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Garden Place Columbia

480 DD Rd, Columbia, IL 62236

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8.2
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24 reviews
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8.2
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24 reviews
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  • 3 star
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Rich B

Resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

Garden Place Columbia

The food and activities could be improved. The apartments are nice. The location is good. I would recommend this community to others.

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Garden Place Columbia

Surrounded by lush fields, Garden Place Columbia is a licensed senior living community with a homelike ambience. Near the Missouri and Illinois border, the community is just 15 miles south of St. Louis. Feel at ease knowing two hospitals are within driving distance, one being a veteran’s hospital.

Take a stroll along the paved walking paths surrounded by landscaped lawns. Relax in the shade underneath the small white gazebo, or enjoy the waterfront view with lush greenery surrounding the fishing pond. Your loved one can maintain their faith-based lifestyle at the on-site chapel where religious services are hosted. From cooking classes to dog therapy, the community has a full activity calendar. Seniors can enjoy nutritious meals in the cafe-style dining area with a salad bar. Nutritional and dietary needs are accommodated.

Tailored care is provided for seniors in need of independent living, assisted living, and short-term respite stays. Natural light fills the spacious studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments from the bay windows. Beyond round-the-clock care attendants, emergency call systems are monitored on-site 24/7. The community allows small pets, but additional charges may apply. With seven programs at Garden Place Columbia, seniors can life an active and fulfilling lifestyle.

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  • Assisted Living
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Garden Place Columbia

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for Garden Place Columbia

8.2 out of 10
Review Score24 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.1
Cleanliness
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.4
Staff
3.8
Meals & Dining
3.3
Activities
4.3
Value for Cost
4.4

A Place for Mom has scored Garden Place Columbia with 8.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Garden Place Columbia has 24 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.1 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 9/18/25

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Rich B

Independent Living

Resident/client

September 18, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Garden Place Columbia

The food and activities could be improved. The apartments are nice. The location is good. I would recommend this community to others.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 19, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Helpful caring staff

It is Super clean with Very friendly staff. The Apartments are nice. The right size. Meals are exceptional. The lady who does activities is wonderful. Mom was not wanting to give up her independence of living at home but had settled in quite nicely. Perfect size for mom for her independence but still have her own space.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 21, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Nice facility

They are extremely nice to me. My mother says they don't care about her-don't look at her. But they are wonderful from my experience. The facility is always very clean and smells nice.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 17, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Garden Place Columbia review

The best thing about it is the care staff. They are exceptional, I couldn't ask for more. It's a sweet place with really good people. It's not showy, no big pools or fancy happy hours, but you can tell they care. The food is very good at times, other times not so much. They could stand a little more flexibility in dining. The activities could be a little more inspired. They are a small town place so maybe it's hard to shake things up, but more variety would be nice. Overall it's a wonderful place.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Our experience at Garden Place

I would just tell others looking that the staff was very friendly and helpful to my mother and all the family during our experience here.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 24, 2023

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Would not recommend and very disappointed

I would give all of these rating questions negative scores, but that is not available. They are a business to make money every thing else is secondary . My mom was there 3 days and got covid and didn't go back...they charged me a total of [removed] dollars.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

September 23, 2022

3.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

tour review

Our family had an in person tour and it was just an okay average tour experience

anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

July 18, 2022

2.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

tour review

Our family had an in person tour and the staff were very kind but the facility itself just did not present very well, it needed a lot of renovations

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

February 15, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

My Tour Experience at Garden Place Columbia

Good community with friendly people.

L M

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 7, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

They were good

This is a great community for your loved one. They took really good care of my loved one and everything was wonderful. The staff were great and my mom loved the staff that worked with her.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 5, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

A great place

We had a great experience. The staff was lovely and caring. The room sizes and layout of the community was good. It is set up like a square with the dining room in the center and everything is centrally located. The food was good.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 2, 2016

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

My Mother is Doing Very Well

Everything is working very well for my mother since her move to this community. We are pleased with all they have done for the family. This is a good community with kind people. She is doing well, they are taking good care of her. We are also pleased with a place for mom and all they have done for us.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 13, 2016

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Excellent Care

I am very happy with the care here for my mom. The staff is caring and went out of there way to help my mom adjusted being in the community in less then a month. They went out of there way for her. This community is wonderful. They offer great activities and have a great food variety. Families would be very happy with this community.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

February 12, 2016

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

Friendly staff

Garden Place is a nice, clean environment. The staff is friendly and caring. They really seem to take pride in the way the place looks as far as the upkeep. They do a great job of taking care of the residents here and we have not had any major issues.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 6, 2015

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

Caring staff. . .need better communication

I think the staff are all very caring. The one thing I would like to see improved on is communication with the family about how my Mom is doing. I feel like I have to ask a lot of questions. I would appreciate more feedback on more things.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

July 13, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

They have definitely gone out of their way to make sure my dad feels welcome. It's his own apartment and his own space but they make sure he has a good quality of life. I have am just so happy.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

July 9, 2015

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

It was a very good place and we were very happy with it.

sandy schiffhauer

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 12, 2015

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.5

A place for Dad

Garden place has been great! My dad is 98 but can pretty much take care of himself except for a few minor things. He needs help remembering to take his medicine and food preperation. He has been to another community and they didn't do half of what the Garden Place does. Dad is not just a number but an individual that is shown respect. Every staff member is wonderful and caring and they all know my dad. If dad ever needs anything they will go out if their way to help. Garden place is more than where dad use to be for independent living but the Garden Place does so much more that other communities consider assisted living. The food is good and we can join dad for a meal at a very reasonable price. The only thing my dad complains about is they do not have much activities in the evenings. The Garden Place encourages residents to make suggestions on how to make things better so dad will be making that suggestion once he remembers to. I'm so glad we found the garden Place through a place for mom. We can relax and know dad is being well cared for. They have a residents wear an emergency button that is nit only an emergency button but a GPS tracker

Debra klemme

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 15, 2014

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

They are taking excellent care of my ...

They are taking excellent care of my mom I am so glad I found this place through the help of a place for mom

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 17, 2014

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

They seem to care about their residents.

The overall appearance and staff it seems like they really care and look out for the residents. They respond really quickly if she needs something She seems to like the food. They seem to care about their residents. I’m there quite a bit and they really try look out for the residence. I think it’s a very clean and friendly community.

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