The Best Senior Living Communities in Roanoke City, VA

"Large, very roomy rooms. With a spacious bathroom. The common area and dining rooms 2-dining areas) are top-tier. Cloth tablecloths and napkins. The fire place makes the common area more home-like. The staff are amongst the best. Their amazing and welcoming personalities means a lot. They have amazing skills in dealing with all aspects of health care from independent living to memory care with an individualized approach. The communication and knowledge is one of a kind which is a huge asset. The home cooked daily - not precooked meals is a huge plus. Activities are unstoppable with a multitude of choices. Not to mention the huge therapy gym with in-house therapy daily as well as the weekly Family Nurse Practitioner who visits are all key notes to great success and care for all of the residents. One of the best communities that I have found to allow the loved one to age in place rather than multiple moves."

"We toured The Park - Oak Grove. The lady (who is now the activities director but for many, many years was in sales) gave me the tour and talked to me. Nobody ever got back to me with prices, though. The only thing they have that the other ones don't have would be a screened-in porch off the apartment. Each apartment there has a screened-in porch, which is nice. The place was clean and nice. Everywhere I went, the upkeep was very good. Their dining room was very nice. They run it like a restaurant where they give you a menu. The staff member who gave the tour is the activities director. Since they didn't get the memo that I had an appointment, the person that was supposed to do that wasn't available, so they asked her, and she was very nice. She was very knowledgeable, but she didn't know the prices at this point."

"We went to Brookdale Salem Virginia. Everything looked opulent and I was extremely impressed. It looked like a very nice hotel. The staff was very engaged, informative, and thorough. I saw the dining area and I saw the people eating. And one of the residents there said the food was very good. One lady was out front smoking a cigarette when I first pulled up. I asked her how the place was. She said, "Oh, I'd give it a C-plus." But as far as I could tell, everything was like A, all the way. The staff showed us all the places and showed us two units, and two available apartments."

Founded in 2005, Paradise of Virginia, Inc. is a family-owned residential care and assisted living provider. We operate two facilities in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Situated between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, the Roanoke Valley has natural beauty and outdoor amenities that have always made it an attractive place to live. Having two locations, one in Roanoke and one in Troutville, allows us to spread care twice as far. We care about our communities and do our best everyday to serve them to the fullest Magnolia Ridge in Roanoke, with licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services for 34 beds, Cave Creek in Troutville (Botetourt County), licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services for 55 beds Cave Creek has professional staffing to meet the needs of residential, assisted, and intensive assisted levels of care. It requires no entrance fee. The monthly rate for residential level care in a semi-private room includes dining, daily housekeeping, personal laundry, linens, medication administration and personal care assistance. Private rooms are also available. Cost is determined by the level of care needed. Cave Creek offers planned activities at the facility, as well as, recreational outings, weekly trips to Roanoke for shopping and transportation to appointments. Cave Creek is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services for 55 beds and is approved by the Salem Veterans Administration Residential Care Program. Veterans who qualify for pension based on need, may qualify for aid and attendance pension, enabling them to afford care. Staff will assist with paper work and help you through the application process. We offer three levels of care: residential, assisted, and intensive assisted, so our residents can have as much personal care as needed or required. Because of this continuum of care, our residents seldom need to be transferred to other facilities.Paradise provides the key components needed for its residents to have a happy, healthy and wholesome life, including: Home cooked meals, accommodating special diets when necessary Both private and semi-private rooms Daily housekeeping Personal laundry Medication administration Transportation Planned recreation and outings A canteen for residents Paradise of Virginia facilities are staffed with caring professionals and are expertly run, professionally managed and methodically organized. Contact us today to learn more about how we can assist you and your loved one.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Virginia Department of Social Services Facility Search

"Runk & Pratt at Smith Mountain Lake was pretty good. That was one of the better ones. It was a little more expensive, but they would bring my mother's meals to her and they would always take them down to the cafeteria. They always have somebody on-call going around. At the time, they were going on a bus trip out to the lake. The staff was great. Maintenance was good and it was really clean. In the room they showed me that they were going to get ready, they had stripped the walls down and they were going to repaint it. It was all right."

"Carriage Hill Retirement had their own memory care that was separate. The rooms were a nice size, and the showers were in the room. They were able to eat in their memory care unit. I saw their food, and it looked good. The staff who gave the tour was very nice and very professional."

"I went to Cardinal Senior Living. It was very nice, clean, and very quiet. The people seem to be happy. The rooms were very nice. The staff was very helpful and very professional, asking us if we had any questions and wanted to know if we had any more. A lady took us on the tour because the gentleman was busy that day with someone, but she was really great. We could not have asked for a better tour. The facility was very clean. There was no smell or anything."

"We toured Commonwealth Senior Living at Christiansburg. It's a fabulous place. I can't say enough good things about the folks; they were wonderful. They might be overstaffed, but that's a good thing. They've got enough staff to take care of the residents in the community there, but they come with a price. They gave us a wonderful tour. I think my mom will just love all the different things that they have going on. The place was very clean. They were doing some remodelling as well. They really worked hard to try to accommodate us. They offered for us to stay for a meal, but mom was tired. Whatever they had cooking in the kitchen smelled good. They were growing their own spices, and everything was fresh."

"I visited Our Lady of the Valley. The staff was very cordial, showed us around, and told us what they had to offer. They had different kinds of nice apartments, like singles, some with kitchen. I liked it overall."

"We toured McCray Court Senior Living. Everyone has his own living space, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, and bathroom. My cousin liked it because it was in and out, like it had a front door and a back door, and she liked the individual place on her own. Each door had a key. Then they had a community room and someone was always there on the desk on duty. They had a little library. When you first go in, you push a button to get in. But after you get in there, each one of the residents has his own door. I liked the access to your own place - the kitchen, the bedroom, the bathroom, everything was accessible right there on that one floor. When we came in, we had to buzz in. There was a lady in the office, and they asked who you came to see, and then they let you come in. And so, she was there to greet you at the door. The place was clean and it smelled good. It didn't have that nursing home smell."

"Magnolia Ridge assisted living facility, located in Roanoke, Virginia, is one of the smaller assisted living facilities that I have ever visited. According to their website, they only host 34 beds in the entire place. The benefit of having such a small facility is that each and every patient admitted gets much more attention and care than they would be able to at a larger assisted living facility. This truly sets Magnolia Ridge apart as one of the best assisted living facilities that one can hope to find themselves in. Not too long ago, I had a relative who was admitted to the facility. Due to health complications, he was no longer able to care for and maintain himself, so an assisted living facility was one of the last options available. Due to the small size of the facility, he was able to receive the care and attention that he deserved, and up until his passing he was very happy to be staying at such a comfortable, homely place. "

"My mother-in-law has been in the rehab program for over one month. The care has been very good especially the OT/PT professionals. The food is good as I have eaten dinner with my mother-in-law many times. There is a quite a number of permanent residents which I interact with who seem happy with the staff and facility. "

"I chose Richfield Living in Roanoke for my brother because it has a comprehensive care facility and memory care, so that he could get both aspects of what he needs. He would be able to stay there for the length of his life if he needed to because as his condition worsened, they could provide care for him at that stage too. It's brand-new, and he's currently in memory care. He just got there, so we're still feeling things out. They seem to listen to me when I make my wishes known to him. Although I realized that his day-to-day care and needs probably don't match what I think he needs because of the condition that he has. At least they listen to me, and we are getting better medical care than we were previously getting. I like that. I haven't had a chance to get to know too many of the staff, but the ones that I have were courteous and seemed to care for him. We'll see how things go as time goes on. They have complete physical therapy, so they can help him ambulate again. They are also able to take care of his medical needs as far as a catheter goes, where the other place couldn't. My goal is for him to get rid of that catheter, so that we're able to get medical treatment with that goal in mind. If he pulls the catheter out, they could put it back in again. They can get his hair washed. He had a beard, but they shaved that off so I'm not sure why they did that. Except maybe they asked him if he wants them to shave it off, and he said, yes. They said they have a hair salon, which is good. They have the ability for him to go outside in nature rather than just stay inside. They have an outdoor area where he can walk with grass and trees and that kind of thing. "

"I have already placed my mother in Hermitage Roanoke, and this place is top notch. They have all kinds of activities; they’ve got a theater room. They’ve got good food and they are well cared for."