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55 Piney Mountain Drive, Asheville, NC 28805
9.0
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47 reviews

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Anonymous - Child of resident/client
4.0
Our Experience

I think that I would recommend Bella Vista to others. My mom's biggest complaints are about the food and how long they have to sit for the meals, but she does like all of the activities that they have for the residents.... Read more

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About the facility Bella Vista

Bella Vista is a charming independent living community located in Portland, Maine. This pet-friendly community features lovely indoor and outdoor common areas that are designed with comfort in mind. What makes Bella Vista stand out is the on-site management teams, which are there to help ensure that the community meets its standard of service. Bella Vista also offers a unique resident travel program allowing for visits to over 60 other Gracious Retirement communities across the country.

Services and Amenities

Bella Vista offers a number of convenient services and amenities, including a comfortable bus for scheduled appointments, shopping trips, and other errands. They also regularly plan special excursions to cultural events, day trips, museums, and other places of interest. Other amenities and services include three chef-prepared meals served daily, planned activities and events, weekly housekeeping and linen service, and so much more!

Living Arrangements and Unit Features

Bella Vista offers a selection of comfortable studios as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments with kitchenette options and emergency alert systems. Wheelchair-accessible apartments with accessible bathrooms are available, along with housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance services.

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Amenities at Bella Vista

Health Care Services

Memory Care
Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

Gluten-free
Kosher
Low / No Sodium
Vegan

Room Amenities

Wheelchair Accessible Showers
Bath Tubs
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
Kitchenette
Ground Floor Units
Private patio, deck, or balcony

Facility Amenities

Dining

Private Dining Room

Transportation & parking

Complimentary Transportation
Property Convenient to Public Transit
Resident Parking Available
Uncovered Parking

Pets

Dogs Allowed
Cats Allowed

Common areas

Private Bath
Outdoor Common Areas
Indoor Common Areas
Indoor Atrium

Recreational areas

Arts and Crafts Center
Billiards Lounge
Fitness Center
Game Room

Services

Housekeeping
Beautician

Languages spoken

English

Activities

Devotional Activities On-Site
Devotional Activities Offsite
Visiting Chaplain or Priest
Visiting Rabbi

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A Place for Mom has scored Bella Vista with 9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Bella Vista has 47 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.5 out of 5.

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Cleanliness

4.6

Friendliness

4.6

Meals & Dining

4.2

Care Services

4.5

Activities

4.6

Staff

4.8

Value for Cost

4.3

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5.0
Gerry S - Toured community
Independent Living
December 5, 2024
Beautiful place with beautiful scenery

The staff and residents are beautiful and caring people. They take the to talk with you and listen to you. There are not enough words in my vocabulary to give the praise they deserve. Every time I visit there I come away with a good feeling.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
April 2, 2024
Verified Review
Our Experience

I think that I would recommend Bella Vista to others. My mom's biggest complaints are about the food and how long they have to sit for the meals, but she does like all of the activities that they have for the residents.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

3

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

4


5.0
SF - Sibling of resident/client
Independent Living
November 29, 2023
Verified Review
Review for Bella Vista

I am so happy with your help finding a place for my brother at Bella Vista. He is very happy there.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


4.0
KL - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
April 12, 2023
Verified Review
Fantastic management team.

Overall the management team is fantastic! My father really likes them. He is less sold on the food. They seem to have had trouble keeping staff, and the food is not to his liking about 50% of the time. However, he can be picky!

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

3

Care Services

4

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

3


5.0
anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
March 16, 2023
Verified Review
Lovely place to live,

what we really like about this community is that they have a gracious plenty of activities; my mom has jumped into most of them and is having a ball. Given the chance we would recommend this community to other families based on the experience we have had so far.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
March 13, 2023
Verified Review
My tour of Bella Vista

I toured Bella Vista and it was good. They were informative, all general information covered. I didn't meet many/any staff really beyond introductions. Cleanliness seemed good.

Response from Bella Vista

March 16, 2023

Thanks for the review! Please let us know what we could do better to earn that last star.


5.0
Myrna - Resident/client
Independent Living
March 9, 2023
Verified Review
A great place to live

If you have the money to live here we would recommend them based on our experience so far, but it is expensive. The staff members here are very friendly and very confident which is something we like. We have enjoyed our stay very much so far. We have not had the chance to participate in the activities yet, but they look really good.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

4

Response from Bella Vista

March 12, 2023

Myrna, thank you for your kind words and this wonderful review!


5.0
Stephen - Resident/client
Independent Living
April 27, 2022
Verified Review
Highly recommended

I would give the staff a 5 out of 6 if I could, they are wonderful. I with this facility because of the convenient location for our daughters to get here, the price was right for what all they offered, and the facility itself is outstanding. I have a 2 bedroom apartment on the first floor and I am very happy with it. I also have a wrap around porch which was a big selling point as well. I would tell others looking for a retirement community to seriously consider Bella Vista.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

No data collected

Staff

No data collected

Value for Cost

5

Response from Bella Vista

April 28, 2022

Thank you Stephen! Your recommendation means a lot to us.


4.0
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
January 28, 2022
Verified Review
Tour of Bella Vista

We had a nice tour with Bella Vista. The facility is 4 floors and that was way too big for my mother, she would have never taken the elevator by herself. You also have to bring home health services in if you need any additional care. It is definitely a great place for people who are more independent.


5.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
October 22, 2021
Verified Review
My Review of Bella Vista

Very nice community. More fancy and more adequate for independent living.

Response from Bella Vista

November 9, 2021

Thanks for taking the time to let us know how you feel about the community. We hope you have a great day!


5.0
anonymous - Friend of resident/client
Independent Living
August 18, 2021
Verified Review
My review of Bella VIsta

Everything is going perfectly fine at Bella Vista, our friend seems to really be enjoying the community and is happy with their choice.


5.0
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
July 26, 2021
Verified Review
A Great Place to Live

It is a nice place to live. The residents and staff are very friendly. It would be nice to have an additional option for assisted living to stay here longer. The food is very good and well balanced meals, and we have chefs on site.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


5.0
Lynn - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
May 17, 2021
Verified Review
Expectations exceeded

We love Bella Vista, it is a fantastic place. Our loved one has happy as can be there. We like how they have doctors making house calls constantly and how they have mountain home care there to help with any health issues regarding our loved one. The staff is extremely friendly and have done a great job keeping up constant communication.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


5.0
Diane - Toured community
Independent Living
May 13, 2021
Verified Review
My Review Bella Vista

The community was nice and we were impressed. The studios had some balconies available on the units.


4.0
EE - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
May 13, 2021
Verified Review
my experience

I think overall this is a great place. The community residents can be cliquey and not very welcoming. The staff is very friendly and the community is kept very neat and clean. I would recommend this community to others based on my experience.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

3

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

4

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


4.0
anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
April 22, 2021
Verified Review
My review of Bella Vista

We do think the value is very good, and we like the location and the accessibility of the community. From our understanding we do think they are able to do small activities but the main activities are limited, and we have not had the meals ourselves but they seem to be taking good care of our loved one.

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Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

No data collected

Staff

4

Value for Cost

5


5.0
Thomas Muir - Resident/client
Independent Living
November 10, 2020
Verified Review
Easily recommend this community

We chose Bella Vista because of the staff members, they were very friendly and helpful and the residents we saw seemed to be happy here. The apartment sizes are satisfactory for our needs. The food here is just alright, they are chef prepared meals, but we are being told we are getting something for dinner and they change it at the last second. They also do not offer enough quality foods, I am tired of chicken. But overall, I would easily recommend this community to others.

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Cleanliness

4.5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

4.5

Activities

5

Value for Cost

3


3.5
Anonymous - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
April 27, 2020
Verified Review
Needs Some Improvement

The facility itself is lovely. It's light, bright, airy, inviting, has room to breath, elevates mood, and there is no unpleasant odor. I feel cleanliness is an area for improvement. The commons areas, and especially the hallways, need more attention. When we first moved my loved one in, there were two staff teams. The main team was absolutely phenomenal. They were dynamic, had energy, motivated the residents, and paid close attention to everybody there. Shortly there after, there was a staff turnover and the new team falls short of what the lead team provided. I feel the new team is questionable. The food is standard in quality. There isn't enough food and they often run out of it which is just unacceptable.

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Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4.5

Activities

4

Value for Cost

3


3.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
July 27, 2019

This looks like the same place as Whispering Pines in Raleigh. It's a wonderful looking place, lots of windows, etc, but no real kitchen, and the same set-up with managers living on site, and dinner being like a boarding school, where you HAVE to be in your seat at a given time and then be quiet while they come in and read what is for dinner that day. Too restricted and regimented. (Also at Whispering Pines the manager was somewhat "not caring" about a lot of our issues and was almost rude about some. But that has no bearing on Bella Vista, just saying though.) Bella Vista is probably prettier because of the gorgeous setting, but still too much cookie-cutter and similar to ours here. (I love the awesome wooden floors in the apartment Tammy sent me pictures of! THAT is what an apartment should look like! Windows all over and wooden floors! LOVE IT!) Other than the whole dinner thing, and there being no real kitchen, the place itself looks real nice and I know they do a great job with the layout. You never feel lost in the halls, like at some places. It's very smartly arranged and has a nice open feeling.

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Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

3

Care Services

3

Activities

3

Value for Cost

3


5.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
May 2, 2019

Great place they have everything and seem to truly care about their residents. The cost is not in our price range unfortunately.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Value for Cost

5


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