The Best Senior Living Communities in Charlottesville City, VA

"My husband has lived at Acadia for almost a year. He has Alzheimer’s. .Previously, I placed him at two other facilities. Neither one could meet his increasing needs and the costs were becoming prohibitive. A social worker from the University of Virginia worked with me to locate an appropriate placement for him. Immediately, we focused in on Acadia. It’s the best decision I could’ve made. The staff are down to earth, friendly, and caring. On top of this, my husband’s dog is allowed to be with him. Acadia feels like a home, and not an institutional placement. Staff and residents are one big family. I am there often to see my husband, but also to spend time with residents and the staff, with whom I have become very close. Kudos to Brad, whose vision to help others with disabilities to live a dignified life, has come to fruition."

"I selected Journeys Crossing Assisted Living. The rooms are sizable even for a double occupancy, so you don't feel like you're in each other's way. The patients seem very free for where they're at; it's pleasant. It's just nice. The workers seem very happy and everything just seems right, so I'm happy. It didn't take very much to make a decision. It just fit my criteria. It's very, very nice, very clean. They had grounds that you could walk on. It's homey. It's only about a half hour from where I live now. The staff member was very pleasant. She was the activity director, and she was very nice, very pleasant, and showed me everything. When I needed to sit down, she got me a chair for it. I can't walk very fast or very far. They were great. It looks like a southern mansion. There were about forty people there, they had quite a few wings. They were playing bingo when I went through, and they were in the dining area."

"Regency at Augusta was very beautiful. The staff gave us an excellent tour of the facility. We met a lot of them and they were all very pleasant. Everything that we saw looked OK. They had a library, a community room, and they also had a hairdresser. They had a lot of activities like puzzles, card games, and Bible studies."

"Though our visits usually last only for a couple hours, we enjoy the treatment that the staff shows our grammy. They respect her and are always very patient, which are qualities that are very hard to come by in an industry such as this. In our home town there are many of other assisted living facilities, but due to their lack of ability to perform the standard tasks demanded of their job, and show the required amount of respect we were forced to look for a place out of the city limits. The distance is not so bad when you think of the peace of mind you get knowing she's somewhere that she'll be taken care of. There as a sense of love and compassion at Commonwealth Assisted Living that you won't find anywhere near the area we live in which is why we truly appreciate what we have found. "

Monticello Ridge Crossing is a senior living community in Charlottesville, VA, conveniently located close to a broad range of senior-friendly amenities, including shops, eateries, parks, fitness centers, recreation sites and health care facilities, such as the University of Virginia Health System University Hospital. The property is near public transportation, and several premier golf courses are within a short drive. Monticello Ridge Crossing provides 24-hour supervision and assistance to seniors who need help with their daily routine. The certified staff assists residents with administering medications, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting and personal hygiene. They also handle meal preparation, housekeeping and laundry service on behalf of seniors. Residents can also benefit from the companionship of the staff members, and a full-time activity coordinator is present to plan fun activities and events to keep residents engaged and entertained. Amenities at the facility are in abundance and designed with residents' comfort and wellness in mind, including on-site beautician services to keep residents looking their best, on-site devotional services, free Wi-Fi and indoor and outdoor common areas. Three nutritious meals are provided daily and served restaurant-style. There are weekly resident council meetings where residents are encouraged to participate in the development and planning of the menu and community outing schedule.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Virginia Department of Social Services Facility Search

"I chose Riverdale Assisted Living for my parents. I like that they have their own room, and that was very nice. They have nurses and doctors. It's also the cheapest place that I can find for them. The facility is very clean, and the staff are all nice. "

"It is a very friendly place, I just wish it were closer to a hospital. I enjoyed my visit to the center and would recommend anyone to check it out. It's a very cozy place and the seniors are encouraged to interact and play amongst themselves. "

"Martha Jefferson House is a privately owned assisted living facility. I went to take a look at it and it was a nice facility. We're still waiting for it to have an opening because it doesn't have any right now and only has a certain number of apartments. My mom is looking for a 2-bedroom and that won't be available until March or April next year. I like the friendly atmosphere of everybody. It was not just the staff, but the residents as well. Everyone seemed happy there. I also enjoyed the fact that the people who worked there were long-term employees, which tells me a lot about the company culture. That is good and a positive one, because people stay where they are appreciated. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. I liked the uniqueness of the rooms. They weren't cookie-cutter, but more individualized. I like the fact that the people who become residents there can also customize their space so if they want to have a different customized walk-in closet, they can do that. They have the closet space already, but if they want someone to put in the shelving unit, they can have a contractor come out and do that. I love the apartments because they were so well-maintained, too. They have certain rules they have to follow because of the state rules, but they don't have the institutionalized rules that other places have. They're more flexible in how they can take care of their clientele. I also felt like they weren't as controlling as some of those assisted living were sounding like to me. I think the grounds are beautiful. It's centrally located near the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, a big popular university there, so it's a beautiful area downtown. When I went there, they were having construction in their waiting room so I couldn't say much about that particular part, but the way they organized it so that we can work around that with a faster kind of process is good. Overall, they were the best one out of all the facilities I went to see."

"Heritage Inn Charlottesville has been great. My parents got a very nice room. It is spacious, clean, very well-kept, and accessible. I saw the meals mom was served, and it looked really good. They play bingo. They take them out every now and then to a certain place or shopping mall. They have physical therapy and occupational therapy. They also have a few other things. Everything is well maintained. They do upgrades to the building all the time, and it's a very nice, very nice place."

"I visited Parkview at South Pantops. It was gated and you can't just walk in. It has key access to get into the building. The apartments are nice and there's somebody on site but not all the time. Fairly convenient to the shopping area and the medical facility if needed but a lot of it is the cost. The staff was very nice but it's a little hard to get in touch with them."

"I moved to The Independence. It's a one bedroom with a patio, nice living room, dining area, big kitchen, and laundry. We have a poetry reading group. We have a whole bunch of stuff. We do bridge, bingo, and mahjong. I love the staff. They are very good. The cleanliness is good. We have a patio and we have barbecues. We have a library. The value for the money is great."

"We had a very excellent tour of Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge. I'm impressed with the place. Some of the rooms were nice, some of them were vacated, and some were rehabbed, getting ready for their next resident. We've put a deposit down, and as far being on the waiting list, they're giving us vouchers for several dinners and lunches there, but I have not eaten there yet. They have a pool, a gym, a nice library, walking paths, community rooms, gaming rooms, a nice cafeteria, and a pub."

"My mother was in Albemarle Health & Rehabilitation Center for over a month. The rehab center did not work for my mom. She is 97 years old. When we put her there, we explained to her that she needs to work hard on the rehab part because she fell and broke her hip before. She did not take to it. She wanted to do it, but just did not have strength and she developed some issues while she's there like bed sores. They decided that she is not a candidate to stay there any longer, and they made us move her out to another facility. We were not going to leave her in Albemarle because it was so expensive. Most of the staff are fine. We noticed that they didn not seem to be staffed very well, and they did not have enough people to answer the phone or return phone calls. They have a very strict visitation policy, like zero visitations while my mother was there and we could not visit her at all. My mother said the food was fine. We were paid for by Medicare for her rehab, but to stay and live there would be $9,000 a month. That is pretty strong."

"My in-person visit to Morningside of Charlottesville was very nice and informative. I liked everything that I saw. They included pretty much everything I was looking for. The personnel were all very nice, friendly, and cooperative. Overall, I would rate it a very good tour simply because it's one of the two places that I am seriously considering at the moment in terms of accommodation, finances, and everything else that I have to offer. The apartments were very nice. They had ample room. They were good-sized apartments and very nice as far as the floor plan."