Pope John Paul II Apartments

    6325 Waterways Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63033
    3.6 · 7 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Badly mismanaged abusive unsafe housing

    I lived here and it was badly mismanaged and inept. Staff were scarce and often horrible - I saw harassment, abuse, neglect, and discrimination firsthand. Management used scare tactics, carried out what I believe were illegal evictions, and police visits were common. Resident assistants basically ran the place for free while rent kept rising. Unsafe, deeply troubling - I would not recommend.

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    Amenities

    3.57 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Well-maintained property
    • Affordable rent

    Cons

    • Horrible staff behavior
    • Staff shortages/scarcity
    • Harassment of residents
    • Abuse of residents
    • Neglect of resident needs
    • Discrimination
    • Illegal or forced evictions
    • Scare tactics used by staff/management
    • Unsafe environment
    • Frequent police visits
    • Resident assistants (RAs) effectively running facility without oversight
    • High rent increases
    • Ineptitude and mismanagement
    • Negative conduct related to Catholic affiliation

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the provided reviews is strongly negative despite a small number of positive notes about the built environment and cost. Multiple reviewers explicitly praise the physical upkeep — describing the property as well maintained — and some emphasize that rent has been affordable. However, those positives are repeatedly overshadowed by allegations about staff behavior, safety, and management practices. The central theme across the reviews is a hostile living environment driven by personnel and administrative problems rather than by the facility’s physical condition.

    Care quality and resident treatment are the most commonly reported concerns. Reviews allege harassment, abuse, neglect, and discrimination directed at residents. Several summaries specifically use strong terms such as "horrible staff," and assert both active mistreatment and passive neglect stemming from staff shortages. The scarcity of staff is presented as contributing to poor oversight and a decline in basic resident care; reviewers link understaffing to neglectful conditions and to the use of scare tactics and coercive practices. There are reports of illegal evictions and repeated police calls, which reviewers use to characterize the environment as unsafe. Taken together, these accounts depict a pattern where residents feel both vulnerable and insufficiently protected by facility personnel or management.

    Staffing, management, and governance are recurring problem areas in the reviews. Multiple summaries accuse management of ineptitude and mismanagement; reviewers also allege that resident assistants (RAs) have taken on de facto control of aspects of the facility "for free," implying a lack of professional oversight and potential conflicts of interest. High rent increases are another recurring complaint, producing tension given that affordability is one of the few positives cited. Several reviews reference the facility’s Catholic affiliation negatively, indicating that reviewers perceive a problematic intersection of religious identity and how the facility is run; these references point toward concerns about inappropriate or biased conduct tied to institutional identity. Overall, reviewers portray an administration that is unresponsive, inconsistent in policy enforcement, and at times coercive.

    Facilities and cost-related observations are mixed. On the one hand, the property itself is described as well maintained and affordable, which suggests that physical maintenance and baseline affordability have at least been priorities in the past. On the other hand, continuing reports of rent increases erode the affordability benefit, and safety and staffing issues undermine the practical value of a well-kept building when residents report harassment, neglect, or police interventions. Thus, the facility’s physical condition does not compensate for the reported dysfunction in operations and resident relations.

    There is little to no information in the provided summaries about dining services, activities, or social programming. The absence of mention of those areas likely reflects either neutrality (no strong positive or negative experiences reported) or that the more acute problems (safety, staff behavior, evictions, rent hikes) dominate residents’ concerns to the point of crowding out discussion of amenities and programming.

    Notable patterns from the reviews include consistent allegations of staff misconduct, claims of illegal eviction practices, frequent law-enforcement involvement, and a perception of mismanagement and lack of oversight. The combination of understaffing and reports that nonprofessional residents or RAs are effectively running parts of the facility suggests a governance gap that could exacerbate disputes, safety lapses, and inconsistent policy enforcement. While the building itself appears to be cared for and rent has been described as affordable by some, the reported administrative behavior and safety concerns present substantial risks to resident well-being.

    Based on these themes, the reviews indicate a facility where structural strengths (property upkeep, prior affordability) are undermined by systemic operational failings (staffing shortages, alleged abuse and harassment, legal/eviction concerns, poor management oversight). Prospective residents or advocates reading these reviews should weigh the physical condition and cost against the reported safety and governance problems, and current residents who see these patterns repeated may consider documenting incidents, using established grievance procedures, and, if appropriate, seeking external oversight or legal advice to address alleged illegal evictions, discrimination, or safety concerns.

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    About Pope John Paul II Apartments

    Pope John Paul II Apartments is a senior living community in St. Louis, MO, that Cardinal Ritter Senior Services operates, and it offers both independent and assisted living, so seniors can get as much or as little help as they need; there are 74 one-bedroom apartments, including eight accessible options made for people who have mobility, hearing, or vision disabilities, and each apartment comes with carpeting, draperies, a full kitchen, showers with safety bars, and an emergency pull-cord system in the bedrooms and bathrooms, while the rent covers utilities except cable, phone, and internet. There's always someone on site for safety, and Robin Deese is the manager if anyone needs to talk. The building has wheelchair access, a chapel for religious services, a neighborhood computer center, coin-operated laundry, parking, and activity spaces. Residents get affordable, subsidized housing and can use many services like meals, housekeeping, transportation for errands and events, health screenings, skilled nursing, rehab, memory care, respite care, hospice, adult day programs, and home health care, plus an on-site service coordinator helps with things like money management, legal questions, Medicare and Medicaid, and social security. The apartments have roll-in showers with seats in accessible units, each one has heating and cooling controls, and the staff checks on residents every morning. Folks can join in community programs, regular meals, maintenance of health, and scheduled non-medical bus rides too, so it's a place where seniors have help when they need it and chances to be social but also keep some privacy and independence.

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