Lake St Charles Retirement Community

Brenda

I toured Lake St Charles Retirement Community, and that one was my favorite. It's beautiful, they're friendly, and I loved it. The amenities were beautiful. I can't say enough about that place. They have a beauty shop, and they have a little store. I haven't tried the food, but I saw it, and it looked good, too.

Mark

Lake St. Charles Retirement Community was very nice but too expensive. I liked the layout, and the people were really nice. The food was excellent. The staff was wonderful and really nice. The rooms were adequate. The overall facilities were really nice, airy, and open.

JC

My mother will be moving within the next week or so to Lake St. Charles Retirement Community. The place is perfect, fit in our budget, and exactly what she wanted. The staff knew almost everybody's name and was very personable. It's the whole package. The room was 600 square feet and very nicely laid out. She's going to have a one-bedroom apartment with a full kitchen, a full-size refrigerator, and her own microwave. She has an electric stove and cabinet space, and in the living room we're going to have a couch, a coffee table, television, a grandfather clock and a cabinet. In her bedroom, she's going to have a full dresser, king-size bed, and a computer desk. It's going to be very good. They have three levels, and she's on the lower floor because she has a dog and has to be able to take him outside through the patio door. It's everything she needs. We had lunch, and my mom and I were very impressed. The food was fantastic. It's been around since 1984 and the ambience was appropriate for her. We also liked that they were not just independent living. Under the same roof, they had 26 rooms for assisted living and a nurse. She had a couple strokes and didn't really need the assisted living, but she couldn't really "stay by herself," so she's going to pay $20 a day to have a nurse come three times a day to check on her bed and give her diabetes shot.

Jody

Lake St Charles seemed friendly. The people were nice. The residents were out and about and interacting with each other. They had a lot of planned activities that I thought my mom would like. It is also in town. My mom wants to stay in St. Charles, so that's the place that I would take her first once she decides that she is ready. The staff who showed me around was very nice.

KS

Lake St. Charles Retirement Community had both independent and assisted living facilities. It was okay, but it was definitely overpriced. I didn't like that they charge you for a lot of their amenities like laundry. You could get one or two meals, but not all three meals. They had a library, a craft studio, entertainment area, billiards room, health and fitness area, and a chapel.

Vivian

Lake St. Charles did not have as much to offer, and I didn't feel good about it. We didn't like the meal programs. It did not have a good value for money. The rooms were not that big, the kitchen had no microwave and dishwasher, but it did have a buffet, which was a plus.