The Lafayette

Cathy

What I like best about The Lafayette is the people here. They are very kind and friendly. The staff is also very good. The rooms are a good size and they are very appealing. They are carpeted and it gives a pleasant feeling. One thing I don't like is their food. It's terrible. It's really bad. There is a separate dining room that they have off of the club lounge. It's square tables with four chairs, artfully arranged. It's carpeted, too. I play cards personally, but they also have bingo, different types of exercise classes, crafts classes, and movie nights. There is a hair salon here, physical therapy, and OT. The facility looks good. They just did a thorough remodeling that took care of all the cosmetic problems, but there are still some problems with the pipes and the wiring. Just old things. The place is 40 years old and has most of the original stuff in it.

Former Resident

They will tell you anything to get you to move in. The website is misleading because it has been renovated. I lived there for a few short months, and they renovated everything but the things that needed to be renovated (i.e.. plumbing, electrical and the kitchen).

Denise

The Lafayette was nice. They offer full kitchens, but there were two reasons why we didn't go. Mom kind of goes back and forth between a wheelchair because she has orthopedic issues. However, getting into the kitchen was not going to be easy for her in a wheelchair because their kitchen was too small and had four walls. They had a spot to walk a dog that was nice, but it's a very busy area. The place itself is on a busy road. I met the salesperson. She was very nice and very welcoming. She seemed to be fine. The atmosphere seemed nice. They're doing construction that should be finished soon. Most of their common areas are being renovated right now. They have a common library that the staff said a lot of people go to and read, and they have newspapers there and stuff. It was nice that they had common areas on each floor so that you didn't have to go to the first-floor lobby area. They had places with tables and chairs, so people could have community without leaving the floor, so that was nice.

Sasha

The Lafayette is pretty much the only one that is affordable for us and that's in our budget. They're very welcoming, attentive, not aggressive or pushy, and they made us feel very comfortable. They accommodated us on the times that we needed to meet with them and gave us a full tour and took the time with us. They did things to accommodate their residents. The residents were able to still do things to make themselves feel comfortable, like decorating their doors, their area, and their rooms. You could tell everybody was comfortable there. The few people that I saw were able to come downstairs and be in the lobby. It was still quiet and orderly. It was still very clean, and that was important for us. The cafeteria was very nice and clean. I wouldn't say it's a newer modern space, but it still is a very clean space. It's not up-to-date but it's not old as in worn like they take care of their furniture and the carpet. They are renovating right now, so that's an added plus. What was there was well taken care of, but it was just not modern.

Wendy

The Lafayette was wonderful. I loved it. The people were so good. The residents looked happy and inviting. They talked to us, and they looked like fun people to live with, so that made a big impression. Also, the apartments were spacious, and they have a small kitchenette with a real stove and oven, which is unusual we're finding because a lot of the assisted living places will have a refrigerator and a sink. This is the first place we've been so far that has a small stove and oven, so that was a big plus. It's small but it's adequate. It's freshly painted as far as the apartments go and there were lots of options. There was one with a balcony, there was a two-bedroom and there was a one-bedroom. They may have had a studio, too, but we didn't look at those. The person who toured us was great. It was the building manager because the lady that normally does that was not there. He filled in and he was fabulous. We learned a lot about the facility because he knows the physical facility like the painting of the rooms, what they can do, and what they can offer. He was wonderful. He showed us a lot of properties. We saw the dining room and talked to some residents that loved the place. For me, when you see residents happy and they say they like being here, that means a lot.

SB

Our tour of The Lafayette was delightful. The lady was very pleasant, very helpful, and she has called back a couple of times to check up on things. She was very thorough. I was really impressed with her. I was impressed with the facility. However, my friend wasn't impressed because she felt the carpet was dirty throughout the facility, but they said they were getting ready to replace some of the carpet. For what it was, I was impressed with it. It is around 30 some years old. We went down and ate in the dining room and the food was not that desirable. The rooms were very nice but they did not have a stove and a dishwasher. It was just a sink, a refrigerator, and a microwave, and that did it for her. She wasn't interested at that point.