Independent Living community - The Retreat at Summerville

The Retreat at Summerville

950 Travelers Blvd., Summerville, SC 29485
(843) 832-8481
3.5 ( 8 reviews )
Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care

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About This Community

The Retreat at Summerville provides premier senior living options with superior personalized care and a compassionate staff. Our facility offers luxury-style accommodations with a comfortable, small-town feel.

Phoenix Senior Living, whose leadership collectively has been serving seniors for more than thirty years, believes that transitioning into your new home at The Retreat at Summerville will welcome a new chapter in your life, where seniors can live as independently as they desire — a life where seniors live, love, learn.

INDEPENDENT LIVING – PROVIDING THE FREEDOM AND TIME TO ENJOY LIFE

The Retreat at Summerville will offer the finest in independent living for active seniors with a simplified lifestyle that is free from the chores and responsibilities of maintaining a home, with a choice of luxurious apartment layout designs to choose from. Conveniently located to theaters, banks, churches, and shopping, The Retreat at Summerville will provide a vibrant social setting, with daily events and activities that foster new friendships, community, and a purposeful lifestyle.

ASSISTED LIVING – WE CELEBRATE UNIQUENESS

At The Retreat at Summerville, we will care for our residents as we would our own family. We will offer individually-tailored purposeful interaction with just the right amount of assistance, including daily living services such as grooming and medication management. Residents will be encouraged to engage with our wide variety of activities, which will introduce them to new experiences and create a spirit of achievement and emotional well-being.

MEMORY CARE – CREATING PURPOSEFUL DAYS

We specialize in caring for seniors who experience Alzheimer’s and the many forms of dementia, and we understand that memory loss can take its toll on loved ones. The Retreat at Summerville will help manage the highs and lows of living with someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia in a comfortable home-like setting, which will be carefully designed to create a peaceful and familiar environment. When living with memory loss, cultivating a successful day isn’t always easy, but our caregivers proceed with patience, compassion, and respect in all circumstances.

RESPITE CARE – A TEMPORARY REST

We acknowledge that being a caregiver for your aging loved one is a noble and admirable act, but it takes significant physical, emotional, and mental energy. Respite Care offers brief reprieves caregivers from those duties, providing them time to rejuvenate while knowing their loved one is well cared for. Our personal care extends to those recovering from surgery or a recent hospital stay, giving your loved one time to heal.

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3.5 ( 8 Reviews )

Linda

March 10, 2023

I liked the idea of the cottages at The Retreat at Summerville, but I just felt that the place needed some upgrading and improvements. I saw a 2-bedroom cottage. It had a small kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, another room where you could put a table and chairs, and a small screened-in patio area off the back. If you still drive, you could park right there by your cottage. I did not go to the main building at all, which I was a little disappointed in, because the meals would be served in the main building. I would have wanted to see the amenities available in the main building. It was a nice day, but I didn't see anybody outside anywhere. Other than the lady who met us at the cottage, I didn't see anybody else when we were there. She didn't talk to us about what was in the main building or any kind of activities that the people can participate in, but she was very nice and very friendly.

Jeanifer

December 18, 2022

The general appearance of The Retreat at Summerville was nice. We liked the look of the rooms. They were beautiful, but we did not like that all of the buildings were separated, which was my concern, because if a resident wanted to go to the dining hall, they had to go outside and either walk a couple of blocks or drive to the dining hall. The activity center was a separate building that they had to go outside as well. So, I just didn't like how segmented the facility was. It seemed like they had very limited activities. The activity room that we saw had a few puzzles in it, a couple of board games, and a TV. So, it wasn't all that inspiring. The staff was accommodating, but I just kind of got the feeling that they were only doing what was necessary. It was still pleasant, but I just didn't feel like they were going too much further out of their way to do much more.

Chris

December 05, 2021

The Retreat at Summerville was really good, that was our number two place. The food was a little bit better there, and their staff was very nice. They had a big community area where everyone ate together. I think it's a good community feel. They're getting ready to do a refresh, so that's a good thing, once they do that, it would probably be better. They had a nice library, a movie theater, they had a lot of activities there, Taichi, and different things, and they did have outings every Wednesday. They've got on-site staff, the manager lives there. So that was nice, the on-site presence. I think overall, it's really good.

Donna

July 25, 2021

I toured The Retreat at Summerville. The marketing guy was wonderful, really nice, very open, and gave clear and detailed answers, so that part was great. The unit itself has a great floor plan. I really liked the unit. It's very spacious. What I didn't like was they provide two to three meals a day, but it's not a communal meal. It was kind of strange. They have like a little clubhouse for this section that's independent living. What they do, and they've been doing this before COVID, this wasn't a COVID thing, they drop off enough meals in styrofoam containers, and you walk over and pick up your container. It's kind of weird. The other thing is all the activities are done with assisted living. You have a combination of folks in terms of their mental acuity and physical abilities, and it isn't something I was looking for. It's too bad because the community itself is nice. If you don't care about those things, then the units are nice. They had assisted living and memory care, neither of which I'm in need of. They had a beauty salon and a library. The reception area was lovely and beautifully decorated. The facility looked fine. They're in the middle of remodeling certain areas. It's an older facility, but they're doing a lot of updates.

Dean

July 10, 2021

I don't like The Retreat at Summerville that much. It's pretty old. It doesn't look like it's as well maintained, and the assisted living facility is pretty dismal. It looks like a motel room. I toured the independent living, and then inquired about the assisted living. These are all cottage-like buildings in the independent living. I like the fact that you have your own little cottage, but they have no garage facilities. This is an older community, and so it's just been recently taken over by another company. It's also more in an urban setting. I had an occasion before they changed ownership to visit with a lady who was in assisted living there; it was dismal. She had a small motel room and a very small closet. It was like a studio apartment and very limited. I only met the person in charge. He was a very nice, very helpful, and very positive young man. I like him personally, but he's just started the job there about two or three months before. The ambiance is below average. It's almost like you're living in a city block in the heart of the commercial area of this town, and it's not the most attractive area of Summerville. I didn't see much for activities or exercise room or anything like that.

Larry

My mother-in-law is going to be staying at The Retreat at Summerville. The community is nice for what she's chosen. If it was an assisted living, we probably wouldn't have put her in there. Their assisted living facility wasn't as nice as the other ones we looked at. She will have a 2-bedroom, 2-bath cottage. It's kinda like a fourplex and it's got 1150 square feet, so she's got room for her artwork and stuff. They have dining services and housekeeping. Right now, with this COVID thing, they're delivering the meals to the clubhouse and they have to walk to the clubhouse to get it. For her needs and the way she wants to live, it's pretty much exactly what she wants.

Edith

June 18, 2019

I liked Royal Oaks, but it needs some maintenance. There's a fence that's about to fall down and it borders a restaurant, and it's not the kind of place I'd want to be close to. The rooms are very nice and they would suit us very nicely. The people were very friendly. I didn't care for the location where they served the food, which is one of the downsides of the place. The staff was really nice.

Dala Dolan

December 31, 2018

My mother is a current resident and has had a wonderful experience with the Royal Oaks. The staff are very respectful and warm as well as very professional. They is always something going on in the activity room or at the club house.

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