St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living

Reviewer#RD1113c

St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living is very old and not renovated, but I like it. They said they would be able to negotiate the rate with me. It needed to be renovated. It wasn't for my cousin because it wasn't wheelchair accessible. Even the bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible. The rooms are old. They need to be renovated. I didn't see any appliances. They have areas where they can take them out. There's a balcony on the first floor that overlooks a lot of open space grounds. But some of the areas looked like they all could be redone on the outside.

Provider Response

Kay

We have toured St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living. It's welcoming and charming. The staff who assisted me was very friendly and informative. The apartment that we saw was sufficient, we saw several with one furnished and one unfurnished. So you'll get an idea of how to set up the room. These are one-room apartments, there's no kitchen because there's a kitchen downstairs, but not in the actual apartment. They had a separate bathroom, but each apartment came with a bathroom. There's room for you to put a bed, dresser, TV and a chair. Even the other tenants there were very welcoming, they're extremely nice. They have a salon, they have other amenities there and they do nails, a craft room, they do bingo, and they have a nice sized chapel. They also have a theater room with a popcorn machine. The facility was clean, there was no smell, and I didn't see anything that was alarming. They have two dining areas there.

Edward

I toured St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living. I was just basically impressed with the way it was run and the way it was structured. I didn't see anything that wasn't good; everything was good. I was very impressed with the staff. They served me lunch and it was very good. They just have bedrooms, and they don't have apartments. And they have a centralized eating area and it was good. If I remember correctly, they had an exercise area and they also had a lounging area. I was interested in independent living. They had a chapel on the third floor, which was very convenient from what I'm interested in.

Sharon

I toured St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living, and they were very nice. The place was excellent. They provide some things for you, but if you're very active and want to go out, you would probably want to have a vehicle there. It was also very clean and quiet. The rooms that they showed me were beautiful. I think you can have somebody come and clean like once a week or every other week, if you want to. They have a lot of activities, but right now because of the COVID, they're not running around doing things. They normally set up activities where they take them on bus trips to some interesting places or go shopping. Their staff was excellent. They were welcoming and answered all your questions. The grounds were beautiful and well-kept too. Although they are dealing with buildings that are a little older, they seemed to keep them maintained.

Doretha

I went to St. Mary's Villa for Independent and Retirement Living and met with Steve. The visit was very nice. The staff was very pleasant and the room that I went into was pretty clean and nice. They had a regular size bed, TV, bathroom, and a semi walk-in closet. They had a dining area too. They weren't doing any activities, but as I was leaving, entertainment was coming in for them. So, they had an activity planned and a program for them. They also had a chapel and a little kitchen area where the residents could go in at any time to get something in the refrigerator, or go get coffee, or anything like that.