Twin Oaks at Heritage Pointe stands in Wentzville, Missouri, as a large, 70-bed senior living community that's earned the highest average rating in the city, with a score around 9.3 out of 10, and many folks say the staff is friendly and helpful. The place has assisted living, skilled nursing, nursing home care, home care, and a special memory care building meant for people with Alzheimer's and dementia, with outdoor areas, a secure setting, and things like wearable technology that alerts staff if someone leaves. Apartments come in studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or suites, with some about 1,000 square feet, including private bathrooms, air conditioning, cable TV, kitchenette, phone, and Wi-Fi, and some rooms are furnished. There are independent living and assisted living apartments, a memory care facility, and the Garden Villas, so people can live more on their own or get more help as their needs change, and residents don't have to move out as their care needs increase since staff can help with things like transferring, incontinence, mobility issues, and diabetics, doing blood sugar checks and insulin shots for folks who need it. Meals are served three times a day with options for low sodium, low sugar, gluten-free, vegetarian, and even guest meals or private dining for families, and the dining is often called a focus of the facility, with set menus and meal prep for allergies or diabetes.
The community keeps people busy with a daily events calendar run by a full-time activity director, offering things like music programs, movie nights, arts, cooking classes, trivia, Wii bowling, yoga, community service, educational talks, and even intergenerational meetups-plus there's a pet care program, so some residents can keep dogs or cats. The site includes a Chapel of the Lake, a game room, fitness center, library, and landscaped walking paths, giving people places to relax or keep active, and they run devotional services on and off site. The building is handicap accessible with wheelchair-friendly showers, sinks, and tubs, and offers security and awake staff on hand 24/7, along with a nurse on site, a doctor on call, and quick-response emergency alert systems in rooms and common areas.
For care, staff help with medication, transfers using lifts if needed, reminders about toileting, behavioral needs, and managing symptoms common in dementia. The facility handles elopement risks with a computerized wander-alert system and is set up to care for people who may act out physically. There's also transportation and parking for residents or visitors, with Midwest Eye Associates and Walgreens nearby for medical needs and drugstore errands. Twin Oaks at Heritage Pointe is family-run with local decision-making, has won the Best of Senior Living Award for care and support, and people have recognized it for a high review score and a positive community feel, keeping things simple and straightforward for the residents and their families.
