CountrySide Lakes is great so far. Considering the pandemic, it's a very nice place to live. My mother is enjoying it, and it's a quiet lifestyle. The staff is nice. We chose this place because she wanted a porch. It is important to her to have a screened-in porch. She wants access to the outdoors. Not every senior living community has that, so that's very important to her. The location is convenient to everything. It's only a few miles from the beach, and it has lakes all around it. The staff is good. The food seemed good, and my mother doesn't have any complaints. I wish they have more activities, but part of that might be the pandemic. They are starting out with the pool when it's gonna be warmer. They're starting water aerobics next month, and they have bingo. I think more art classes would be nice. The facility is nice and clean. They have a beautiful atrium and a nice library. She has a very nice unit, and they have a pool. They're just starting to take them out at the beach now. Compared to the others, I think the value for the money is average. I have encountered other places that don't have a porch, but they cost more.
941 Village Trail, Port Orange, FL 32127
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Reviews of CountrySide Lakes
Assisted Living Reviews for CountrySide Lakes
June 20, 2021
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
January 01, 2019
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
CountrySide Lakes is centrally located in a beautiful setting. The apartments are beautiful. One of my brother's favorite things is the live music every day. They offer three meals plus happy hour. The staff is nice, wonderful, and always willing to help and answer questions. They've been great. They have a physical therapy room, exercise room, billiards, darts, and pool. There's certainly no lack of things to do. Once a month they do a chef's table with a 10-course meal, and it was amazing. It's expensive, but I think it's worth every penny. Every apartment has a really nice, little screened-in patio area. The facility is on six acres with trees, lakes, and walking paths.
March 19, 2018
I visited this facility
CountrySide Lakes is multi-story. They would accept my dog, and I prefer to be at the ground level, so it's easy to get out with my dog, but it was a little expensive for what they had to offer. They had a pool and a dining room. The apartments were a little bigger. They had two-bedrooms, but they did not have any available. Everybody was very nice when I was there and the service seemed to be good, but I do not prefer a multi-story structure.
November 29, 2016
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
Mother is in Countryside Lakes. It is a wonderful place. It is on 6 acres, it has 2 lakes, and it has 165 residents and 127 employees. The community is clean and well kept. I’m very happy with it. The staff is very good. It’s excellent. Mother is happy there. Food is excellent. We had dinner there too, and it was very good. I’m very happy with Countryside Lakes.
November 06, 2016
I am/was a resident of this facility
We are already in Countryside Lakes. Everything has been fine. There are plenty of activities; we are pleased. The staff is very nice, and there is plenty of staff. Food is excellent. We have a swimming pool here, nice surroundings, walking paths, trees, and parking. We have looked at other places and selected this one. We have been here for 5 years.
July 27, 2016
I visited this facility
There’s a bunch of things I like about Countryside Lake. I like the size of it, the fact that they met our needs and what we were looking for, and the location since it is close to places like the church and me. We were waiting on a waiting list, so we really haven't met the staff, except for the people that took us on a tour who were very nice. The size of the room is fine. I think they have a lot of activities. It’s a small facility, which is just what we wanted.
February 21, 2016
I am a friend or relative of a resident
CountrySide Lakes is awesome. They have a restaurant-type menu from which you can pick what you want to eat. The dining hall is nice. They have a wine and cheese bar on Friday nights and go on all kinds of trips. They have two-to-one patient care. It's a little bit on the expensive side, but it’s really nice. Mom is in an apartment, not just a bedroom, and she is very comfortable. I would absolutely recommend this facility.
December 21, 2015
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes was very inviting, very welcoming. There were plenty of residents around and they seemed very happy. Their price was mid-range. The dining room was very nice. We had lunch, and the food was excellent. The rooms were very nice and very manageable. The facility was more lively than the other ones we visited. There was plenty of amenities, plenty of things to do on and off the property. They take you to the bank and doctor's appointments. They have in-house doctors. We find this facility very pleasant. We are leaning toward choosing this facility.
November 19, 2015
I am a friend or relative of resident
My mother currently lives at Countryside Lakes. The apartments are small and beautiful but big enough for her and of course homey. They have many activities for the residents like Bingo, movies, church, and even group bus rides outside. The entire facility is very clean! Countryside Lakes is the best looking facility that I’ve seen by far and the residents and staff are always friendly to my mother. What truly impressed and stuck out to me this week and actually had me in “WOW”.. is that every time I come into the dining room with my mom, the supervisors and all of our servers specifically, Nikki and Lauren would always greet us by our first names and ask to see how my mother was doing!! I think that’s just amazing how they actually take the time to remember each and every resident’s name even though they see us for maybe 30 minutes at most in their day. It just really shows that everyone from the nursing to the front desk to even the servers in the dining room at this facility cares for not only my mother, but for every resident there. I wouldn’t want my mother living at any other place and I really recommend it to anyone looking for a great assisted living facility.
September 30, 2015
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes was another facility that was beautiful, but my mother doesn't have enough money for it. Nevertheless, I like Countryside Lakes very much. It seemed very clean. They were very helpful. I was impressed with this facility because the room was very nice. They also have latches on the door to where as the door opens, the latch bends and they know that they're not in their room at the time. They would check on them to make sure they're OK, so I thought that was a really nice feature.
July 31, 2015
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes was a big facility. The building and the surroundings were nice. It was lunchtime, but I didn't see a lot of seniors going around like I do with the other facilities I go to. The room I saw looked nice, and it was good for one person or a husband and wife. The grounds also looked nice. They had a lot of room to do stuff, but I never saw seniors out; it could've been the time of day.
May 12, 2015
I visited this facility
We visited Countryside Lakes. The place was clean, and the people were friendly. It was small, and we were impressed by it. We had lunch there, and the food was good. Everybody was very nice, helpful, and friendly. They showed us a room, and they were small. I think no matter where you go, the rooms weren't going to be very large, but everything was absolutely clean. The people living there were friendly, and they were laughing; I didn't find anybody with a frown on their face.
May 06, 2015
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My father is in Countryside Lakes now. It's very nice and clean, and the people are very approachable. The food is excellent. The quality of the apartments is very nice.
January 30, 2015
I am a friend or relative of resident
Visited a resident here one week recently on three different days and found the grounds, facilities, dining experience and, most importantly, the staff to all be first rate. I feel quite qualified in, and comfortable with, passing on my observations because my last job before retiring involved seeing, first hand, a number of similar facilities and interacting with numerous residents of those facilities. Countryside Lakes if a well-run facility that's staffed by caring folks. Go visit, inspect, compare; you'll be impressed. All your senses will support and be in agreement with my assessment. Promise....................
January 28, 2015
I visited this facility
The staff of Countryside Lakes was very friendly. I would say it was a five-star place. The only thing I did not like was the way they handled the drugs. That was my only drawback on that place, but otherwise it was beautiful. The dining was good, the food was excellent, and the people were friendly -- they knew all the residents by name. It just was really a nice place. The apartments were beautiful. They have a billiard room, and they have Bingo, movies, church, outings to the shopping center, and certain days that they would take them to their doctors. They had a lot of activities there. What impressed me most was the hominess of it. It was very homey; you went to the dining room, there was a tablecloth just like you would have at home, the food was good, and the service was friendly -- it was just very homey. And the apartment was small, but nice enough to fit your needs and not to get lost.
June 30, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
We placed my mom's friend in Countryside Lakes. It is an assisted living facility. It is homey, friendly and clean. It has just been updated. Going into their dining room was like going to a restaurant. I didn't feel like I was going into an assisted living facility dining room. They also serve great food. This facility also has lots of activities for their residents. With regards to their staff, from the girls in the administration to the wait staff and the aides, they are all very good. They are very qualified for their jobs. Overall, it has been a really good experience.
February 27, 2014
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes is great. The staff is very good. The rooms were very nice.
The food is excellent and the dining area is very nice. They have wide variety of activities. They're caring and professional.
February 24, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
We chose Countryside Lakes for my sister for its convenience and after visiting several facilities, this seemed to have everything that we were looking for. It’s a beautiful establishment here and it is privately owned and that meant something to us. The residents that I talked to all have positive comments and remarks and that was the decision making process that we went through. I have met a number of the staff and they are very attentive, very well educated and smartly dressed.
December 30, 2013
I am a friend or relative of a resident
We placed my mom's friend in Countryside Lakes. It is an assisted living facility. It is homey, friendly and clean. It has just been updated. Going into their dining room was like going to a restaurant. I didn't feel like I was going into an assisted living facility dining room. They also serve great food. This facility also has lots of activities for their residents. With regards to their staff, from the girls in the administration to the wait staff and the aides, they are all very good. They are very qualified for their jobs. Overall, it has been a really good experience.
November 21, 2013
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes took my breath away. It was like a little apartment and not just a room. It has 574 square feet. Every apartment had a balcony. It had heater and cooler. It had amenities and I was impressed with it. They had an all-in exclusive apartment complex, which they turned into assisted living. All these people who are still capable of walking in a walker; in a wheelchair or walking on their own could go down in the dining room at night and have dinner.
October 04, 2013
I am/was a resident of this facility
I am presently staying at Countryside Lakes. It is excellent. The people are wonderful. The apartment itself is lovely. I like that it has a screen-in balcony and a whole lot of windows at the end the living room. The food is outstanding. We have all kinds of activities here depending on what the residents are interested in. We have bingo, concerts, piano and organ people who come in and play, have different games and movies every night. I am really please with them and I am recommending them to others.
September 19, 2013
I visited this facility
Countryside Lakes is the best of all of the facilities I visited. It is also the most expensive. It is definitely beautiful. That place is absolutely first class. Their accommodations are just as beautiful as I could imagine. They have one-bedroom and two-bedroom units available to look at and they were being filled that evening. Their dining room is also beautiful. There are waiters and waitresses. I had lunch there and food was absolutely fabulous. It was like eating in a 10-star restaurant in Manhattan, New York. We were served on individual tables with silverware and crystals and everything. Countryside Lakes is a beautiful facility, but the only thing that turned me off is that they wanted a large amount of money just to get on the waiting list.
June 25, 2013
I am/was a resident of this facility
The living environment of Countryside Lakes is very, very comfortable. The staff is extremely polite and nice, and I like them best. The food is good and I'm really enjoying my stay here. I wasn't too sure about going into assisted living, but I am very comfortable here.
June 18, 2013
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My son and I went to Countryside Lakes Assisted Living Facility. I was very impressed with how clean it was. It had a lake and a swimming pool. Their staff also were very nice. We had lunch there and their food was very good, very delicious. I told my son that's where I want to go when the time comes.
May 14, 2013
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My mom was at Countryside Lakes for a time. I really liked the staff because they came in to check the residents every two hours. They also took out trash or dirty bedpans in those two hours. They also seemed to have a variety of activities. The food was very delicious. She was in a two bedroom apartment together with my dad before he passed away.
April 05, 2009
My loved one stayed here
Countryside Lakes is a wonderful place for my mother. She has some dementia now and they take wonderful care of her. She moved in four years ago and has gradually needed additonal care. The place is clean, well-kept, and I have never heard as staff member ever say anything rude or ugly to a resident. The dining room is nice and the food is pretty good. My mother is happy and so am I.
Independent Living Reviews for CountrySide Lakes
October 01, 2021
I visited this facility
The director of CountrySide Lakes is great. That one was the one we decided we would like to go to if we were going to bring our sister-in-law there. It's a very, very friendly atmosphere. The building needed upgrading, but the staff was really good, and all the facilities seemed nice. It just needed new carpeting, new paint, and a brighter atmosphere, but everything else was wonderful and friendly. They have music and church services. They have really pretty views, and a swimming pool and the walking trails were very, very nice. The staff who gave me the tour, Peter, was phenomenal.
August 22, 2021
I visited this facility
We went to the CountrySide Lakes. It was old, that had been renovated, The rooms I think were nice, I liked the way the kitchen was laid out because it was a separate area, it looked more like an apartment. It was a separate room for the kitchen. I did like that feature, but the dining room had a dismal color, I think in grey, it had nothing on the walls, I didn't think it was appealing. My sister-in-law liked it. Outside, it was most undesirable around the back where there was garbage, it smelled, it had kind of a fence, but it needed to be painted, that was an eyesore, and it turned me off. They had a nice pool, they had a clubhouse they had access to. It was from the whole community of Countryside, they have homes, condos, as well as retirement home. The retirement home members had access to the country club. The staff, Peter, was dressed very well, and he was very appealing.
June 03, 2021
I visited this facility
CountrySide Lakes was very nice, and the staff was very good. They were having lunch while I was there, but all the facilities are running halfway right now due to the pandemic. They are set up to have two settings. You get about a half a room ful,l and one and a half on the other setting. People seemed very satisfied with the food. We visited both a single bedroom and a two-bedroom apartment. It's an older facility, but it is very well kept.
March 22, 2021
I visited this facility
I toured the CountrySide Lakes but I couldn't go inside and see it because of the COVID. I'm waiting to see when it opens so I can go and see what's inside of it. I like their little screened in porch. It's very, very nice and the grounds were beautiful. They have a lot of walking paths, and they have a big fishing pond right outside.
When I got there it was a gentleman, a concierge person, who met me. It so happened that he came from the same place I was born and raised in and we hit it off pretty well. He was very nice, I filled out a little form for the COVID thing and they took my temperature. Robyn came and got me and we went to her office and she showed me pictures of the inside but I didn't see it in person. I told Robyn about setting up another lunch or something so I get a better feeling of the place. There weren't too many residents around but the place is 100% COVID-free and I haven't had a shot for it so I can't go inside yet.
This place is smaller than the other one I have seen. They offer 3 meals a day, they have physical therapy on-site so they got physical therapy rooms, they got a gym, and a pool. a TV room, and a nice dining room.
Robyn was excellent and also the concierge guy.
The building is older, it's probably been there for a while but it looked like a hotel. I don't know what the inside is like, I'm sure it's upgraded.
The thing I like about it is if I eventually have to go to assisted living, I wouldn't have to leave my apartment, I would stay in the same place and they would come to me.
October 04, 2020
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My sister moved in independent living of CountrySide Lakes but after we got her in there, we found out that she's not allowed to come and go as she pleases, so she's not very happy. I thought that it was lovely. They have little kitchens; they're small, and the building is old, but I thought it was okay. It's in a very nice area; they have nice grounds. But they don't want my sister to go to the store or even come over to my house, so she's very upset about that. The apartment she got wasn't as nice as the one they showed us. It's about the same as others at $3,000 a month but it includes 3 meals a day, and the cleaning. I guess the value for the money is average. The building itself is lovely, except the apartment that they gave her hasn't been kept up really well. Although it was clean and painted, and everything. But it's an old building, and she's picky.
Questions about CountrySide Lakes
What programs or activities does CountrySide Lakes offer to enrich residents' well-being?
Exercise classes, daily musical entertainers, daily happy hour, bocce ball, black jack, roulette, left right center, bingo, Spanish class, crafts, cross words, brain games, trivia, lunch bunch, Weekly outings and shopping
What places are near CountrySide Lakes or within walking distance for assisted living residents to enjoy?
Publix, Big Lots, Dollar General, many restaurants and stores.
What transportation services does CountrySide Lakes offer to assisted living residents?
15 passenger bus and and van
What makes the chef or dining program at CountrySide Lakes exceptional? What kind of menu can assisted living residents expect?
Fresh cooked meals. Order from our daily menus, monthly brunch and monthly chefs table event.
What safety features or security measures does CountrySide Lakes offer to assisted living residents?
Our doors lock at 8 pm to 8 am and we have 24/7 coverage at the front desk.
How does CountrySide Lakes keep residents' families informed about their loved ones?
Monthly resident council meetings, and open door policy to all resident and families.
What is the care staff-to-resident ratio at CountrySide Lakes during daytime and nighttime hours?
We have nurses and CNA's/Med Tech here 24/7
If CountrySide Lakes accepts dogs or cats, what indoor/outdoor areas can they enjoy?
Yes we are pet friendly and have dog stations around the community and are getting ready to build a dog park
What ongoing senior care training does the staff receive?
annual updated training according to state regulations
Describe the overall population of independent living residents at CountrySide Lakes. What is their average age? What are their favorite things to do?
average age is 80 and we have half independent and half assisted population and they love to gamble, play games, exercise and enjoy daily happy hour
What places are nearby for independent living residents to enjoy?
Port Orange YMCA, Port Orange Pavilion with restaurants, shopping and movies, close to the beach
What are some recent off-site events that the community activity director at CountrySide Lakes has organized?
Sunrise Club at the beach, movies, lunch bunch, plays and symphony,
What transportation services does CountrySide Lakes offer to independent living residents?
bus and van
What makes the chef or dining program at CountrySide Lakes exceptional? What kind of menu can independent living residents expect?
Many choice of fresh to table recipes. Home cooked daily soup, over 8 flavors of ice cream
What common areas are available for independent living residents?
Billiard room, gym, theater room, library, atrium,
What safety features or security measures does CountrySide Lakes offer to independent living residents?
doors lock 8 pm to 8 am with 24/7 front desk coverage
Does CountrySide Lakes work with an agency or registry to provide nursing and medical assistance as needed?
We have nursing care here at Countryside lakes and we have a local physician that has a satellite office here on premises
What safety features or security measures does CountrySide Lakes provide to protect residents who wander?
We do not accept resident who wander and need a secure memory community
Costs for CountrySide Lakes
Services and Amenities of CountrySide Lakes
Costs
- All Inclusive Rent
- Entry Fee
- Entry Fee Cost: 1000
- Assisted Living Starting At: $3465/month
- Independent Living Starting At: $2995/month
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
Dining options
- In Room Kitchens
- Dining Room Shared Meals
Features
- Beauty Barber Shop
- Resident Transportation
- Coffee Shop
- Party Space
- Golf
- Hiking Trails
- Tv Room
- Garden And Patio
- Resident Parking
- Pool
Cleaning services
- Laundry For Linens
- Housekeeping
- Laundry For Clothing
Technology and entertainment
- Wifi
Health services
- Physical Therapy
Activities
- Offsite Activities
- Religious Services
- Fitness Room
Guest services
- Guests At Mealtime
Languages
- English
General
- Resident Capacity: 145
- Respite Care
- Minimum Age: 51
- Pets: Small Pets Allowed Only
Range of services
- Physical Therapy
Licenses
- State Licenses: AL5115
About CountrySide Lakes
CountrySide Lakes offer comfortable, beautiful homes for individuals that independent or those needing some assistance. Resort-like community with spacious one and two bedroom apartment homes featuring full kitchens, large walk-in closets, screened porches and lakefront views.
What Makes Us Special
Voted #1 senior living community 8 years in a row. Known for its award winning cuisine and superior service. The friendly and welcoming residents love the lifestyle at CountrySide Lakes.
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