but it's mostly the cost that turned me down on that one. The staff was good, kind, and gave me plenty of information."

"We were going to get Mom in Mcclay Senior Care, but before she could be transported over there, she passed away. It was big and clean. The facility is only four years old. The people were nice and very accommodating for the short period of time that we were there. The staff was nice and friendly. It was very clean. Mom was gonna be there for hospice."

"My father stayed a few weeks on the acute rehab side and then moved over to the skilled nursing care side for a few more weeks till he got strong enough to come home. First of all, the place is beautiful- both the rooms and overall facility. It is kept very nice and has a cheery atmosphere. It even has its own bakery that is open daily to get a sweet treat. The staff is attentive and patient and hard working on behalf of their patients. They responded to my calls and treated my father with extra special care. We were extremely nervous about having my father in a nursing home...and we got so LUCKY when we found Brooking Park. It was more like a home which was a grateful surprise! I/we highly recommend this facility!"

"In the last 12 months Town & Country Senior Living, has had: 2 Executive Directors, 4 Director of Wellness, High turnover of staff, Unable to get direct email for staff (had to go through main line), Poor communication between residents, staff, family and in house doctor, less than a year it has changed ownership again."

"If I could give the staff a 10 I would! They are compassionate, friendly and and even fun! With any care facility you are going to have concerns or issues with particular care, personality conflicts, or maybe just alot of questions. I know we did. This was my mother and I only wanted the very best for her. When I had these concerns the supervising staff was very attentive to fix the problem no matter how big or small. It warms my heart to go there and see her caregivers hugging,calling her sweet nicknames, and joking with her. I know we made the right decision. She has plenty of activities to keep her busy and she is very happy at Sunrise of Des Peres."

"My aunt moved into Victorian Place of Washington. She used to live in the middle of a wooded area, and this place is set up with woods behind it, and a little pond in front. The welcome that we got when we came to visit there, and the people who remembered my aunt's name, were very welcoming. My aunt's room was nice. We liked that they fixed any patched or former stuff in the walls. They also had it furnished. They provided a bed and a sofa, so that made it easy to get her moved in quickly. They have something called Balance Academy that they do in the mornings during the week. It's a little exercise class to get everybody engaged. They go to the library. They do quite a lot of things. They seem to be very resident centered. The pricing is all-inclusive, so they do not keep adding unless it gets more extreme. We've been very happy so far. It's easy to contact them, and they've just been very helpful."

"South Pointe is an old building. The hallways are narrow. It's dark. Nobody was walking around. The lady I met was very nice, but we only saw two people in the whole building and then we toured a room there. It's not bad. It's just not nearly as nice as the others. They should encourage people to come out of their rooms more. In the other living places we went to, people were sitting around. There was a group of women here and other little groups and pockets of people talking. So, you didn't feel like you were the only one there. It felt like you could walk up to a group of women or men and they're just having conversations. I didn't see anybody, not one resident, at South Pointe."

"We toured Oak Pointe Assisted Living. It was very nice, beautiful, clean, and neat. Everything was just wonderful, the rooms, the facilities, and the big dining area. It's very well and modern. We did eat there but weren't as crazy with the food as in the other facility that we went to."

"Barathaven Memory Care was excellent. I loved it. They were very professional. The facility was very clean. I liked the place. The rooms were also excellent. They have a facility for haircutting."

"We looked at Park Place at Winghaven and my friend liked it. They had coffee pots all over and cookies available. They had a lot of things that were going on there rather than just sitting around in wheelchairs doing nothing. My friend liked their balcony and the layout of the rooms. There's a kitchen you could eat in (it had a half wall between that and the living area) and a balcony to it. I think it costs around $3500 with a balcony a month compared to $7000 from the other place that we've visited. So, that's so much price difference. Park Place at Winghaven seemed to be the best bargain for your money. Todd was the gentleman that showed us around and he was very accommodating. We had lunch there and it was very good. My friend had shrimp scampi while I had chicken tenders. You could order what you want and I think they're open from about 6 to 10:00 at night. They've also got a swimming pool inside, a cocktail/ice cream hour at 4 o'clock, a bus that they use to go into a casino and a library with hundreds of books. I believe they were doing a lot of different active things."