Sunrise of Metairie

Reginald

We saw the assisted living of Sunrise of Metairie. It was a good visit, and I'm working with my brother now, trying to make a decision. It was near a highschool, but the facility seemed very nice and it didn't seem like it would be disturbed by the highschool. It's a more residential type area. The apartment was nicely laid out, and it had a good atmosphere. There's a nice cafeteria, they provide outings for the residents, and they provide activities such as art.

Sabrina

Sunrise of Metairie was very nice. The staff was very nice. My concern was I'm African-American, and there were no African-American residents there. There were two staff that were black and they said they treat them very well, pay them very well, and like what they do. One of them had been there for 15 years and the other lady for 10 years, and that spoke lot to me that they were still there with Sunrise. They said they don't have a lot of black residents because it's very expensive, but if they have them, they treat them no differently than anyone else. The staff was very informative and answered all the questions.

reviewerMay23

Sunrise of Metairie was fine, but it was a little bit more expensive than others. The room was good and we would've taken it, but they didn't have any available at the time. They were all very professional. The dining area was very clean. There were people sitting in the common room, some were doing gardening, and some moving around.

Carl

Sunrise of Metairie was our second choice. It was a little restrictive in terms of the ability to move around in. The residents were stuck on the fourth floo,r so it seemed like a jail. They didn’t have too much to offer. It was a nice and clean community, and the people we met during the tour were also nice. The staff took care of everybody and were watchful of them. They had places they go to at times, like to the park, but they didn't have any outside areas on-site. The parking was a little tight because it's in a pretty congested area. The pricing had separate fees for everything and didn’t have any package deals that could reduce the cost. The cost for hurricane evacuation at $5,000 was very high, but their rooms were nice and by far were the best and cleaner compared to others.

edward283605

Sunrise was a first-class facility; they took us to the entire facility and the memory care. It was very clean, in excellent shape, and had very nice people, but it was too expensive for my mom. We saw at least three groups doing different activities on a patio and in private rooms. The dining area on the first floor was very clean and had a large table. They also had a dining area on the second floor with smaller tables.

Monica2999

Sunrise is very short staff and the Directors don't help out at all and they don't want to hire

AN271737

Sunrise of Metairie was excellent. It has the memory care there, and it is a newer community. The staff attended to us very nicely. They have apartments. My in-laws were for different levels of care, but at this point they could both be assisted living. Sunrise of Metairie has a front porch patio. They had a place for activities that they took us into, but nothing was going at the moment, and they had a lot of social areas. They told us about activities, but we weren't there during any activities.

Liam730358

Sunrise of Metairie was conveniently located to where I lived, but there were too many people in wheelchairs and walkers. My aunt’s still too high functioning, and it made her very depressed. It was a fine place, but it was little or a tiny place. There wasn’t much going on there. People were just sitting around. It was a beautiful building, and they had bingo, but there was not enough going on. It was more of a nursing home.

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Anne864483

Sunrise of Metairie was very nice. It was very upscale, expensively decorated, and they have lots of staff. If someone is particular about their surroundings, this is definitely the place to go. It was also more expensive than the other ones. We peeked at the dining area, and it was very nicely set up.

GW3

I went to Sunrise, which was nicer than the other places I visited. It was much newer facility. I got a good feel for the staff and interacted with them on my short tour. It was slightly more expensive than other places. The dining room was very nice. The food selection was very good with lots of choices. They had various sitting areas. People were available to serve as case managers to assist you on your daily chores. They had activities that you could participate in, field trips, and transportation available.

Relative26

Sunrise was a nice facility with nice people. It's a good place and our second choice for Mother.

Woody6

Sunrise of Metairie was very impressive. They were a little bit more expensive than the other facilities I visited, and the rooms were fancier, too. The dining area had individual tables and the food are brought to the residents. They have singers come in and play cards and bingo.

Marilyn111204950

Everybody was very friendly at Sunrise of Metairie. It was very welcoming. The place was very nice, and it was one of the newer facilities around that area. The apartments were relatively small. The dining room looked nice. They had a great big dog, which was wonderful.

Jim105506950

I have friends whose parents are living in Sunrise of Metairie. I know that their level of care is good, and that is what my mom needed. She has only been there for three days, and they told me to stay away for a few days so she can get used to things. She is perfectly at ease. Now she is telling me some stories that I think she has made up, but she seems happy about it. At this point, I am optimistic that we have found a place for her. The rooms and apartments are nice. The place looks like a small hotel. She shares a suite with someone almost like in a college dormitory. The dining room is nothing special, but it is bright and airy. The staff is very caring from what I can see, and that is one of the things that we were looking for. They have an outside patio, and they have many activities in the area. There are caretakers all over the place, and they have an activity director and a pharmacist.

Bill74662450

We went and looked at Sunrise of Metairie. It was way too expensive for me. I didn't see anything at Sunrise that the other facility didn't offer. Their little apartments had two bedrooms attached to one kitchenette with a little living room. The one who toured me was a doll.

Sam13

Sunrise of Metairie is an upscale place with very exquisite furniture. The facility is beautiful. Everybody was really nice, and they seemed to have a real active social schedule. The residents looked very happy, and we observed them playing Bingo. It seemed to be a really nice place.

Darlene16

I really enjoyed our visit at Sunrise of Metairie. The environment is really, really nice. The rooms are very nice too. I saw their dining area, and I saw the residents coming down to eat, and I have to say it was really nice. The staff were wonderful.

charlen711

This place is the worst. My mother broke her collar bone, ankle, 4 ribs in the year that she was there. She is now in a facility that she is well taken care of. At Sunrise it is all about the money. Staff is not qualified and it is greatly overpriced.

munkygrl

In comparison to other facilities, it's a really nice place. The place is essentially a mansion, the residents eat dinner and get served like it's a restaurant. There's always something to do, there's even a salon and community pets. The company's dementia therapies are like nothing I've ever encountered; as a nursing student, I've learned a lot about the aging process just from being there. However, the facility pays astonishingly low wages (especially in contrast to what residents pay monthly to live at the facility) and thus finds it challenging to keep reliable, honest workers with good and compassionate hearts.

RetGrandad

I have been working with a builder's club in my high school. As the teacher, I get students to perform various service activities. One thing we are doing is taking a group of kids to the Sunrise Senior Center in Metairie, La to have the young kids visit and sponsor a bingo activity for the residents. I have been very impressed with the staff that works in this facility. They care about their patients well-being and treat them with the respect that they deserve. Not every retirement facility can say this. Here the staff members know every resident by their name and always use the names when addressing them. This helps them connect with their residents on a more personal level that is very important. That the facility allows us to bring teenagers in to visit the residents also shows how much they care. This is the type of facility that I would be happy to have a relative in.

Wocn2011

Although the facility is beautifully decorated, it is a facade. The quality of care was poor. The director of this facility and the direct manager were not equipped to handle the job of putting the appropriate personnel in place. Staffing was always an issue. Glad we were able to find a better living arrangement for my loved one.