St. Anne's Retirement Community

St. Anne's Retirement Community is a wonderful caring community. It's mostly run by the nuns and originally was a Catholic convent. They're not going to move the people out when they run out of their funds because they have a benevolent fund where people donate money. The staff is very caring and has been there for over 15 years. There's no turnover. They love what they do, they have good working conditions, and they care about the people that are there. It's a beautiful place. The rooms are great. They're very personable. They have all the different levels of care, which we needed for my brother-in-law. They have a service dogs that lives there, which he loves. We like the hominess of the place. The cooks make a lot of homemade items, which look delicious. They have a gym, a physical therapy room, spa, shower room with a Jacuzzi, murals on the walls, which were even painted across the elevators, so the people that live there don't notice that it's an elevator or a place to try to escape. The personal care section is locked. It's very lovely and comforting, and everything is new. He has a single room. It's like a mini apartment room with a kitchen countertop that's built-in, a mini refrigerator, cabinets to put snacks in, and you can bring your own furniture. They have activities for each level of care. They exercise, they have programs for guys who like to make things, and they play cards.

My mother is at St. Anne's Retirement Community for the rehab part of it. They have very good care there. She got all the help that she needed. They take very good care of her. We are happy with the care that she got. They do really well with what they have to work with. Obviously, it could be better, but it could be worse as well. If you don’t care for what they've prepared, you can pick other things that they will make for you, so that’s very nice.

St. Anne’s was really nice. I liked the religious aspect of it, as well as the fact that it allowed pets. It seemed really friendly, clean, and in a nice location.