The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Jefferson County, MO

"My mother is in Garden Place Senior Living - Millstadt Community. It's in a neighborhood rather than in a business park. It's only one level and only has 36 clients. It smells good. The staff seems to be very good and it has good food. They have regu..."

"The Rockwood is set up very nicely for independent living. There are exercise facilities, a laundry room, a sitting room, and a dining room. Most of the time, the lunch is available if you want it, but since it's an independent facility, most of the ..."

"St. Louis Altenheim is pretty fancy. It's right on the Mississippi River. You look out and you see the barges, then you look north, and you see The Arch. I have a one-bedroom that's about 30 by 30. I am on the corner so it has two big windows on each..."

"Bethesda Terrace was very nice. It looks brand new. It's very clean and everything, but it didn't have everything that my friend was looking for and it was a lot smaller. They have a garden and a courtyard. I saw the dining area where there were plen..."

"I had an in-person tour of Magnolia Terrace. My sister's meals would be taken care of. I like that if she needs to go into memory care soon, she can move into that area. The staff answered all my questions and made me feel good about my choices. They..."

"I’ve just moved in to McCormack House. I chose it because it had a sliding scale as far as rent was concerned. When I called and visited, the staff, the leasing agent, and the building manager were so friendly and helpful, and every one of the reside..."

"Our tour experience at Mari de Villa was very good. It's an independent living and liked the villas. It was a separate villa with 2-bedroom and two baths. We were quite impressed with the upkeep on them and keeping them new as far as the look. They h..."

"I toured Bethesda Orchard. The community was nice. It's nice without being pretentious. I checked out their rooms. I don't know if I can live in that small place, going from a house to a small apartment kind of thing but I'm going to give it a try. T..."

"Primrose Retirement Community of Jefferson City was absolutely beautiful. They have so many amenities that keep my father-in-law busy. They have live entertainment every Friday, card games, bingo, a billiard table, and just a lot of things that he re..."

"My father is at Chesterfield Villas and they are amazing. They're just kind, sweet, personable, considerate, professional, and prompt. I'm just pleased with them in every respect. It's decorated beautifully for the holidays and it is always impeccabl..."

"We are residents of Our Lady of Life Apartments. We came here and saw the facility. It's nice and clean. It has a restaurant here where you have a meal every day for dinner. They have lunch now but you can have lunch or dinner, one meal a day. Everyo..."

"I want to go to The Gatesworth. It was my taste. It was very comfortable. It wasn't homey, but it was top-notch. It was nice looking. I like the feel of it. David, who accommodated me, was excellent. He was very thorough. He answered all my questions..."

"Crestview Senior Living was a very nice facility, extremely clean and fresh-looking, both interior and exterior. They had a lot of activities like bingo, bridge, chair volleyball, and chair exercises. The St. Louis County Library comes every two or t..."

"I just moved in here after my apartment elsewhere caught fire. I was a little concerned about doing so since a senior living community was new to me. I rent an efficiency apartment which also had me a little concerned, BUT I LOVE IT. It works great f..."

"My father is over at Victorian Gardens and so far, it's been excellent. He has dementia, and usually, for something like that, he'd have to go to a nursing home. But with the care they give him over there, he's able to skip the nursing home and just ..."

"St. Andrew's Apartments is nice. It's like a three-story building and there are 50 apartments inside. I like it here. The staff is very nice. We have everything inside. ..."

"We toured Garden Villas South. It was very nice. We looked at the atrium rooms, that's what they call them, and they were very nice. It was very clean and very well laid out. There were other residents walking around and it seemed like they were happ..."

"I went to see them. Everybody seemed friendly. There's a smaller set of people, and there's lots of green space. They have an area for barbecue and stuff like that. There's a restaurant that you go to if you want to eat and don't want to prepare your..."

"Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights was very neat, clean, and impressive when you walked in. Everybody was friendly. Their rooms were big enough to fit the furniture I was going to take with me. The administrator was so sweet. I like the one bedroom because..."

"My sister lives in Laclede Groves, a very nice senior living. It's one of the better ones to be in and is run by a Lutheran group. She's in independent living and has a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment with wonderful neighbors. There's a lot of food t..."