Friendship Village Sunset Hills is a continuing care retirement community that provides several living options for older adults, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short-term respite care for caregivers who need a break. The campus is quiet and green, with walking paths and indoor and outdoor common areas where residents can visit, relax, and enjoy activities like Bible study, movies in the private theater, game nights, or trips to local spots and even some international travel. The care here matches the needs of each resident, with services like medication management, help with bathing and dressing, diabetes and incontinence care, and 24/7 nursing oversight-including a full-time RN and licensed nurses day and night. There's a gold credentialed dementia care program with Montessori-inspired practices for those who need memory care, and the facility can manage high-acuity conditions and provide hospice services as well.
Friendship Village Sunset Hills offers three levels of prepared meals in a dining room along with room service and special diet options, whether kosher or vegan, and snacks are always available. There's a professional chef on staff and family can join for special meals in the private dining room. Residents get weekly housekeeping, laundry, and flat linen service, and can choose from several floor plans such as studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom apartments-including styles named The Astaire, The Bogart, The Cooper, and The Douglas-and each comes with private bathrooms. All utilities like water, sewer, gas, electricity, Wi-Fi or high-speed internet, cable TV with over 80 channels, and telephone service are included. Staff take care of move-in coordination, daily help, personal laundry for an extra charge, and offer transportation to medical appointments, errands, or the larger St. Louis area.
Safety comes first, with emergency alert systems, medical dispensers, and home security, as well as ID theft protection and non-smoking policies indoors. The staff speak English and include nurses, therapists (physical, occupational, speech), dentists, and podiatrists, with some team members working there for many years, helping create a family-like environment. Residents can bring pets and enjoy a beauty salon, barber shop, wellness room, fitness center, and chapel for weekly and Sunday services. The community is wheelchair accessible, including showers, and there's resident parking. Activities range from social and recreational to spiritual, and residents can access a library, community kitchen, bus outings, and faith-based programs. The primary goal here is to help people stay as independent as possible for as long as possible, offering support and comfort along the way.
