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February 22, 2021
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Our New Chapel at Our Chesterfield Campus!

We’re very very excited to have officially broken ground on our new chapel Monday at our Chesterfield campus! We hope to have it completed by late summer and we are so grateful for all our blessings!
February 19, 2021
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The LAST (for now) Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 19th, 2021

The LAST (for now) Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 19th, 2021 Celebration!  As of Thursday, February 18th, approximately 99% of all residents at every level of care on both campuses have been fully immunized.  This has been a wonderful blessing for our residents and our Villages. As of today, of all residents at all levels of care, only one is currently COVID-positive and they are recovering well from the virus they had contracted from off campus. We are hopeful that our Assisted […]
February 19, 2021
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Over 1,000 Vaccine Shots Administered Today at Friendship Village!

Friendship Village’s two campuses had over a thousand residents and employees receive their second shot of the Moderna vaccine Thursday and we couldn’t be more excited!
February 12, 2021
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Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 12th, 2021

Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 12th, 2021 One week to go until the second round of COVID-19 vaccinations for our independent living residents that will take place on Thursday, February 18th! Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care residents and employees have already received second doses and are now well past the fourteen-day incubation period and are doing very well. Since St. Louis County’s COVID-19 prevalence rate is declining, we are looking forward to phasing visits back into our skilled nursing and assisted living […]
February 10, 2021
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See the Fox 2 Story of Friendship Village Security Office Honored by the Fenton Fire District!

Our fantastic Security Officer Brandon was honored yesterday by the Fenton Fire District for his quick action to put out a fire in a resident’s apartment! Watch the video below to see the story. And thanks again to all our Security Officers for all they do every day to help keep us safe! Click to watch the video!
February 5, 2021
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Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 5th, 2021

Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, February 5th, 2021 Our residents in independent living and assisted living are halfway between their first vaccination and their second one!  There is high anticipation and excitement to get it done! Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care residents and employees are now about 10 days beyond their second dose, and all seems to be going well. We did have a couple of independent living residents who received the first dose and then a couple of days later, contracted the […]
February 1, 2021
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Both of Our Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Locations Received an Overall 5-Star Rating!

Both of Friendship Village’s locations are thrilled to announce renewed 5-STAR RATING designations for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation at both locations! The rating comes from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). CMS provides this rating as a consumer service which offers useful information to the public about the quality of care in thousands of nursing homes! Only 11 nursing homes out of 115 in our area received 5-Star Ratings and Friendship Village has 2 of those 11! CMS strives to limit 5-Star ratings to not more than ten percent […]
January 29, 2021
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Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, January 29th, 2021

Friendship Village Senior Services’ Update and Response to COVID-19 as of Friday, January 29th, 2021 One week past the 1st dose of the Moderna vaccine for Assisted Living and Independent Living residents, all seems to be going well.  The vast majority of reactions were minimal and on the order of the reaction from a typical flu shot.  A very small number were anything more than that and those reactions have all now passed.  The second dose clinic is scheduled for Thursday, February 18th. Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care residents and […]
January 25, 2021
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Another Great Day in the Fight to Beat COVID!

It’s another great day in our fight against COVID as our employees at Friendship Village Sunset Hills got their second dose of the Moderna vaccine! Click below to watch the video!