Sunrise of Des Peres

My mother-in-law will be moving into Sunrise of Des Peres. She's wheelchair bound. This is a level 3 assisted living and they could do a Hoyer lifting. The rooms were smaller than I wanted. The facility was great, but it's bigger than we wanted. There were 50 assisted living units. Everybody was friendly. The one-bedroom we picked had a little sitting area, but the bathroom is not in the bedroom. There's no door, so it's hard for me to call that a bedroom. The staff was very nice. They have Bingo, crafts, painting, outings, and plenty of things that she can do. The food was real good. The facility was nice and clean, and there's no odor. It's three stories, and the third floor is memory care. I like that the hallways were a shorter distance, and she won't have to go very far to go to the elevator.

I liked the atmosphere of Sunrise of Des Peres, and the employees were very nice. I also liked the rooms that they showed me, and the dining area was restaurant-style with good food. They had a little fenced in area in the back which would be wonderful for sitting with our dogs.

I visited Sunrise of Des Peres for memory care. The tour went fine, but it was not what we were looking for. It was multi-level, and I didn't see much outdoor activity whatsoever. It seemed like a hotel with a very big grand lobby. The rooms were adequate, but not some place you could call home. They had a monthly calendar, and they had postings for each day or week.

Sunrise of Des Peres was beautiful. I would love to live there myself and it had a lot of what I like. It sits on top of a hill, but it's kind of off by itself, so you can actually see the main drag of Manchester Road. It makes you feel like you're at home, which I was very excited about. They have a great library as soon as you walk in, and a beautiful wraparound porch with rocking chairs. They present the food in a beautiful way on beautiful, colorful plates. They give the memory care patients a choice of two plates. Simple choices are the best, and the food looked very healthy, appetizing, and is served in an open air atmosphere. The apartment I saw had a little bulletin board outside the door that introduces newcomers to that person without them actually going in, so you get to know the person before you actually meet them. They have two people to a room, one by the door and one on the other side. In the middle is a bathroom and you have lots of space for a visitor without necessarily disrupting your roommate. It was very comfortable even though it was small. You cAN personalize it to your liking pretty easily, and make it a home for your family member at little to no cost.

I liked Sunrise of Des Peres. The setting was absolutely beautiful with lots of trees and flowers. They had a beautiful wrap-around sun porch where people could sit when the weather is not good enough to go outside. That's something my mom would really enjoy. I liked the way they had the whole place constructed. They had sitting areas where people could sit and take a break from walking down the hall. They structured the activities to the needs and the wants of the people who were living there. Everybody was extremely friendly. The staff personalized the way they talked to people. It's our first choice because it's a very nice place and very close to where I live.

Sunrise was very good and close to me. Their one-bedrooms and studios were on par with everyone. The staff seemed very upfront and friendly. They had one-day excursions and one- or two-hour shopping trips. The facilities seemed very nice, very clean, very organized, and well planned. The dining area was very nice.

Sunrise of Des Peres is basically comparable to where my friend is now, but they didn’t have an opening at that time. It sounded from the reviews I've read online that they didn’t have as many activities, and I think it is because they just opened last April. Actually, because it was new, their prices were a bit lower, and the location was better from the standpoint of her family. They had more ground around and landscaping.

Do not recommend. My parent was here and declined rapidly. Nursing staff not necessarily on site 24/7. Nursing director is all business and has no bedside manner. Care staff ok, some good some not so good. Meds were not properly approved and in place on day one. Found out my parent didn't get their diabetic meds for several days. Dining staff was out of control giving sugary desserts and juices to confused residents regardless of diet care plan. I was there helping to feed my parent. I witnessed this. It was a nightmare experience. I did contact state ombudsmen but chickened out. Very quickly needed hospice. At least I had some help keeping an eye on things. Even they were appalled. In house dr refused to authorize hospice meds. OMG. Decided to move out after one month but parent declined too rapidly. Sadly they passed away before we could set up the house and arrange transport.. I have to live with my decisions. This is not a place for anyone that can't take care of themselves (unable to toilet, dress, feed, dementia or confusion). The dementia floor has a waiting list and they place those waiting in the general population. I talked to various residents. They were scared to complain. Do not leave your parent here if you care. Yes I read the reviews and I toured multiple places. Maybe I'm too trusting and gullible. It seemed like a nice place. Homey. . I was worried my parent would not be accepted as a resident if he needed too much care. Of course he was accepted. They can only see $$. It's a business.