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Highgate at Billings

Highgate at Billings is an assisted living and memory care community in Billings, MT.

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Highgate at Billings

3980 Parkhill Drive, Billings, MT 59102

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.6 from 122 reviews
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4 stars
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1 stars
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Overall Review of Highgate at Billings

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Staff kindness and responsiveness stand out

Residents and families consistently describe staff as kind and responsive to changing needs.

Many reviews highlight staff as compassionate, patient, and attentive, with frequent mentions of knowing residents’ names and making families feel supported. Several also describe quick follow-through when concerns come up, along with a sense that caregivers treat residents with dignity. In memory care specifically, residents and families describe staff proactively helping during transitions and progression, and communicating with families.

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Activities keep residents engaged

On-site activities and outings are a major part of life at Highgate for many residents.

A recurring theme is the variety of scheduled activities, including daily programming, group games, live music, and community events. Multiple reviews mention residents staying socially active—through bingo, brain games, movies, crafts, and trips—helping make transitions feel less overwhelming. Life Enhancement and the activity calendar come up repeatedly, including examples of special events and resident-led involvement.

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Dining quality gets mixed feedback

Dining is praised often, but some residents say variety and flavor fall short.

Several reviews call the food wonderful or enjoyable, including positive comments about dining room service and special-event catering. At the same time, other reviews describe food as more institutional, with concerns about limited variety or blandness, and the need for added flavor. A few comments focus on diet needs and menu options for residents with restrictions, while others focus on day-to-day taste and variety.

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Memory care transitions feel supported

Families describe memory care support that helps ease difficult changes.

Reviews that mention moving into memory care describe the transition process as smoother because staff are thoughtful and proactive. Residents and families describe consistent supervision, support from care partners, and help with daily needs as dementia progresses. Some reviews also mention customized engagement—keeping residents involved with activities and supportive approaches—alongside family communication during changes.

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Transportation helps with appointments

Residents describe transportation support that makes appointments easier to manage.

Several reviews specifically mention help getting to medical appointments and other outings, describing transportation as accommodating and well organized. Residents also describe staff working around mobility needs and scheduling rides so they arrive on time. This aligns with the community offering scheduled transportation and transportation arrangement for non-medical needs.

How we summarize

We summarize when many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 22 resident community capacity 22 resident community capacity
  • 1-bedroom apartments 1-bedroom apartments
  • 2-bedroom apartments 2-bedroom apartments
  • 3-bedroom apartments 3-bedroom apartments
  • Studio apartments Studio apartments

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living
  • Memory Care Memory Care
  • Respite Care Respite Care

Amenities

  • Beautician on-site Beautician on-site
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Financing advice Financing advice
  • Full kitchen Full kitchen
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Laundry Laundry
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • VA Benefits Consultation VA Benefits Consultation
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Billings Logan International (4 miles away) Billings Logan International (4 miles away)
  • Transportation & parking Transportation & parking
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Specialized memory care programming Specialized memory care programming

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Activities off-site Activities off-site
  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Religious services Religious services
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Languages Spoken

  • English English

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • Beltone Audiology & Hearing Center (0.2 miles)
  • Fuller Family Medicine (0.3 miles)
  • Flex Family Health Direct Primary Care (0.9 miles)
  • Frontier Cancer Center (1.1 miles)
  • Montana Foot Clinic P.C. (1.5 miles)
  • St Vincent Healthcare Primary Care Network (1.6 miles)
  • SCL Health Medical Group - West Grand (1.6 miles)

Restaurants

  • Local Kitchen & Bar (0.3 miles)
  • Samurai Garden (0.4 miles)
  • Wendy's (0.4 miles)
  • Sunshine Express (0.9 miles)
  • Friedchicken (1 miles)
  • MacKenzie River Pizza Co. (1.3 miles)
  • McDonald's (1.3 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Pharm406 (0.4 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.9 miles)
  • Albertsons Pharmacy (1.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2 miles)
  • Morgan Creek Compounding Pharmacy (2 miles)
  • Morgan Creek Compounding Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
  • Juro's Pharmacy Health & Wellness (2.4 miles)

Hospitals

  • SCL Health Research Institute (1.1 miles)
  • Dialysis Clinic (2.4 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Freedom Youth & Young Adults (1.4 miles)
  • Emmanuel Baptist Church (1.8 miles)
  • Christian & Missionary Alliance Rocky Mountain Dist (2.1 miles)
  • St Pius X Church (2.9 miles)

Cafes

  • Black Dog Coffee House (1.9 miles)
  • Expresso Brake (2.1 miles)
  • City Brew Coffee (2.4 miles)
  • Panera Bread (2.5 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.4 miles)
  • Moav Coffee House West End (3.5 miles)
  • Bull Mountain Brew (4.5 miles)

Parks

  • Rose park pool (2.3 miles)
  • Terry Park (4.4 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC CLASSIC Shiloh 14 (2.6 miles)

Transportation

  • U-Haul Moving & Storage (3.4 miles)
  • Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) (3.8 miles)
  • United Airlines (4 miles)
  • Billings Airport (4 miles)

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