St James Place sits in Kansas City, MO, where seniors find a wide range of living and care options, and the place covers all kinds of needs, including independent living, assisted living, memory care for Alzheimer's, respite care, nursing care, hospice, and home care, as well as residential care in a board and care home setting. Residents who need help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and managing medicine can get assistance, and for those with memory issues, special care programs help keep them safe and active. The buildings include private and shared suites, emergency call systems, private showers, whirlpool spas, and accessible rooms. Meals are provided, and there are meal and dining options to fit different needs.
The community includes lots of options for staying busy and enjoying life, with activity areas, a billiard room, shuffleboard, outdoor patios and gardens, a walking track, ponds, a greenhouse, and a woodshop for different hobbies, plus indoor and outdoor pools, walking trails, and a fitness room inside the Wellness Center, and the place is pet-friendly as well. There's an auditorium, chapel, and performing arts center for religious, cultural, or social events, and a cinema for movie nights, and you'll find clubhouses and multiple activity spaces for arts and crafts.
St James Place helps with transportation, including scheduled rides in buses, vans, or cars, and has a bistro grille, business center, beauty and barber shop, computer labs, and room for recreation like bocce ball and gathering. Residents can join in regular themed events and pick floral arrangements for occasions like Grandparents Day, Rosh Hashanah, National Boss Day, Sweetest Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, as well as for personal milestones like birthdays, anniversaries, get well wishes, and just-because gifts. The staff also provide flowers for weddings, funerals or sympathy occasions, including casket sprays, wreaths, and standing arrangements.
Nearby, you'll find five hospitals, two places of worship, six doctors' offices, seventeen pharmacies, and seven parks, and there are sixteen restaurants and eight cafes in the area, so residents can enjoy a range of food and social opportunities close by. The campus has resources and guides to help families with caregiving topics and connects people with in-home care or other senior care options. They offer assessments for mobility, hygiene, medicine, and safety and help families navigate care needs. For veterans, there's support from the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program, and there are government-assisted rental options, including Section 202 for low-income seniors aged 62 or older, Section 8, Project Based Assistance, subsidized housing, multifamily housing, and veterans' housing, so more people can find housing and care no matter their income level.
The community includes several named residences like Armour Oaks Senior Living, Grand Court, Brookdale Wornall Place, Heritage Village of Gladstone, SummitView Terrace, Villa Ventura, Benton House of Shoal Creek, Wexford Place, and Garden Village, each with slightly different offerings, such as personal care, assisted or independent living, residential care, adult day care, and memory support. Social activities, recreation, religious events, and help with daily living needs are all covered, and the photo gallery, business hours, map, and reviews (an average score of 7.7 from four reviews) can be found online for quick reference. St James Place maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter, and information shows up on retirement community information sites.
Residents can settle into a routine with help for daily needs, enjoy gardens or activities, find transportation to appointments, and have a range of care levels as needs change, while the setting offers a calm environment not far from health care, food, and outdoor spots, and it all sits in a family-friendly neighborhood in Kansas City.
