The Best Communities in Richmond, VA

"I toured Sunrise Villa Tuckahoe. We liked everything, the options and different living possibilities, whether it be a studio, a one-bedroom, or a two-bedroom. The woman who showed us around, Ashley, was fantastic and answered all our questions. It just seemed like a very nice living community. We've dealt with her several times, and she always contacts you right back. Their dining area looked nice. The menu looked nice, but we didn't taste anything. They had movie nights, bingo, a small library, and a nail salon. They drove you back and forth to doctor's appointments. There seemed to be a lot of amenities."

"Sunrise at Bon Air was a nice facility. The building was very homey. I thought the residents that we talked to seemed very happy. The apartments were nice and the staff that we talked to seemed knowledgeable and caring, but not as expert as the other place I went to. We didn't talk to any people who were caring for the residents on a one-on-one basis, but we talked more to the management-type people, and they seemed very nice and very caring, They just didn't seem as knowledgeable about the medical stuff. It's very expensive."

"I like Bickford of Chesterfield for my aunt because of the genuine interaction between the staff and the residents. It's a very home-like atmosphere. The person who gave the tour was very informative, I liked how she interacted with the residents, she seemed to genuinely know them and they seemed happy. They had a salon, they do outings, they have an activities coordinator who does a lot of activities with them on-site, they have movie nights, they celebrate different holidays, and they have music and games."

"I went to Arden Courts of Richmond, and the community is excellent. It's a wonderful location for anyone with memory care issues if you can afford it. The facility provides an open, non-restrictive environment for persons with memory care who desire to walk and wander around. The staff was excellent. The rooms were exceptional, and the atmosphere of that facility was a five."

"My mom has moved into Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End. The day we moved in, they were wonderful. They helped me with everything. I could not have been more pleased. They have a salon, and they give you towels. They supply a lot of things. They have music and they have different programs. My mom will be 101 in December, so she's not doing a lot of activities, but they do have a lot to offer. My mom says the food is very good. The building is very well taken care of. The staff members have all been wonderful. Regarding activities, they have a lot of bingo and cards. I have seen residents out doing activities and they seem to be having a good time. Overall, we're very, very happy where my mom is at now."

"The Dogwood Terrace by Barclay independent living community, is very nice and has a clean environment. From what I observed during my tour, the residents seemed to have a lot of different activities that they engaged in. They had appropriate rooms for various activities, too. They had a chapel, a library, and a multipurpose room."

"I went to Sunrise of Richmond. That's where I was going to place my mom until she was very adamant that she did not want to go back into a nursing home as long as the doctor okayed it, and that's the only reason I didn't go. I'm going to keep them in mind for when she does need one though. I've kept in touch with Christine, who is the person that does all the tours and the intakes. I've kept in touch with her because she pretty much knows exactly what's going on. She was very friendly and very informative. I liked her a lot. She was very down to earth. Because she has an older parent as well, so she understood all my concerns, and she was very sweet. Our tour ended up being a two-hour chat session, so she took her time with me, and she didn't rush me through anything. It was beautiful. If I could live there, I would live there. All the nurses that I talked to are very nice. I liked it. It was all-inclusive. They had the hairdressers there, they had the doctor on site. Also, they take them out a couple of times a week just to get them out into the community to take them shopping for clothes and to go to the grocery store. They take them out places, take them out to parks, and take them out to do activities. I thought that was awesome that they do that at least a couple of times a week. I looked at everything, and it was all-inclusive. If I had decided to go there, I would not have needed to go anywhere to get my mom's hair done or the doctors or anything like that. The rooms are beautiful. Every room has a great big picture window in it. I looked at a one-bedroom for my mom because it was just her, but even the studio apartments were huge. If my mother would have gone for a studio, it would have been fine, too. They're huge. They've got everything other than a stove. It's wonderful there. The rooms were huge, very well lit, and they have windows in every room there. The scenery is also beautiful. They have patios outside to where you can go and sit. They have gazebos outside if you want to go sit but don't want to be in the sun. They have everything for everybody out there. It was wonderful."

"The staff at The Crossroads at Bon Air was very professional and very informative. The facility was very nice. The size of the area was sufficient."

"Virginian was the one I liked the most, but it was an independent living facility. I didn't want to move from one independent to another, but it was a nice place. I would have loved to move there. They had ground-floor apartments with patios and balconies on the other floors. They had a nice puzzle room. The food was decent. They did a lot of things that would be covered in an assisted living facility, but they weren't chartered that way, so I would not have been able to easily carry my VA aid and assistance over there to help pay for it. The food was very good. It was clean as could be. The staff was outstanding. The facility was very well taken care of."

"I toured Auburn Hill. It was wonderful. It was on the water reservoir. It's a beautiful place. I loved the water and the facility. The memory care portion of that was very impressive, but the driving distance and the traffic were just way too much for my friend's husband. It was a great facility. I'd like to be there. I loved it, but they wouldn't bill insurance. They had areas for the people in memory care that were outside and very nice, but didn't have as much freedom moving around. One thing I liked about their memory care was that it was fairly small. The smaller the patient population, the more attentive the staff are going to be to them, and they were well-staffed for memory care. They were wonderful and spent plenty of time with us. It was great."

"I enjoyed my tour at Heritage Oaks, I liked it. I like that as a community, they have activities, it's a structured environment, and it's a nice and clean place. The apartment I saw had a nice design, roomy, with its own kitchen and bathroom. It was a nice and spacious apartment. The staffs who accommodated me during the tour were friendly and helpful. I also saw a gym, on Fridays they take the residents wherever they want to go. They would take them out to dinners and come back to pick them up. So I like the way their transportation system was set up, it's overall a nice place."

"We visited Elizabeth House, and we liked it. The room was a good size. It was nice and clean. We couldn't look around too much because they wouldn't let us go where the other people were because of COVID. We could only look at the one room."

"I have spoke with Christine several times while looking for a facility for my mother. I must say she is top notch and a compassionate person and a very understanding person. I am in high hopes that this is were my mother will be. I have no doubts anout the loving care my mom would get from Commonwealth Senior Living. "

"We have been at Verena at the Glen six months and are very pleased that we made this choice. The first thing that springs to mind in describing our experience is “friendliness” – the staff are uniformly very friendly and accommodating; that is reflected in the 120 or so residents. Obviously, that makes for a very pleasant environment. We find our apartment comfortable with sufficient space. We appreciate having the small balcony that we do. Other advantages are a full kitchen and washers and dryers in each unit. We always find convenient parking even without the $50-a-month expense of a reserved space. In short order we became accustomed to the provision of breakfast and a copious lunch but no dinner; there always is enough left over from lunch to meet our evening meal needs. The food is quite good, with a variety of selections, and the staff are always helpful. Available activities are manifold and often imaginative. No resident could legitimately complain of having nothing to do; the dilemma, if there is one, is what fun thing(s) should we join today."