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My Dad lived here for four years. He loved it here - beautiful apartment on the main floor overlooking the courtyard. He especially liked watching the geese and ducks - also the neighbors' dogs. The staff is so caring and helpful. The residents are also caring and helpful. Hospice of the Midwest was able to come in and work with my Dad. Great activities available including ice cream social and movie night. On nice days, a stroll or roll around the pond was fabulous!... Read more
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A Place for Mom has scored The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community with 9.4 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community has 59 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.
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I was not impressed with the cleaning of the apartments. The bathroom floor was not for a while, the kitchen floor and no dusting. The only thing they really do is take the garbage and change the sheets. They do make sure the clients stay busy, the day is full of activities. The food is good, and good variety daily. They do care for the people their, the people are really nice to everyone, they do really care.
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We didn't really like The Lodge at White Bear. We ended up moving the resident out. It just wasn't a good fit at this facility.
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The staff are very friendly at The Lodge at White Bear. My mom has loved it from the first time she checked it out. The staff is the greatest. It feels like home for her. She gets three meals a day, they do laundry, cleaning. All she has to worry about is getting herself dressed and ready. It has been a really good fit for her. They always have coffee on hand and snacks 24 hours a day. This facility is really ideal. The administrative staff go around with coffee at every meal and get a chance to get to know the people. We could not be happier.
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The woman that we placed at The Lodge at White Bear had her husband pass away and she needed a place to go quickly, and did not have any cash. She had some pension and insurance money coming, and they took a chance and let her move in there when she was not able to pay for it up front. Other places would not have done that. They have really done an excellent job. The food there is really good as well. One thing they might could do is to have some sort of mentor program to help new residents get acclimated and learn the ropes. The staff is really good, but they can only do so much. Overall we are very pleased.
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In terms of how clean and friendly they are, and the food, it gets a triple A rating. This wasn't the best option for us. I think it is overall a good place, but they work very hard at misrepresenting themselves. They made it look like they could bring in affordable care, as conditions worsen, but it's all out of pocket, and depends on the care that is needed. They kind of misrepresented that there might be a stipend for living there through the V.A., and it's not quite like that. Don't just go on the assumption that medicare coverage is all you will need to live there. It is an independent place, and as an independent place I think it would be nice, probably more of a four. I would look into anything they say might be available to you, before moving.
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Jackie and Mike, the managers, are great. It is very clean and the staff are all very friendly. The dining area is very nice, and the rooms and the entire facility are kept very clean. It has been a very good experience with The Lodge at White Bear. I have no complaints and would recommend them.
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Things have gone very well with The Lodge at White Bear so far, I'd give them top marks across the board! The people are friendly, the facility is clean and well kept, and even the food is good! They really go out of their way to make everyone feel at home, and also do a good job orienting new residents to the community. I'd recommend them to anyone looking into care in the area!
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Some may want 3 meals a day but we don't want to pay to eat out always. The travel feature is unique and attractive but the rates ( see above ) are quite high
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Beautiful building & grounds! Great amenities & Wonderful staff with managers living on premises. All meals & linen service included. Pay extra for phone. Health services on site-pay extra or covered by Medicare. More costly, but month to month. Further away than we would like.
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We haven’t used the care services yet, but there two services there. The staff is very friendly and welcoming and theygo out of their way to help you tremendously. I’ve eaten there several times and the food is excellent. There is enough parking – we’ve never had any trouble.
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I really liked this place too. Looks like a nice hotel. Love the special touches like the chef in the kitchen, beautiful park and courtyard. I know my mother would like this one too.
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I don't know about improving, but I like them because they are close so I can check on my brother-in-law.
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Only kitchenettes in this location. Love to cook, so not right for us at this time. Love the location though.
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Visited this facility in June. Liked the open atmosphere when I first walked in. Manager spent over an hour asking me questions and taking the tour.
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I have seen this and really liked it
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The place was exactly what I am looking for my mother. The package value was unbelieveable. The safety of this place is great. The entire area was well keep and clean and no smell. Plus, the residents were like my mother with walkers.
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Dad liked this place. The staff was helpful and friendly. Residence seemed to like this place.
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Slow info presentation. Nice large apts. Smell but not all over. Residents seemed happy. Affordable but location a problem.
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N Cty Rd E, WBL. 10 yrs. old. INDEPENDENT. Holiday Retirement. 4pm mass @ St Peters NSP. 115 apts. met w/ The Director. very pretty. smaller apts than Heritage & slightly more expensive. Lunch w/sisters & Mom.
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