Memory Care Communities in Richmond, VA

"My dad has an age-related dementia, so he is quiet and introverted. We choose to move him to Sunrise of Bon Air because it is a smaller facility. It's layout has two or three smaller suite type set up with about 15 people each who live together in a community setting. They had a smaller dining facility for each suite. Each individual has his own room and they have multiple sizes to select from. The common areas are smaller also. So, it is a little more homey care and a more one-one with the caregivers. Everybody seems to know one another and it has a good feel to it. They work well together. We just have a couple of issues with communications that I am able to discuss with the director and they correct it. They have an internal program where they meet and communicate with the staff regularly. They want to know if you have a problem and they ask that you contact them so that they can correct problems. I sit down with my dad and eat there. I am also able to sit and talk to the residents while they are eating. My dad is vegetarian, but he eats white meat and they have options every day for non-meat eaters. That works out for him. They have a chef that is on staff that prepares the meal. The food is good, tasty and well balance. On summer, they go out on a lake and they have fishing trip. They go bowling. They go out to restaurants and malls. They have church service on Sundays. All of these things are very well attended as far as I know. "

"Bickford of Chesterfield was very nice. This place was our second choice if we didn't have room in the facility my mother got into. It was a pretty new facility. We only met with the person giving the tour, and she was very nice."

"What a great open space for people with dementia! My spouse likes to walk and he can walk and explore all day. It doesn't feel like a locked building since its so spacious."

"Everybody that we met at Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End was wonderful. The receptionist couldn't have been more pleasant when we walked in. She was welcoming. The salesperson walked us around. Then we met the director of the facility and saw people up and down the hallways assisting people. They were great. The place was gorgeous. It's very much like a home inside. It was beautifully decorated and clean. It was beautiful. They have several different room varieties. The one that they had available to show us was just a single room with a bed, a chair, and its own private bedroom. So it was small, but it was nice. Their activity room was full. It's a nice large room with tables and a lot of hustle and bustle was going on and people looked like they were having a good time. We talked to one of the food service personnel and they said that they had a choice of what you wanted to eat, which we thought was good."

"I toured for my father. The tour was nice. The first person I met with was the activity director. She was bubbly, fun, and enthusiastic about providing entertainment and fun for the residents to be creative. I got to see the memory care, and one of the rooms. I also met with the director. She also took me downstairs where they would bring in bands for entertainment. They also have their "pub," their bar where they have mock beer or mocktails. It's a beautiful place, and the view is beautiful. I saw one room because they only had one room available. That was a companion room, so you walked into the the main room that brings you into the suite. And then you walk into the room, to the left and then to the right, and then they share a bath. What I didn't like about that is that the rooms did not have his own separate room. It's only the main room that will let you into the suite. They had other rooms at the time of my visit, like the single rooms, but all the other rooms were booked. They just showed me what was available at the time. The place was modern, light, bright, and airy. There's sunshine because there's so many windows, and you get some sunshine coming in. The memory care is upstairs. There was a terrace there that faces the waters so you can see the waters. It was beautiful. You have a water view, you can see a dock, and everything is very peaceful. They have a common area on that floor, and an activities calendar."

"It was really nice. The staff was very warm and friendly. They knew all the residents that we saw on the tour by name, so that was kind of nice. It was totally an assisted place. It was smaller, and the rooms were very smaller, but everything was really nice. I saw the dining area, and I saw some people eating. It looked like they had really good food. They provided transportation to doctors' appointments. The place was very nice. It was warm and inviting."

"I'm very pleased with Commonwealth Senior Living at Chesterfield. My mom's room is spacious, bright, and clean. They have countless activities for the residents, and I'm pleased that the food is good. They have a library, beauty salon, a visiting doctor, and a van for outside activities. They're getting ready to put in a theater and a spa. They have an excellent staff and a great director."

"Pleasant family atmosphere. Sincerely caring staff and a home like feeling. Spacious living room and nice clean rooms for residents and assistance is available 24/7. Timely laundry and care to personal needs. "

"Sancerre Atlee Station is brand new. It's within three miles from our daughter's home and also about three miles from a local medical facility hospital in the area. We liked the apartments that were available. We liked the size, what they looked like, and all that. The staff was very informative and answered our questions. The facility was very clean."

"It was such a pleasure to work with Danielle. She was very organized and efficient and I appreciated that she gave straight answers to any questions I had. She was very accommodating and I felt as though I was the only person with whom she had to meet today and I know she had plenty to do. She rates a 5+ in my book."

"The Crossings at Hanover (Harmony at Hanover) was very well maintained. The only thing I didn't like was that everything was on the first floor, so you have to use the elevator to get down. Nevertheless, they had an exercise room, each floor had a nurses station which I liked, and the rooms were very nice. The staff members were very courteous and pleasant. They had a couple of different places where the residents could eat. They had a big dining room and a cafe-type area, which was nice. If you don't want to sit with a large crowd, you can sit in a smaller area that has almost like a restaurant feel. I glanced at the activity calendar, and they had a wide range of activities. They also had transportation services."

"I visited this facility recently while still under construction. After recently losing my father to Alzheimer's I can honestly say I wish he could have been in a facility as nice, open, accommodating, and active. While there were obviously no residents yet, you can tell that everything is built with a purpose for well being and in order to foster activities and community. The rooms are very spacious with a couple different options for layout. And the court yard is going to be amazing! There is not a feeling of confinement at the Pearl and I think families will be very comforted having their loved ones there."

"Beth Sholom Gardens had both assisted living and memory care, and they were very nice and very clean. We heard from the people that it was a really nice place, and the clients were well cared for. It had a Jewish menu, and we decided that wouldn't go with mom. The dining areas were nice, and they had small dining areas in various parts of the building. It was a little more intimate -- I guess you see the same people there -- and the menu looked nice. They had a library, a couple of art areas, some of the new apartments had patios, and they had a bus that goes everywhere. "

"Blue Ridge Senior Living of Richmond was more affordable. The facility had a slight odor to it, but it seemed clean. The people seemed to be active. The room was quite small. The staff was very nice, knowledgeable, concerned, and helpful. They had an active activity schedule. The dining room was nice and clean. They seemed to have a patio, and they had a gazebo."