10 Best Independent Living Communities in Petersburg, VA

This is my first experience with assisted living as far as Alzheimers and from the various places I visited, this is by far the best place I saw, even halfway done you could see it was better. They have been great, there's only 9 patients on that wing right now, they're doing a good job. There's some issues, but i think that's with any facility, but they address it, they're very responsive and fix them quickly. They have been really wonderful to work with. I know my mother, when we took her there she wasn't doing anything but sitting in a chair watching tv, she hadn't taken a shower in 10 years (she was getting sponge baths) and they've gotten her in the shower; she has a walker but wouldn't use it and now she's walking around with it, she loves the food, shes a good cook so thats a big statement for her to make, they've got them doing puzzles and crafts which she never does, shes sort of like the den mother keeping them all together. It's been a big turn around for her and such an improvement in her quality of life. I also like that the staff wears white, it gives it more of a professional feel so you know who the staff is because a lot of times they're just wearing regular clothes with name tags so you're not sure who works there.

My only complain is they need to answer emails from family members faster. But overall the facility is really fantastic. And my mom is happy there.

We had to move my father out of a larger community due to behavior issues, but we haven't had any problems since moving to St Francis. Everything is working out fine and everyone is happy. They have home cooked meals like chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, macaroni, good food. I had dinner with him last Sunday. They do activities like bingo. He has a room by himself. Overall it's a really nice place.