For more than 40 years, Friendship Village has served St. Louis-area seniors with first-class living accommodations, individualized care, state-of-the-art amenities, and entertainment. Their dedication to enhancing senior wellness—physically, socially, spiritually, and beyond—has earned national recognition. Both their Sunset Hills and Chesterfield community locations were recently named “Best Independent Living” by U.S. News & World Report.
A faith-based, not-for-profit organization, Friendship Village provides high-quality options for housing and health care while fostering a carefree lifestyle. Their mission to keep their residents independent for as long as possible is fueled by continual investments in cutting-edge wellness programs and technology.
One recent example is Friendship Village’s launch of SmartCompanion—a “virtual roommate” that helps residents seamlessly connect with staff, community activities, friends,and family. Not only has this innovation reduced social isolation, residents report improvement of their overall quality of life, too. Friendship Village received recognition nationally by earning a McKnight Tech Award in 2022 for its use of SmartCompanion.
Supporting a vision to create “connected communities,” where technology plays a key role in enhancing seniors’ wellness, SmartCompanion is available (for no additional charge) to independent and assisted living residents, memory care patients, and even within the homes of seniors enrolled in Friendship Village’s FV at Home program.
Additionally, Friendship Village has partnered with EmpowerMe Wellness, which provides residents access to therapy, pharmacy, diagnostic, and nurse practitioner services—all without ever having to leave the campus.
EmpowerMe’s fully integrated approach isn’t just adding convenience and improving access to health services—it’s reshaping the relationship that residents have with their community. After all, not having to find transportation to visit a care provider, pick up a prescription, or attend an activity means Friendship Village’s seniors can live life how they want, with fewer restrictions.
And as the area’s only Life Care provider, Friendship Village enables residents to move from independent living to award-winning assisted living or skilled nursing care as their needs change with virtually no monthly cost increase. Life Care is a long-standing embodiment of the organization’s goal to remain a leader in the senior living space and to continue building the industry’s future.
Thanks to exclusive benefits like SmartCompanion, EmpowerMe and Life Care, a common refrain among seniors who call Friendship Village home is: “I wish I’d moved here sooner!” To learn more about the innovative ways Friendship Village keeps seniors well and independent longer, visit FriendshipVillageSTL.com.
