Villa St. Francis sits on the south side of Milwaukee near St. Francis Hospital, and offers both Independent Living and Assisted Living apartments, giving people options with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts, all with private rooms and eight styles to pick from, and if you want to have guests over or try something new, there's a convenience store, a banking center, a beauty salon, a massage therapist, and even a fitness center right inside the building, which means folks don't have to travel far for errands or a haircut, and that helps make life easier for everyone. A lot of folks appreciate the flexible dining service, where a professional chef prepares meals, with two nutritionally balanced, restaurant-style meals served daily, plenty of entree and side dish choices, and a 90-minute open dining period to let people eat at their own pace, and there's space for guest meals as well. There's also housekeeping, laundry, weekly bed linen changes, cable TV, all utilities except phone and internet covered in the standard monthly fee, with Wi-Fi and high-speed internet available.
Villa St. Francis provides assisted living for people needing help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and managing medicines, and memory care is available through Angela's Crossing, focused on those with dementia or Alzheimer's, with spaces set up to cut down on confusion and keep people safe from wandering. Respite care lets folks stay short-term for up to 28 days, with furnished rooms, three meals a day, activities, and access to nursing staff. The health care team can help with incontinence, complex needs such as sliding-scale insulin for diabetes, and health monitoring, with nurses on-site during the day and on-call at night. There's always staff on duty 24 hours a day and an emergency call system in place, plus security features to help everyone feel safe.
People get personal care plans-created and checked regularly with the resident and their families-so the care matches what's really needed, and there's access to professional nursing every day. Activities come from a Life Enrichment team offering things like social clubs, educational classes, exercise and recreational programs, plus outings, gathering spaces, a fitness center, social activity rooms, patios, and walking paths for fresh air. The dining program can help with special diets as needed.
Pastoral care is important here, and Villa St. Francis has an on-site chapel, daily Mass, devotional services, ecumenical pastoral staff who serve people of every faith, and events that let residents keep their spiritual connections going, even though the Felician Sisters sponsor the place. Villa St. Francis joins local groups such as Wisconsin Assisted Living Association, Wisconsin Coalition for Collaborative Excellence in Assisted Living, LeadingAge Wisconsin-Echelon, and Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce to help keep their standards up.
Overall, the staff sticks to a "resident-first" philosophy, doing their best to preserve each person's independence, respect, and dignity, and they make sure to help people stay as active as they want through life enrichment programs, recreational options, cultural events, fitness, and transportation. There are customizable shower and sleeping schedules to fit individual routines. Amenities also include pet-friendly spaces and handicap accessibility. The facility tries to make things as comfortable and safe as possible, with a focus on meeting what each resident needs, whether that's physical, social, or spiritual care, and they've been doing this kind of holistic care for over twenty years.
