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- River Ridge at Avon
101 Bickford Extension, Avon, CT, 06001
Community Information
River Ridge at Avon is an assisted living facility in Avon, CT. River Ridge at Avon offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and River Ridge at Avon offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so River Ridge at Avon provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. River Ridge at Avon is operated by Benchmark Assisted Living.
Unique Features
Social and safe environment. with many services available -
Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 50 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 80% Heavy Care 20% River Ridge at Avon prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander. This community's memory care section can accept residents with major behavior issues. The community's memory care area was purpose built to care for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Incontinence Care
This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community is equipped to use mechanical lifts transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationSmoking
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedKosherVegetarianActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at River Ridge at Avon
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 4620.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 5220.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 7470.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at River Ridge at Avon
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 5000.00 One-time Respite Fee 15.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 2460.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 1020.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 480.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If River Ridge at Avon isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 0 miles | 2 | $6,110 |
| Farmington | 4 miles | 2 | $4,100 |
| Simsbury | 5 miles | 1 | $7,520 |
| West Hartford | 5 miles | 3 | $4,570 |
| Bristol | 8 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Newington | 11 miles | 1 | $4,620 |
General Pricing Information for Avon Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $5,220 | $6,110 | $7,000 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $7,470 | $7,560 | $7,650 |
| Studio | $4,620 | $5,310 | $6,000 |
Community Reviews
Can't say enough good things
reviewed on: 12/11/2017 by AnonymousBrenda at A Place for Mom was fabulous. I was online looking at options for my mom at 9pm on a Friday and she called me right away. We ended up talking for almost an hour. The following morning a... Read the full review.
Facilities would fill the need for as...
reviewed on: 12/27/2012 by A Place For Mom CustomerFacilities would fill the need for assisted living and dementia care. May be too far away from West Hartford. Need to get to Westminister, Doctors and Hair Salon. Not too much space.
Excellent assisted living community.
reviewed on: 06/02/2019 by ktaThe staff is wonderful. The facility is well maintained. There are numerous activities on a daily basis. Overall we are very satisfied.
A Responsible Community
reviewed on: 03/29/2013 by MitziMy dad lived at River Ridge for a year. He loved it. A week after he moved in he fell and fractured his wrist. In spite of it being 9:30PM on a Sunday evening, the nurse on duty called me... Read the full review.
Nice looking place, but not a good experience for us
reviewed on: 09/04/2015 by AnonymousAlthough I think the facility and care staff at River Ridge at Avon are both nice, our experience with them did not end up being a good one. I think that during the touring process they were just... Read the full review.
