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Good Shepherd Retirement Community

2701 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock, AR 72205

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4.36

(19 reviews)

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Reviews of Good Shepherd Retirement Community in Little Rock, Arkansas

4.36

(19 reviews)

  • Facility

    4.5

  • Staff

    4.5

  • Food

    4.7

  • Activities

    4.8

  • Value

    4.8

Teresa

5

April 14, 2023

I visited this facility

I visited with Good Shepherd Retirement Community. I liked the options and the friendliness of everyone I worked with. The studio apartments seemed very nice and the common areas were nice as well. In the Rhinehart Building, there were some activities, puzzles, and those sorts of things. I did meet the chaplain there that's onsite. They have several options for meals. There's a big activity area that's really nice, and it's very attractively decorated in the building where the studio apartments are. I was impressed with it. The tour guide was very personable, very knowledgeable, and gave me brochures and things to look over when I left. They also have cottages that I did drive around, but I did not get to go in any of those. I saw the beauty shop and the laundry area that's in the Rhinehart Building. The studio apartments were smaller. They have a microwave and mini fridge, but they also have two meals a day, six days a week, so those are more for people who don't really necessarily need a kitchen and don't want to cook every day. It's in a beautiful area with walking paths and a little pond there.

Judith

5

August 5, 2022

I am/was a resident of this facility

Good Shepherd Retirement Community was a very good place to be. I had my own two-bedroom apartment. The staff was pretty good. They had plenty of amenities like bingo, card games, and all kinds of stuff. It was on a lot of acreages and you could go down to the lake to go fishing. They also had parties every time there was a holiday and trips outside. They were pretty cheap compared to what the rent was for most apartments. We were only paying $500 for the two-bedroom.

Barbara

5

July 1, 2022

I am/was a resident of this facility

I have moved into Good Shepherd Retirement Community. This experience is really good. I've never been in an apartment, but this is a really good one. The people here are so nice. All the employees are just outstanding. The food is good. I have no complaints at all about this experience. This is a spacious apartment. It has a kitchen, dining room, living room, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. I have not seen all of them, but there's a one-bedroom. I understand that there's an efficiency also. One of the things I really enjoy is the book club. They have a library. They have a person who comes here from the library to conduct the book club. We take a month for a book. When we do it, it's really a very good thing. We have a beauty salon here. We have dominos and bingo. I can't think of all the things that they offer, but we have exercises. We have a sidewalk all the way around the building. We have long spacious halls. People have devices, such as wheelchairs, and walkers, if they need things to help them get around. There's also a lake. Some people walk down to the lake. We had a fishing derby last month. They're just wonderful and caring. We have a dining room, and the people in there are just so efficient and so caring about the people. It's just wonderful being in there. The food tastes good. They do a good job. We have an adequate menu. They serve breakfast and lunch. We have our own dinner, but they usually have soup and things that they give us. If we want to bring it back to our room and warm it up, we can do that. They have a facility that you can drive under for getting in and out of a car. Some of us have vehicles, and we have parking for those. If we are transported here, there is a place where we can get out and never get wet or anything. We go into a wide, spacious door that opens automatically. There's an elevator that goes to the four floors of this building. It's really big and very good. You can do anything you want to do. If you want to stay in your room and read, you can do that or you can take part in the facilities if they're having them. They have a calendar that they always send out at the beginning of the month, and it has all the activities in it. We have floor meetings; each floor has a meeting once a month. If there are any problems, we can bring them up. You can also say something about any of the activities. It's just really great. I just really like it. I think the value is good compared to other places.

Brendan

5

September 9, 2021

I visited this facility

When we did a tour of Good Shepherd Retirement Community, they had 105 cottages, but none of them were empty. We weren't able to look at the inside of the cottage. They did give us a schematic of the one- and two-bedroom facilities. The outside of the facilities and the ground maintenance were nice. They're all 1-story, it was nice. They said the waiting period for an opening was probably about two years for one of their cottages to be available. They said it was less of the time for a 2-bedroom. I think we were going to look at a two-bedroom for my brother. That fits our schedule. They had five separate buildings for different stages of need, and the less need was the independent cottages. They were separate, and in different parts of the campus. They are located on about two hundred acres of grounds and wooded area. The cottages had their own horseshoe circle of cottages and they backed into a little forested area. It was a very pleasant scenery on the outside. It was sort of a self-guided tour. My brother, my sister, and I walked into the facility, which was a regular 5- or 6-story brick facility. It looked fine, but that's not what we were looking for. That's where the dining facility was. We were able to walk through the dining facilities, and it was an older building, but it was clean. I met the assistant administrator for the cottages. She was very good. She gave us all the applications and answered the questions that we had; She's awesome. For the cottages, you can either sign up for a meal plan or you could not because the cottages have a small kitchenette. I would rate the cottages a five, and I would give these other buildings probably a four. I didn't go into them other than the main building, the 5- or 6- story brick building. It was because it was an older facility that I give it a four instead of a five. We walked through the hallways to get to the dining room, and people were pleasant there. But it wasn't as open and airy as the cottage areas or so. I think we probably settled on the Good Shepherd. It's okay where he now lives, and the cottages are where we would want him to be rather than into a building where he has a hallway to walk down. Even though with independent living, he prefers a cottage style.

Annie

5

April 6, 2021

I am/was a resident of this facility

I am enjoying my stay here at the Good Shepherd Retirement Community. It's very nice. With COVID, there are a lot of things that we can't do right now, but they are trying to reintroduce some of the activities, like bingo and taking us shopping twice a week. They have a bus that takes us around. The transportation is free, and that includes the cable. The staff is very nice, too, and my room is gorgeous. I have just been here a little over a month, so I haven't gotten to all of the amenities yet, but they have a beauty shop, a fishing pond, and a place where we can go walking.

Marilyn

2

March 31, 2020

I visited this facility

I didn't like Good Shepherd Retirement Community because the place was older and their rooms were small and older. The place did not seem well-kept. The person who accommodated me during the tour was not knowledgeable or personable. It was like they didn't want to wait on me or they didn't have time. I would suggest they improve their personnel. The staff member was rude, not personable, and didn't try to be helpful. In terms of cleanliness, the place is dated and needs updates. They really didn't offer enough for a person in independent living.

Pat

4

January 13, 2019

I visited this facility

The cottages of Good Shepherd Retirement Community were controlled by income, but I was really impressed with them. They had a waiting list. The cottage had a small kitchen, dining area, and one-bedrooms or two-bedrooms, with one or two baths. They were seperate units, and some of them were duplexes. They had activities in a building, but I did not see it.

Carol

5

May 11, 2018

I visited this facility

Good Shepherd Community is very nice and is one of the nicest ones you can move to. The rooms are very nice and the food is good.

Jacalyn

5

November 3, 2017

I am/was a resident of this facility

I am a resident of Good Shepherd Retirement Community. I've lived here for the past five years. It's nice and it's close to stores and the hospital. My doctors' offices are near this place too. I can go to a bunch of different places out there, a bunch of different restaurants too. I like the people. They're young and really nice. They always provide interpreters for me, so it keeps me in the loop of what's going on and that helps me communicate with them better. They have an exercise room, a community center, a place to walk around, and places where we can park our car. I have a kitchen in my own place so I can cook instead of eating out. They have good activities here. There are several buildings in the independent living part. It's a really good place.

Dorothy184672

4

November 28, 2016

I visited this facility

Good Shepherd Community has cottages, and it has independent living, assisted living, and nursing home. I was impressed with the attitude of the residents, and they all seemed happy and pleased with accommodations. They offered several different levels of living. It was the most economical place I found.

Wally545422

4

November 22, 2016

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

My mom is in Good Shepard Retirement Community. The experience has been good. It is a locked facility, and you need a key to get in. They serve them one meal a day. It is convenient. I will recommend it.

Janice530563

5

September 30, 2016

I visited this facility

We were very impressed with Good Shepard; they had a lot of amenities, and the people and staff were very nice. The rooms were larger than the ones we've looked at. The meals plans could be improved.

Marcia TOIMAZ

4

May 11, 2016

I visited this facility

Good Shepherd Community was a lovely place. The only drawback was that it did not have nursing care. The food was good. Everything about the place was OK. The rooms were nice. They only have six rooms with walk-in showers which is what my friend wanted, but they were all occupied at that time. The staff was very nice. For activities, they had bingo and other things to do.

ReviewerWAGQT

3

May 11, 2016

I am a friend or relative of a resident

My relative was at Good Shepherd. The staff we interacted with was okay. The rooms and dining room looked fair.

Caring108494150

5

June 30, 2015

I am/was a resident of this facility

I am in Good Shepherd Community. My room is very nice. It is smaller than where I live, but it is OK. The place is very clean.

Caring102331650

4

February 11, 2015

I visited this facility

I have visited Good Shepherd; it had several buildings in one place. The biggest thing I liked was that everything was right there. They actually had a lake out there. They served one meal a day which is what I like on that. In the morning you have to get up and push your button in the bathroom. By 9 o’clock they’re going to be calling you; if you don’t answer the phone, they are going to be coming to your door to check on you. The dining area was very nice and clean. It’s a safe community, and the room had a full-sized refrigerator.

Caring99251450

4

December 30, 2014

I am a friend or relative of a resident

Good Shepherd is very good, and that's where I placed my father. He has been in their independent living facility for 5 years, and we just moved him to their assisted living last November. Our experience in the independent living for 5 years is good. The staff is very good. They have activities like bingo, they have a singing group and dominoes, and my father enjoys some of their activities.

Marilyn34

5

December 17, 2014

I am/was a resident of this facility

I live in the Good Shepherd Retirement Community, and it is very nice. I love the people here, and the food is wonderful. I couldn't be happier. The people that own this place are very nice. I can't say anything bad. We have a transportation driver with a Cadillac and a new Chrysler, so we have good rides to the doctor's office, the grocery stores, and wherever else we want to go. Our chef has just the best things that you could eat and want. He is anxious to please us, and he does. He is just wonderful. I toured all of the buildings to see which one I wanted to go to, and Rhineheart -- in my opinion -- is the best one I could afford, and I couldn't be happier. There are 19 apartments on each floor of the building, and we are just like a wonderful family. We have parties all the time, and it's just wonderful. I have a one-bedroom apartment, and none of them have studios. We have a one bedroom and a two-bedroom. I am happy here. It is cozy, and I have a balcony out from the living room overlooking these beautiful pine trees. This is just the absolute best that you could imagine, and to me it is.

LittleRockCM

4

October 1, 2012

I am a friend or relative of a resident

Overall, we have been satisfied with this retirement community. The rooms feel like small studio apartments which are often partitioned with portable screens. There is also a bathroom with hand rails near the toilet for ease of use. The library has a large selection of books with large print, and they have several activities throughout the week, such as classes, exercises, and art activities. I cannot speak to the quality of these programs since my family members rarely participated, but I do know that my Grandmother and Great Aunt enjoy the bingo. My great aunt speaks highly of the cafeteria, of which she appreciates the flavor of the food and the occasional themed meal. She does most of her socializing through the cafeteria. The staff has always been friendly and supportive, and the facilities have been clean. Our biggest complaint was when the cable company placed new receptors on the televisions which caused my Great Aunt's television picture to become distorted and wavy. It took several weeks for Good Shepard to coordinate repairs with the cable company. Other than that, all parties have been satisfied with Good Shepard Retirement Community, and both my Grandmother and Great Aunt are pleased with the amenities and the social atmosphere this retirement community fosters.

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