Wonderful care , beautiful interior and wonder all around service. It's played out very nicely and…read morespacious. The care of the seniors is next to none.

From the owner: St. Andrew's Centre provides its residents with the highest possible standard of living, necessary…read moreservices, amenities, conveniences, security, activities & recreation! St. Andrew's Centre's impressive, red brick complex encompasses two seven-storey apartment towers and a three-storey annex, all linked by a temperature-controlled atrium lovingly landscaped with a huge selection of tropical plants and jaunty paving stone floors. St. Andrew's Centre's annex is also surrounded by its own open courtyard and beautifully maintained garden area. St. Andrew's Centre is conveniently connected to St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, offering residents the option of daily masses and an active church community just steps away. Owned and operated by the nonprofit St. Andrew's Housing Ltd., St. Andrew's Centre is a nondenominational and independent living facility for people 60+ offering a total of 303 fully-renovated apartment suites with eight different floor plans at reasonable market-value rents. With a long, stellar reputation as a premiere seniors facility, St. Andrew's Centre offers a dynamic housing alternative and a tremendous range of conveniences, amenities and services including: optional meal services in our full-service restaurant; underground heated parking; active Residents' Association and myriad recreational, fitness and social activities; close to neighbourhood shopping with an E.T.S. bus stop at the main entrance!

My parents were residents for over 5 years at Touchmark. In…read moremy opinion there has been a tremendous and hazardous decline in residents' care in the Private Memory Care. You should know that given they are a private business they do not need to follow Continuing Care Health Service Standards. Those standards do need to be followed by funded sites within Alberta. There isn't a regulatory body that can hear our concerns and advocate for the residents there. As a result of the lack of proper systems and communication and because of sub-standard medical care our mother received we had no option but to move her elsewhere. I am concerned for residents/friends who have been left behind.

Four years ago my mom moved here from Winnipeg and we needed to find her a safe and comfortable…read moreplace that felt like home. We went and saw a few retirement communities, but it wasn't until we walked into Touchmark that my mom felt at home. With the comforting atmosphere and the genuine friendliness of the staff we knew we found the right place. Over the 4 years that my mom lived at Touchmark we were always impressed by the staff and their willingness to help her and us with our questions and changing needs over the years. We would highly recommend Touchmark to anyone looking for a safe and friendly retirement community.

You need to know there are care problems here related to insufficient staffing and management…read moreignorance. The facilities and amenities are beautiful, the meals are great quality, and for this the residents pay a high cost. But the high cost is not reflected in the actual care provided for more fragile and dependent residents. Despite the service being advertised as being able to meet enhanced supportive care needs, the management has insufficient experience and expertise to understand what those actual care needs require in terms of staff and equipment. This is sadly not uncommon in elder care, but here it is pronounced. Staff advocate for better care, such as basic medical and first aide supplies, as well as more regulated nursing staff, but concerns often go unheeded. There is a culture of secrecy; if you speak up as a member of staff, you are likely to be targeted for trouble. Canterbury has a hard time keeping quality nursing staff for a reason. This all means that the most at-risk and medically delicate residents are not getting the care they need in a timely manner. One of the consequences of this is bedsores. No one should die of a septic bedsore. Another is if your loved one sustains a fall, it might be quite a while until a nurse gets to them if the nurse is busy elsewhere. Yes there is an Registered Nurse working 24/7, but that RN takes care of over 300 people at a time. It can take 10 minutes to get from one side of the facility to the other. There is little time to really provide CARE, there is only time to do TASKS. When looking for a home for your precious elders, look beyond what is visible, talk to the staff, ask around. The staff here are trying their best, but they are not well supported, which is always risky for residents.

Excellent quality, reliable and trustworthy care. Attentive and friendly staff and good…read morefacilities. Operates on the non-profit philosophy and it shows. Good long history of church principled compassionate care. Money is well spent.

no actual nurse on staff. Manager Trevor is rude and deceitful . Kitchen staff and front…read morereception goo. Place is not maintained well. they say they have bus serice and outing but it's broken more then running

my mother lived here for seven years. in the last few years building has not been maintaine. They…read morewere without hot water for three days in the spring. they serve hotdogs and pasta too frequently. the window frames are rotting. suite has had mice, and ant problems. building is past its prime. management changes every six months. maintenance does not address issues in the suite. My mother had flickering bathroom lights for over six months before it was repaired. The carpet in her suite needed to be stretched it had ripples in it. There is an on site nurse, not sure what she does, during covid she never checked on my 89 year old mother when she had covid.

They claim they are the best in St Albert. Staff and residents disagree. I choose to look elsewhere…read moreas folks who think they are better than everyone else doesn't sound to appealing. They represented the possibility of que jumping the waiting list which is indicative of favoratism/discrimination. I have made repeated requests to have my personnel information returned/destroyed for over a year and they have not complied, or responded to my request in anyway. I felt it's important to share my experience as moving from an untenable situation in your seniors years is the last thing anyone wants. There isn't any reviews from residents I suspect due to fear of eviction, but there are a number of employee reviews, most unfavorable. Certainly not recommended by myself. I know someone who does live there and they are not happy.