Friendship Village Of West County

Programs: The village is a life care senior living community, designed to accommodate persons 62 years of age or older in a dignified manner. Currently, the village has 310 residences and a licensed 121-bed skilled nursing facility (the "health center"). The primary intent of fvc, is to assure the residents of life care throughout their retirement years. The village is designed to create an environment that will enrich the lives of the people who live and work there. The design of the main common facilities provides large areas for dining and meetings without detracting from the homelike environment of the village. In addition to providing a residence for lifetime use by the resident, fvc will provide: maintenance of the residences and common areas; weekly flat laundry service; food service, including one meal for each day in the month at no additional charge; the services of a chaplain and resident social director; scheduled transportation services; 24-hour nursing care in the health center see additional program description; biweekly housekeeping; a call system; various administrative services; and all utilities. Social accountabilityour residents' selfless acts of volunteering their time speak louder than words. The friendship village chesterfield residents enjoy volunteering inside our community. Our residents not only volunteered within our walls but took it to the community at large. Resident volunteer hours for friendship village chesterfield were nearly 15,900. Resident volunteer hours in the community at-large were approximately 3,100. The employees of friendship village chesterfield go above and beyond their work load. Our employees volunteered in communities across the st. Louis metropolitan community. Employee volunteer hours were nearly 4,000. Friendship village chesterfield made donations to local deserving charities and community organizations. With the help of our residents, board members, and employees the following organizations received our support: angel tree benefiting children of incarcerated people , alzheimer's association, american heart association, american cancer society, elementary school art contest, pregnancy resource center, leukemia society, mercy, st. Luke's united methodist church, support dogs, inc. , st. Louis chamber chorale, komen race for the cure, voyce and sponsorship of fenton, crestwood/sunset hills, and affton chamber events to name a few. Donations made on behalf of friendship village chesterfield to charitable organizations was nearly $33,500. This includes cash provided by the organization, residents, board members and employees, along with product donated, and a portion of salary for employees who provided volunteer services. Friendship village chesterfield provides educational programs to the residents, employees and the general public. Friendship village chesterfield hosts meeting space and or provides lunch to 1000 plus community professionals. Some of these hosted events included the following: honor flight, wellness fair, presentation by the community outreach coordinator from the center for hearing and speech for our friendship village residents, medicare seminar, managing stress educational session, improving bladder control educational session, sappington-concord historical society speakers, spectrum eyeglasses and hearusa, ask a nurse hour, and retired nurses group: education for residents on anti-bullying and no one dies alone programs. Transportation is also provided for our friendship village residents to the missouri osteoporosis monthly meetings. Friendship village chesterfield has one chaplain and one assistant chaplain to meet all the spiritual needs of our residents and staff. Our chaplains also visit our hospitalized residents. Average visits are 25 visits each week throughout the year. 25 funeral/memorial services have been conducted in the current year. Our chaplains provide one-on-one spiritual and personal counseling to approximately 12 residents and employees each month. Ongoing support groups include the following: care for the caregivers: located at the village care center, visitors from outside the community are welcomed at these group meetings and sojourners grief recovery support group: support group for residents who have lost a loved one. Friendship village chesterfield conducts bible studies for residents. 55 residents, on average, attend at both friendship village chesterfield. In addition to bible studies, the village offers two worship services each sunday. Approximately 100 people attend worship services hosted in our chapel and village care center. Friendship village chesterfield has 12 volunteers that support the chaplain's department. Their gifts/talents are singers, instrumentalists, bible teachers, and preachers. Friendship village chesterfield provides benevolent care if resident's resources diminish and needs increase. We thank our generous donors for helping our residents at this time of need. Donors help restore resident hope. Our benevolent care need for residents at friendship village chesterfield continues to increase. Benevolence care was nearly $51,000. We are fortunate to stay true to our mission because of the generosity of others to our friendship fund. Friendship village chesterfield has not altered the level of care and service it provides, despite the fact that costs continue to increase and the government continues to offer fewer subsidies for long-term care. Friendship village chesterfield has contractual agreements with medicare, medicaid, and other third party insurances. Regardless of the reimbursement received, even when it falls short of the cost of care, friendship village chesterfield will continue providing comprehensive care.

health center - the village's 121-bed health center is licensed to provide skilled nursing care. Health center services are available to all residents of the village, and residents may be admitted directly to the health center from their residences, and need not come from a hospital. Residents are encouraged to return to their residences as soon as possible. Residents who are unable to return to their residences, however, have the benefit of permanent care in the health center.