The Best Assisted Living Communities in Livingston Parish, LA

"I looked at Maison de Fleur. It was very nice, brand new, very professional, and friendly in a very nice area, but there were not many residents yet. The apartments were very nice, accommodating, clean, and well maintained, but you had to bring your own furniture. The food was excellent. However, you only get a window, while the other places I visited had balconies. They had very nice staff. I met the nurse, the manager, the assistant manager, and the owner, who were very friendly and very inviting."

"Fidelis House is a hidden gem. After much anguish with 2 other reputable, larger format "assisted living" / "memory care" facilities, we searched long and hard for the right solution for what we were made to believe was a troubled Mom. We were told that our Mom was refusing medication & showers and had become rude with staff. We tried working with them & her, to no resolve. They sent her to Ocean's Behavioral Hospital because the couldn't "handle" her. All while we were researching the behaviors to find that this was all normal Dementia behavior. When we tried to work with the facilities, but they made our Mom out to be troublesome & impossible. We were extremely stressed and distraught. After many attempts to resolve & remedy the issues, we realized that these larger facilities are not properly trained to handle, communicate or care for Dementia residents. It's that simple. They are not properly trained. They are not adequately staffed. Fidelis is run by 3 women (RN's) who have been in the industry for 15-25 years or so, and saw the NEED for a more one-on-one level care for seniors and Dementia residents so they started Fidelis. My Mom was taking her meds on day 1 at Fidelis and has not skipped a beat. Why? Because the person admin'ing the meds takes the time to tell her what she's taking and why. Simple. She has showered regularly, though still with a fuss, the staff is aware of her feelings and find ways to work with her each time to help her feel comfortable and confident. Where we were made to feel like our Mom was a mental case by the other facilities, Fidelis has recognized that its all NORMAL Dementia behaviors, have given my Mom the acceptance and time and care to build trust & let the issues dissipate. The value in that is immeasurable. She's allowed to have the space to be herself at Fidelis instead of being forced to conform to perfection of the schedule in the larger formats. "

"I visited Garden View Assisted Living - Baton Rouge for my mom. It was very nice, but it was more pricey than the other two I also visited. From what I saw, I have no complaints, it is just more pricey than what I can afford. The one-bedroom was very roomy. They give you a microwave and a full-size refrigerator; it was very nice. They also have a big walk-in closet. It was very roomy. The people I met were very nice. They had an exercise room, arts and crafts, and a TV room where they can watch movies. The place was very well maintained, very clean, and very updated."

"I toured and met some of the residents there and some of the staff. They seemed like they were nice. They were preparing for an activity that day that they had scheduled. They were very upbeat, very positive people. They showed me a one-bedroom and it's all one level. So, you didn't have to get on an elevator, which I kind of liked."

"We liked Colonial Care Retirement Center a lot. It smells good and doesn’t have that nursing home smell. They do stuff that they aren’t even required to do for my mama. When she first gets up, she’ll be nauseous, but they’ll bring her a breakfast tray to her room. They don’t have to help with the laundry -- it’s extra -- but they had been helping her with it. They do a lot of little things as far as helping her to be comfortable and happy there. It’s harder for her to be able to eat because her esophagus doesn’t work, but as far as the way the food is presented and cooked, there’s not an issue with that. She says it’s pretty good. The location is very convenient for us. She has a much larger studio room with a big window. The kitchen area is very huge, nice, and bright, but it’s kind of small. They have at least 3 or 4 things every day. They have bingo and sing-alongs. We’re very Catholic in South Louisiana, and they do have the rosary once a week. There are a couple of times a month that they take them to Wal-Mart. Each month, they go to a different restaurant. You can go if you want to, and you don’t have to if you don’t want to. For Christmas, they have family day. "

"After a very difficult and disappointing experience at a well-known nursing home, our family moved my mother to Fidelis Residential Care House on King Richard Drive in Baton Rouge. Looking back, we only wish we had found this place sooner. Fidelis truly feels like a home rather than a facility. The residential setting is comfortable, peaceful, and personal. From the beginning, it was clear that the staff genuinely cares about the people living there. The caregivers are attentive, compassionate, and consistent in the way they look after the residents. One of the biggest differences from our previous experience was the caregiver-to-resident ratio. The staff is able to watch residents more closely, stay on top of medical issues, and communicate quickly with family members and healthcare providers when something needs attention. Our mother has since passed away, but during her time at Fidelis she was always clean, comfortable, safe, and treated with dignity and kindness. That gave our family something that is priceless when caring for an elderly parent — peace of mind. If you are searching for a place for a loved one who can no longer safely care for themselves, I strongly recommend Fidelis Residential Care. It made a very meaningful difference for our family."

Fidelis Residential Care Homes is owned and operated by two Registered Nurses with over 35 years of ER and Senior Care experience. It was formed to provide affordable, safe, and comfortable living accommodations with 24-hour personal care for our elderly community without sacrificing the warm feeling of home. We view our homes as “the caring alternative to nursing homes and the intimate alternative to assisted living.” Family members and loved ones will get the attention and care that they deserve, but are not able to get in a large institutional facility. Regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, our small assisted living facilities may care for those individuals who, because of the ageing process or physical frailty, may no longer be able to live safely at home, but who do not need nor desire a more institutional setting, such as a skilled nursing facility. While many residents choose Fidelis simply because they want a smaller setting, others with physical limitations (such as difficulty walking, or those with medical conditions that require close monitoring) also thrive here. Some residents may have had recent hospital stays or are completing physical therapy after an injury or operation. Until complete recovery, additional service such as physical therapy or home health care can be arranged to assist them as needed.To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Louisiana Deparment of Health Adult Residential Care Directory

"The grounds were well-kept and it didn't smell like other homes for the elderly that I'd been in. The staff was nice and escorted me to the friend I visited when she had moved or was outside of her room. Sometimes it seemed like an inordinate number of people were sitting in the halls unattended, but otherwise I thought it was a nicer facility than most I've been in. "

"My visit to The Care Center was pleasant. I visited this facility because my mother-in-law lived here before she passed on. She was no longer able to live alone in her apartment, so our family searched for an assisted living facility. Upon finding the facility we conducted a tour and decided that The Care Center would be the place where she would reside. The staff was friendly as well as personable. They learned her name very quickly to make her feel at home, as well as learning mine, my husband's, as well as my sister-in-law's name, being that we would be visiting her quite frequently. The amenities were good as well. The room itself was nicely sized since she would not be doing much moving around on her own. The facility itself was nice in that it provided exercise for her since she was unable to really move around a lot. My mother in law passed away months ago, but at least her transition was done around people who loved and cared for her the most. "

"We visited, and it was a good experience. It was my first choice of places. We had a great person. She was new. She wasn't as knowledgeable as the other people, but she did a good job. It's new, so everything was new inside of it. It was very quiet. That's what I liked about it, but it wasn't the best suit for us. They're great, super modern, and well kept. They are nice. We were offered to have lunch there, but we didn't eat."

"As an experienced RN.BSN in end of life care I can assure you The Haven is excellent Caring staff, great food, excellent safety. THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS "

"We didn't choose The Claiborne at Shoe Creek because it was at least $1000 more a month than the other community we looked at. The rooms had different floor plans with different prices. The place was beautiful, and the staff was friendly. They keep the residents all on the same apartment. They have a memory care area, but where I toured, they don't change the rooms when they up the level. So, if my mother starts off at assisted living and as she gets into memory care, she stays in the same apartment and they'll just do more rounds. I like the layout of the place."

"One of the reasons Mom and Dad picked Magnolia Brook on Siegen was that they have memory care facilities and mom is settling into that. I really like the facility. The staff has been attentive. They have worked with the family, and they helped us deal with the fact that Mom and Dad didn't have any kids in the immediate area. I highly recommend them. Mom and Dad started in assisted living, but after Dad passed away, that was no longer a good plan, so Mom moved to memory care. The staff is very good, extremely professional, more than helpful, and caring. They make me feel like they're making my parents part of the family. They said the food was good, but I haven't eaten there personally. They were being treated through a nutritionist's standpoint, so they were being provided with the nutrition they needed."

"Beautifully landscaped courtyard and private grounds, complete with recreational area for relaxing & socializing. Secured & gated, providing residents with safety & security. Licensure by the Louisiana Department of Social Services. Its position it's the very best, full of nature and life, it's a really perfect place to have a walk, the staff it's rather nice even if a saw better places sincerely, anyway the kindness of nature and the tranquillity of the place it's what to me makes this place special. The city of Baton Rouge it's pretty also, but somehow there aren't many buses to get to the city center, so sometimes you may feel a little bit isolated, and you can't get the guests to a daytrip in a museum or a cinema or something like that. In summer it may gets pretty hot, and the wooden structures doesn't helps at all! Beautiful place, rather beautiful people but bad structures and bad position. "