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Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

109 Keene Street, Columbia, MO 65201

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8.2
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51 reviews
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Teresa

Child of resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

So close to perfect retirement living

I dealt with [name removed] and she worked really hard to meet our budget. She called and checked other facilities too for us. My parents have been there for over a year and know many staff well. I can call and check on them any time. [name removed]at the front desk and [name removed] on staff help my patents immensely. The pond out back and BBQ areas are very nice too.

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Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

Resting on 17 acres in central Missouri, this award-winning community is designed to provide a vibrant setting for independent living near various attractions throughout Columbia, like the Museum of Art and Archeology or the Missouri Theatre.

To meet the individual needs of each resident and provide the proper level of assistance, Solstice Senior Living at Columbia provides a variety of services, like in-home assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), urgent response call systems, scheduled transportation, weekly housekeeping, and dietitian-approved meals. Residents can choose from multiple resident-inspired menu options served fresh by the community’s culinary team in a restaurant-style setting. Between meal times and throughout the day, refreshments are available at the coffee and snack bar.

For leisure and entertainment, this community offers an array of on-site amenities and a calendar filled with events. Amenities include a fitness center, atrium game room, library, beauty salon, and theater room.

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for Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

8.2 out of 10
Review Score51 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.0
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.0
Staff
3.9
Meals & Dining
3.2
Activities
4.1
Value for Cost
4.1

A Place for Mom has scored Solstice Senior Living at Columbia with 8.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Solstice Senior Living at Columbia has 51 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 9/23/25

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Teresa

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 23, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

So close to perfect retirement living

I dealt with [name removed] and she worked really hard to meet our budget. She called and checked other facilities too for us. My parents have been there for over a year and know many staff well. I can call and check on them any time. [name removed]at the front desk and [name removed] on staff help my patents immensely. The pond out back and BBQ areas are very nice too.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 5, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

Choices of food probably the biggest challenge , no internet in residents room.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

June 23, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Overall a nice community

There's a change in corporate ownership since my decision to move here. The people who work here are ok and seem caring . The food is good but the service is lacking. They have not deducted my rent for June yet in spite of several inquiries. I'm questioning my decision and hoping things will improve with new leadership.

ST

Independent Living

Family/friend

June 5, 2025

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

Affordable, friendly community for your loved one that can't live alone anymore.

The most wonderful thing about Solstice is that it provides an opportunity for compromised individuals to live in a community independently, when otherwise they would not be able to afford to do this. To keep the cost low, the community is simple. There aren't a lot of choices for the food, although it's adequate. This is actually an advantage for people with any form of dementia who find it hard to make decisions. The layout is simple and it's easy for people to find their way around, which is also an advantage for people with any kind of dementia. Our biggest complaint has been the healthcare company that serves the community. They were hard to contact and gave unreliable service. We finally left them and have hired outside help in order to get reliable pill distribution for my mom. Fortunately, there are nurses that need the extra money and come and work in their off hours, and we have a wonderful one that has served us very well. But I would say that anyone with a complicated pill distribution schedule, or other medical needs, may not get the best care from the in-house company at Solstice. Otherwise we have been very pleased and mom is very happy there.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 19, 2025

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Left alone at night

This was our first experience with a senior living community. When discovered that there was absolutely no staff in the building overnight, we removed my father from the community, immediately.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 9, 2025

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

Review for Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

Those of us who know her best think she is probably ready for assisted living. Her dementia is getting worse. This facility was the only senior living center who had an opening and would accept the resident.

Greg B

Independent Living

Family/friend

January 7, 2025

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

A great choice for independent and semi-independent living

Solstice Senior Living at Columbia is truly a wonderful place! The bottom line is Mom and Dad are well cared for and happy. Another reviewer complained that it's not suitable for Alzheimer's and dementia. Of course it isn't! It's not intended to be a memory care facility. The description on this very site is clear--it's independent living. I'm baffled why someone would rate Solstice lower for being EXACTLY what they claim to be. The caring team at Solstice helps my parents take med consistently. Equally important to me, they truly care about Mom and Dad, which I find very comforting. The facilities are excellent - clean, well-maintained, and feel like home. The staff treats residents with such respect and genuine affection; it's heartwarming to witness. The food is adequate to good, offers some choices, and seems nutritional, but meals take a very long time, and staff turnover seems high in the kitchen. Another reviewer said if you're late, you don't eat. That's 100% false.

Taresa A

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 6, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Independent vs Assisted

Solstice is a good independent facility but not that great for dementia and Alzheimer's. The staff has residents there with dementia and Alzheimer's but my parents who have it are not doing very well. We were told to pay for meal and event notification yet my parents still sleep all day. It really is more for independents and not assisted living individuals. There is a wonderful staff person named [name removed] who helped us a lot but none of us realized the extent of the diseases. We made a mistake but are trying to make the best of it.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 24, 2024

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
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Affordable home for mom in a caring and friendly community.

The thing we like best is the flexibility of additional care. They keep their prices low by having the base independent living rate, and then we hire on the home care or the PT, the OT the other things that she needs. Because she doesn't need a lot, we're able to keep her cost way below what we would at an assisted-living facility. And as her needs change, we can get changing care, so it suits us perfectly. We also love that each apartment has a little balcony. It's really nice for our mom to be able to sit out on the balcony. She loves that. The rooms are very bright and cheerful. Lots of windows and sunlight. With her low vision that's especially nice.

Casey C

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 20, 2024

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

Would recommend

Staff are professional and very helpful Apartment sizes are great and amenities offered are very nice. I would recommend Solstice Senior Living at Columbia.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 29, 2024

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Would not recommend

I would never recommend that place to anyone. We moved them to a different place. So they were only there 4 months. The salon lady was gone. She didn't shown for appointments or was 2 hours late. The food was very bad. And that's saying a lot. I had to bring my parents a lot of meals. And if you went to the dining room. If they past your table before you got there. You didn't get the meal. That needs to really change. You can't be 5 minutes late. It was ridiculous. Matter care for the medicine. They didn't get their meds half the time. The house cleaner only cleaned the toilet and counter in bathroom. Then sweep the floor/moped. But the unit was 80 carpet and they didn't vacuum.

Marcia P

Independent Living

Family/friend

July 17, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Solstice Columbia Review

The administration is okay. Staff changes a lot. New cafeteria staff changes almost every week. My dad's rent has gone up $[removed] the last 2 years. We are not happy about that at all. He's on a fixed income

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 24, 2024

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Solstice Experience

Very disappointed, but can't afford to move again. Most of the staff is ok. Problems with food and food service. Often run out before everyone is served. Each meal takes an average of 2 hours. Residents are unfriendly not only rude to other residents but to staff as well.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

January 18, 2024

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

Review for Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

We have told a friend about Solstice. We explained what services are available and how they have had such a positive effect on our loved one. We picked this place over others because of the services, the nice apartments, and the cost. We felt that Mom would be well taken care of, safe, comfortable, and would be more engaged with others. And it is very close to where we live.

Dave

Independent Living

Family/friend

June 21, 2023

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

A Great Place to Stay!

Solstice was a very nice, friendly facility, and provided my Dad excellent care prior to his moving to a nursing home for his final months.

anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 27, 2023

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

Genuinely caring staff

The employees genuinely care about my mom and go out of their way to support her. The activity director works hard to plan a variety of options for the residents. The meals are very good, but the entire process of serving meals sometimes takes over an hour, which is frustrating for some residents. They are about to renovate the whole facility, it is going to look great. I would definitely recommend Solstice Senior Living at Columbia to others looking.

Marcia

Independent Living

Family/friend

January 24, 2023

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

Dad Enjoys Living There

The admin is very nice and accommodating. To get anything done, you have to stay on them. Food is okay. Definitely not fine dining. It's okay for my dad. He's not picky.

Sandra

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 27, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Greedy

They follow any rules to the letter, to include if your husband passes away and you've moved some belongings in but haven't fully moved in yet, you still have to pay full price and give a month's notice. They're the most insensitive people that I've ever dealt with. No compassion whatsoever. I wouldn't recommend them to anybody. Hold onto your dollars, because if you don't have any dollars, they don't care about you in any way, shape, or form.

Casey

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 1, 2022

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

Recommended

Staff are friendly and competent. The facilities are kept clean, but have the atmosphere of an older well used hotel. A number of activities are offered throughout the day and week. Issues with cable service remain unresolved. I would recommend them to friends and family.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 12, 2022

2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Inadequate service

This was a nice senior living place but the care cleanliness, and definitely the food (service - meals lack of food and staff -no nutritional meal prepared for different diets/ diabetes) has greatly declined. The price theses residents are paying does not equal to the service that are providied. No staff on call after hours if a fire would occur the residents are left helpless. No Maintance on call after hours. The state needs to investigate that better care is provided for these Seniors.

Solstice Senior Living at Columbia

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