Villa Maria Retirement Community

Chuck

Villa Maria Retirement Community is old. When you drive up to the main entrance, it's very drab. When you go inside, the waiting room is just a very small cubicle, an old couch, and a chair. It's just not very appealing. The curb appeal is not good. I guess something positive is the length of time that the staff have been with the facility. The sales director has been there for 8 years and the activities director has been there for a long time, too. They have a very upbeat, active, and positive staff. The people there also seem to like the staff. It's just that the building and the interior are old. They offer a wide variety of activities. They have two meals a day, which are breakfast and dinner. We happen to be Catholic, and they offer weekly mass there, which is a big positive, especially for my sister-in-law, who is older and doesn't drive anymore. They have services on campus, too, like if you need some assisted living or even memory care, they have resources right on campus for that. While the facility itself is set up for independent living, you have access on an a la carte basis, right onsite, which is very positive.

Yonee

My mother-in-law moved to Villa Maria Retirement Community. It's very nice, spacious, with lots of flowers, and beautifully maintained ground. The staff is very helpful and always willing to answer questions. They have all kinds of activities. They have exercises twice a week. They have card playing. They have game playing. They have concerts. They have trips and anything that they can think of or they're willing to have someone organized. The dining area is beautiful. The stained glass windows give a very nice ambiance to the mealtime. The food is plentiful.

V.D.

We visited a friend at Villa Maria Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. It's in their independent living and the atmosphere was good. It was all nice but too confining for me. It's an older building and I needed something more open. I couldn't live there because I needed more windows and since it's older, it didn't have that. Everybody seemed nice though and the staff was nice. We know some people that live there that's why we went to visit. They invited us to come back to try the food. They had very nice activities. They have bingo, and all kinds of places to sew and play cards. It's a very active community. Some of the facilities were just old and we didn't like their elevators because they were too crowded and small. I guess it's good for the money because it's one of the cheaper facilities that we know of.

Anita

I've moved into Villa Maria Retirement Community. It's a very friendly community, and it has a lot to offer. They have a good activity director. I can't say enough about it. The staff is very personable. They take care of all of our needs. The meals are very good. They have everything you can imagine. You can either participate or not participate. They encourage us to interact. I'm in a two-bedroom, and it's very spacious and well maintained. We have a library and a community room, where we do exercises. I'm very happy to be here.

Reviewer060919

My mother is happy at Villa Maria right now. It's independent living. They have a bus, activities, movies, and games. Almost everything is good. They do a free breakfast, and she loves that. Most of the staff are helpful. There's a library and a sunroom.

Anonymous

My experience with Villa Maria was good. The environment was very nice. I liked it. The staff was very nice and very knowledgeable. The dining setup was very nice. They have outings, cards, exercising, and places for art lessons. I'm considering it because I liked their location and I keep going back there.