Friendship Village Sunset Hills

As a family member I was coerced and harassed. False accusations were made about me. I was restricted when I could see my mother .I then saw my mother deteriorate in just 3 months. There were doctors orders that were not carried out. I could no longer assist my mother with dementia with her menus. The staff gave her pancakes everyday. She is on diabetic medicine. They did not give her any other choices to eat. when I asked the house doctor to intervene she refused. .

I use to work here in my 20's and I got falsely accused of denying to take a resident to the restroom. I totally understand that getting two sides of the story is necessary but when the facility knows that the resident highly confused and terminates you anyway there is something severely wrong with that picture!

(Written by Mike) Friendship Village is really a village. I was raised in the country, with nearby villages, so I know a village when I see one! Sited on 50 odd acres, on top of one of the highest bluffs of the Meramec Valley, our apartment, our home, looks miles across the river to the hills of Jefferson County. In the Fall and Spring, the twists and turns of the river are traced with fog. The valley includes two lakes and a trailhead that leads to 14 miles of hiking (my favorite) or biking. One can walk a mile on campus indoor halls or outdoor streets. Five years ago, we watched with anticipation during the demolition and rebuilding of our home. We chose hard surfaces, easy to keep spotless, and trip-free for a woman with severe post-polio problems. Our village is populated with people from all walks of life and each person has a unique life story. It reminds me of Frank Capras Bedford Falls. As in any good village, different people have different views and one easily finds a circle of congenial friends. Barb is a good and sympathetic listener and lots of women like to share. My interests center around billiards (pool), writing stories, and re-learning to play the clarinet. In Covid-19 free times, monthly trip lotteries have taken us as far as St. Genevieve, Branson, and the playhouse at Arrow Rock. There are activities for all those who seek them. Management has thoughtfully provided a few opportunities for critics but remember that one mans meat is another mans poison! As to essentials and the unique features of the village: Life care is, to our minds, the greatest value of our choice of Friendship. The next is the three levels of care described in the Village website. The menus run from hamburger to Fillet Mignon, and if the food has a fault, it is too easy to gain weight. Half orders are honored. And freedom pervasive freedom. Freedom to sit under a tree and read a book or (in Covid-19 free times) to shop (the Village provides frequent bus service) in the numerous nearby stores of Gravois Bluffs. The Village is our choice our home which we would not exchange at any price. Mike and Barb Cowan

Warm and friendly - they earned my trust and respect in five years of caring for Dad. Dad didn't initially want to leave his home, but after six months he told me that he was glad that I insisted he make this move. When he moved to Assisted Living after three years, he later told me that he liked the size of the facility and the care given and wished he had moved directly into Assisted Living when he first arrived at Friendship Village.

This place is shady. After my Father died they dragged their feet for several months on selling his apartment. They kept telling us his former apartment was at the top of the sell list (lies of course) but were showing their brand new apartments instead to new clients. We called and complained for months finally telling them that something better be done NOW. They finally got it sold. I just wonder if the shoe was on the other foot and my late Father owed them money how many months they would have let that go by. RUN FROM THIS PLACE!!!