The Best Assisted Living Communities in Ouachita Parish, LA

"It was more expensive. The layout was good, and everything was fine. The staff was great, and we got along fine. The facilities -- like the dining room and game room -- were very nice. They take them shopping on certain days, and they take you to doctor's appointments. They didn't have wheelchair accessible vehicles, but they have three meals a day and a nice lobby out front. It was nice."

"I knew somebody that lived at Azalea Estates of Monroe. The apartments and the dining room were nice. They had a salad bar and on Sunday; your family can eat there. They did have a lot of activities. The appearance was very nice, fairly new and modern. I've heard excellent things about it from the people that had lived there. "

"Russ Place was very clean. It looked very nice. The lady that we met with, her name was Sarah, and she was very nice. Everybody we met was very nice and very helpful. We didn't try the food, but the dining area looked nice and clean. Because it was a Saturday, they didn't have activities, and the activities director was not there. But the people were walking around. We talked to a couple of residents, and they were all very highly recommended of that. They provide meals if you need them or if you want to cook for yourself, you can. They have an activities director throughout the week that does things live on them. If they need to go somewhere, they'll take them. Families are welcome to come any time. The person who assisted me was very nice and very helpful."

"I liked it very much. The rooms looked fine, but they didn't have a room available in the memory care section, and we needed to move. The staff who assisted us was great, she was very informative, very personable, and I liked her a lot. The whole facility was very pretty, and it was not as big as the others."

"From the moment you walk through the doors of this facility, you feel the sense of community and love that the employees and residents feel for one another. The facility is well maintained and ran by an excellent staff of professionals. We had toured another facility in Monroe and one in West Monroe, but kept being drawn back to St. Joseph's. My grandmother chose a studio apartment which is nearly 500 sq ft and was able to accommodate all of the things she wanted to bring from home. The other facilities apartments were much smaller and the rent was more expensive. She has been at St. Joseph's for a year and a half now, she is very happy and content. The staff goes above and beyond in all ways to make sure your loved one is happy and has everything they could possibly want or need. I could go one singing there praises indefinitely. I would encourage any family looking for an assisted living for your loved one to definitely go by for a tour, you will be impressed "

"My dad has been at Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home for 2 weeks now. They gave me a lot of really good support in knowing the best timing to place him. My father has Alzheimer's, so it's important that we timed it well. After he was admitted, they gathered a group of people together as his care team to make sure that his medical needs were met, as well as his special needs. So, I was very impressed with that. The staff has been amazing. They would always greet you when you passed by them in the hallway. His room is good, no complaints there. It's a simple room and it's working fine for us. Because he is in the memory care unit, he doesn't eat a lot in the dining area. But when I went on the tour, their dining area was quite nice. One of the things that they have there is a flight simulator, which is pretty cool. They also have Friday bingo. Wherever you go into any of the common areas in each of the wings, you'll see staff members there actually playing games or sitting with the residents. They're not ignored. "