Vitality West End Richmond

  • 1800 Gaskins Rd, Richmond, VA 23238
  • (804) 741-8880
  • 4.6 ( 14 reviews )
  • Assisted Living and Memory Care

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About This Community

Vitality Living is your premier choice for senior living in Richmond, whether you need assisted living or memory care.

Vitality Living West End Richmond assisted living and memory care supports residents’ needs, as well as their interests, with a calendar filled with a variety of activity and engagement. Families will find peace of mind by knowing that their family members are well taken care of and enjoying life.

You’ll find plenty of comfortable common space to spend time with friends and family, whether it’s in the spacious, home-like fireside family room, well-stocked library, screened lanai, café/bistro or the outdoor areas. Large windows give tremendous natural light throughout the community, giving in an open, airy feel.

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4.6 ( 14 Reviews )
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Keith
December 07, 2022
Vitality West End Richmond had a beautiful campus and a beautiful lobby. The public areas were beautiful and very clean, with no odors. The rooms were larger and more accommodating. The staff was excellent, knowledgeable, and helpful. The dining area was beautiful and clean. They have a full schedule of activities. They had residents actively involved in activities. I like that they have a barbershop.
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Kristine
September 18, 2022
My mother has moved into Vitality West End Richmond. I had visited it once before for my mother-in-law and I liked it that time. Going back there, I was already somewhat familiar with that. We had the chance to meet with the executive director. She was really helpful and had a lot of good input into my mom's situation. The place is very clean. It's quite lovely. The apartment we ended up getting her is a good size, smaller than what her previous apartment was when she was independent, but it's still a one-bedroom and she has her own bathroom and a nice-sized living room. It had been recently carpeted and painted, so it was in really good shape. It has four big beautiful windows that let in great light. They have a lot of activities every day. There were at least five or six things to choose from. When we were there visiting and then also every time I've been back, I've seen half a dozen to as many as 20 people participating in activities. The menu seemed good. It was beyond basic. It had some nice touches to it. She is eating three meals a day there, so that was going to be a big shift for her. The cost came into consideration a little bit just because we did see at least one other place that we had been referred to that we liked very much, but it was probably $2000 more a month and it wasn't justified in terms of what we were going to get. People have been very nice and friendly when you walk in. There are rockers out front and people are pretty much always sitting there, chitchatting. They have such a nice variety of things and opportunities and it's clean. It was not cheap though.
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James
September 04, 2022
I have visited Vitality West End Richmond. The place was very clean, has a friendly staff, and the rooms look very well-maintained. It has a very open atmosphere for eating and socializing in the lobby area.
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Bert
Vitality West End Richmond was very nice. What they were offering for what we were looking for would've been a good match. It's just beyond mom's monetary needs. They showed me one of the rooms and it was like a little efficiency room that would've been perfect for my mother. They have some little electronic games on TV that she could do and physical exercise and classes and things like that, that would keep her moving, and that would've been good. The grounds were nice. It wasn't real large, but it would've been good. She could've gotten out and walked around through the garden. The rooms were efficient. The one we looked at had a walk-in shower and a seat, a small kitchenette type thing, a small microwave, and a small refrigerator. It had a small seating area and then a bed. It was an efficiency-type apartment, like a college dorm type of thing almost. I met one lady and she was very informative and gave me the information that I needed.
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Mary
The Vitality West End Richmond facility was very clean and very orderly. I probably met four to five staff members, and they all seemed to be very friendly and helpful. I got to interact a little bit with a couple of residents there, and they all seemed to be very happy. I was very impressed when I saw their menu selection, how they have two choices for entrees, for both lunch and dinner, and then if the resident doesn't like either one of the two entrees that are offered, they always have something they can get, like a salad or other things that they can choose from. I saw a studio apartment, and my only downside was that the studio apartment that I saw was pretty small compared to some of the others I had seen. The staff was extremely friendly. I've had a couple of phone calls, a couple of emails, and I really feel like they go beyond their way to help you and work with you.
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Phyllis
October 24, 2021
I had an in-person tour of Vitality West End Richmond. I liked their secured assisted living. If a person needs memory care, you don't want them in a memory care facility where the people are inactive (versus people that are still active but need memory care). I liked the fact that they offer both. The facility was clean and looked like they had a lot of activities going on in both areas. The people were very friendly and very thorough with information. I'm just satisfied with the whole presentation of their facility. I saw the assisted living people doing movie time together, and a lot of art activities that they had done. The memory care people were engaged in a hot topic memory game that allowed them to finish the sentence or a phrase, so they were all very engaged. And the people seemed to be happy and very friendly as we walked the halls. Even the residents spoke and waved. There was a courtyard. They have a bus for field trips. I liked the art rooms.
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Bill
What I like best about Vitality West End Richmond is that it's a small and intimate place. I got the chance to talk to the residents, and they all spoke very glowingly of the place. What I liked least is that the dining room wasn't all that great. The facilities seem equal to the other one we visited, but the price is $1,500 less. They seem to have an excellent staff to resident ratio. I like that they have an excellent exercise program. The place is very good and very neat.
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Sharon
August 08, 2021
I visited Vitality West End Richmond, and it was really clean. Everybody was really nice. When we went there, they were getting ready to have supper, and they also fixed us meals to go, and the food was very good. The room that they showed my dad was very nice, very clean, and I think it would fit him just nicely. The one who assisted me was super nice. I can't remember her name, but she was really nice, and very helpful.
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Libby
My friend is going to go to Vitality Living West End. We visited the assisted living and they even educated us about memory care, which eventually, she will need. It was very nice. Everyone there was just very friendly, answered questions, and was very patient. The place was very clean, they showed all the amenities, and the different things that my friend could do there. They have a beautiful outdoor park to walk in, and it's just a great place for her. We didn't have a meal, but we had some cookies and hot tea. We also weren't there during mealtime, but they invited us to come back for lunch. They also gave us a list of the activities. My friend is a quiet person and she was very interested in the garden and the library. They have a very nice library there. We were really impressed with Elena, she is just a fantastic person. Also, her boss there, Laura, called us and checked on us, and that impressed us.
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David
August 30, 2018
I like it very much. The people were very nice. Everything I saw looked very nice. The sizes of the rooms were very nice. The place is very close, so I'm keeping an open mind. The staff member who assisted me was very nice; she was very good. The place was very nice. The amenities were about the same; they have common areas too. I enjoyed going out to here because it was so nice.
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DP314433
June 17, 2016
It was really nice. I really liked the people, the set up, and all the different activities they had for the residents. The rooms were very nice. The dining area was nice, clean, and very open. They had a library, a gym, and a salon.
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Visitor102929550
December 12, 2014
It was quite nice. It was bright and light. You could bring some of your pieces of furniture, and it was very nice. I ate there, and the meals were delicious and well prepared. The staff was really efficient in getting us what we were interested in, they took us to see that, and then they had a meal prepared for us. They were nice and very professional. Everything was just as clean as it could be, and I saw nothing out of the ordinary. They had activities going, like, you could go to places for different things. They had a beauty parlor for the residents, a barber shop, exercise machines, and snack bars. They had planned activities for the month. They had a bus on the premises to take them to places. When you come in through the door, it was a high ceiling, and it was very elaborate looking. I thought that it was going to be expensive, but it wasn't.
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Visitor90471650
August 14, 2014
It was our second runner up. We were mainly looking for a place that was close to me, as he is a mile away and that has made all the difference. The place is very nice and clean, and the people were nice too. The only reason we picked a different one for my dad was it was a little bit closer and the percentage of men was lower, as we just thought that if he had more people to interact with he might find people of likeness. Older people still like to find something in common with someone else. I didn’t eat anything there, but they offered a lot. I can’t say much more than that. The rooms are very nice, though it’s smaller than what he wanted.
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Disappointed10
April 29, 2014
I thought the facilities were clean. The food looked fantastic. The staff couldn’t have been better. They allowed pets. They had everything I wanted. They were very close to the interstate so that I could be able to visit my mother easily. That was a plus. They had a number of activities including that Mom could do dress up and get involved with various plays and activities. It had arts and crafts, and they allowed her to keep her pets. They were my second choice.
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