Independent Living Community in Ballwin, Missouri

ReviewerRD10112020w

I am very happy here and would recommend it to everyone. Overall it’s a good place to live. I think we've been taken very good care of during the COVID virus. We have not had anyone who has had it here and that's a blessing, and I think it's because there's such strong precautions taken so that we would be safe. Overall, I would say it's very, very good. The food is very good. It's very well prepared. The staff tries to meet every need that we have regardless of how small. My apartment is fine. All my furniture that I wanted to bring fits in perfectly. I'm able to go in and out. I can go outside and walk, and I can join activities if I want to. We have a library for reading. I've made friends here and so I'm very pleased.

KS

We chose Briarcrest Estates because it's close to where my father is currently living, it's less expensive than some of the other ones in that area, and they do weekly cleaning. They have different rooms and different floor plans. His room has a nice patio that overlooks a wooded area. The food is okay. He has to watch his sodium, but they don't provide the nutritional value of the food. They claim though that they don't use a lot of sodium. They have a lot on the calendar for him to do. They have a game room, a big screen TV, a workout room, a chapel, and an activity room. It's all independent living, but they have add-ons for medications, showers, etc. We've had some issues with setting up the television, and there were a lot of things that were not ready when we were moving in. It's an older building and a little rundown. It could use some updating.

KS

I looked at the independent living facility at Meramec Bluffs. It was very nice, and the residents looked really happy. The environment was clean, updated and new. They had a lot of amenities and activities. The rooms were nice, updated, and spacious. They had a hallway that had a little shop, a hair salon, and a podiatrist. They had a swimming pool, a library, a movie theater, a bank, a chapel, and a log cabin in the community that you could rent for parties.

Shirley

Meramec Bluffs was very large. It's a full-term facility where you can move into the nursing home section if you became incapacitated. They have a chapel. The people were very lovely, very accommodating, and friendly. It was more expensive than others, and they did not have independent living available when I visited. They have physical therapy, a swimming pool, and a weight room, and they have a separate wing for the short-term rehab. They're well staffed. It's a very lovely place.

Jimmie

Briarcrest Estates was excellent, and I loved it. They have a few 2-bedroom places, but you have to wait years to get into them. The staff was wonderful. They have exercise, games, and trips. The food was good. It’s built on a hill, so when you go into the place you go into the second floor, and I think It’s 4 floors.