Benedictine

I was hoping the transition was going to be easier. We have had a few issues with her medication. The staff are willing to listen to you and I love the place. They keep the community clean and it is a lovely place. They do clean her room once a week. I do like the continuing care they offer. The food is awesome and they offer a good variety.

The staff at River Oaks are very personable and make us feel like we are at home. The food is excellent and they have a variety to choose from. They have a lot of activities, however my mother in law does not yet participate in any. This is a small community and I would recommend it.

When my husband was sick, Sister Mary and Sister Barbara came to visit him. It was a snowy day and we sat and visited. When they got ready to leave, Sister Mary went outside in the snow, lay down in my driveway and made an angel. I took pictures, I still have. I laughed myself silly. Here was sister Mary, the head sister and she's making a snow angel! They are just so fun, they are people, they are happy, they love what they do and they make others feel happy. They were fabulous with me and Ken. I have to give my husband credit, he chose it (VSB) and he wanted me to have this knowing that he wouldn't be here that long. I swear, it's the best thing he ever did for me.

Our Mother moved into Cerenity a little over a month ago and loves it! Though we had a few bumps in the road getting our Mother into her new home, we feel that she is in the perfect place now. She loves her apartment and it has just enough space! She is now eating on a regular basis (breakfast & dinner) and can leave her place to run around with her sisters if she wants. We finally feel like we have some relief, we don't worry as much about her safety and well being because she is getting into more of a consistent routine, which should help her overall well being thanks to the Cerenity Staff and services they offer.

Very inviting and felt like home. Very reasonable rates and we liked what is included. Mom is not a big eater, so the 2 meals/day which is included will be perfect for her. Rooms were big, clean & spacious. We are planning to bring Mom to have lunch there tomorrow, so we can see how she feels about it too. We like that Cerenity has just enough care needed for Mom at this time in her life. As her aging progresses she would be able to move to other areas in the facility. Katie Rideout was very thorough, pleasant & helpful. We enjoyed our tour & will be securing the apartment tomorrow.

I really liked this place, I know my mother would love it too. I just need to get her on board. The apartment was perfect sized.

I moved my husband here because it was 5 minutes away from out home and he was very comfortable there. Nothing is going to be as good as you think you can do if you had them at home but I knew I couldn't care for him at home. I thought the care at Nazareth was much better than where he was before. They seemed to want to help, it was not something they had to do. They had smiles on their faces, they weren't grumpy and when their shifts were over they would come by and say goodbye to him and were so positive. Almost all of the nurses called him by his first name, they were closer to him that way. I think the people here are probably screened a little bit better or they go through sensitivity training; it was so much more compassionate and I don't have any complaints.

We decided on River Oaks because the value for the money was much better than where she was at previously. The locaiton is also very nice and all the staff are super friendly. The staff do seem to really care. They do have a lot of activities offered for the residents although my mom does not always participate. If you get the meals delivered to the rooms it is an extra $5 charge. The facility did just get bought out by another company and they are planning on remodeling in the main lobby area. Overall we are very pleased with the experience and would recommend River Oaks to others looking.

My father is doing pretty well at this community. The community looks great and very clean. The commutation between me and staff could be better. They are trying their best to care for him. He has tried a few new activities, I wish they would take him down for more of the activities. He likes the meals, and the food is good. I would recommend it.

This is a really fine place for us to live. It's a Catholic-sponsored community that warmly welcomed us Presbyterians. Their core values appealed immediately to us: Hospitality (a warm friendly atmosphere), Respect (consideration and compassion), Stewardship (managing community resources wisely) and Justice (good will and dignity in all relationships). It's on an attractive, rolling site that was formerly prosperous farmland, and our house is on one end of our street, bordering some woods.

Acceptable, but I’m not ready to make a move yet.

I feel that there should have been toilet seat riser and bars for the toilet already in the room. If they would have been she may not have fallen the three times and her care plan wouldn't have gone up. With the expense of the room some things should have been included like band aids. I love the staff and how they take care of her, I just feel like I have to watch every new thing for the so her care plan does go to high

The experience has been good so far. Change is hard especially on older folks so that's been a challenge. Also, someone being independent for so long and then being in a place where they are there all the time is a big change. The staff has been nice though. My mom got Covid from another resident within the first 3 weeks so that was very hard. They never really communicated clearly when she was free to move around the building again. One other challenge has been that the staff knocks once at the door and then opens it and walks in. This is bothersome for a very private person. We are working this out. I am sure things will iron out -just hard at first and would have been anywhere.

The staff is friendly and helpful, activities are wide and varied, food is very good, facility is well maintained and clean, and the condos are nicely sized and appointed.

I am a current resident at Benedictine Living Community- St. Joseph in the Independent Living. This is a great place to live. It has family vibes and I love the larger events they host in Independent living each month.

Remodeling the bathrooms is slow, enjoys her deck, appreciate the check ins when she doesn't attend meal time. Need a wider variety of activities to engage more people... use big screen tv for residents to watch sporting events? Or shows like wheel of fortune? could do theme meals and add different cultural options? Maybe more take to go breakfast options, muffins, bagels, boiled eggs & fruit

I enjoyed the tour. The facility looked very clean. Both the residents and staff seemed to be very happy. I liked the fact that the facility is faith based. [name removed] was very enthusiastic about the facility and called people by name and was very helpful in allowing us to talk to staff and find out how long they have worked at the location and how they like their job. Overall, it was a very good tour.

We are happy with mom's living situation. It's good to know she is happy, safe & well cared for.

My loved one was previously a resident at Benedictine Windermere Way and the experience was okay overall. My loved one had so much more going on at this facility than she did at her previous facility, which is why we moved her back here when we got the chance to.

Apartment size and variety of layouts are awesome. The amenities are sufficient. Very friendly staff. I would recommend to others!