The Best Memory Care Communities in Lafayette Parish, LA

"I went to see The Vincent Senior Living. I was very pleased. The staff was very nice. The furnishings were great. I didn't go into the dining area because I had my dog with me, but it smelled amazing. The living facilities were very nice. I didn't find anything that I didn't like about it. They showed me a cafe, another place where they have church services and other small gatherings, and a game room. The living quarters were really nice, and they have a large variety. You can have anything from very small to very large living quarters. Everything was great. The only thing I heard that was questionable about it was the fact that it's under construction. It doesn't matter where you move nowadays; there's something nearby under construction, so that didn't bother me. The fact that it's under construction means that they have a large group of people who are seeking them out because it is so nice. Other than the people who do the leasing, I also met the concierge. They were top-notch. It was definitely clean, too. I met several residents who were coming out of the dining hall, and they had nothing but nice things to say about the food and the service. You could tell that it was professionally run. It wasn't just a lunch place; it was like a fine restaurant."

"My mother-in-law moved to Brookdale Lafayette. The rooms are very clean. She's in a private room in her apartment, so you can't ask for anything more. The staff is good. They seemed nice, tried to communicate with the patients, and seemed very aware of the patient's needs. She hasn't complained at all about the food she got every meal. The food was good. They have activities depending on which activities she wants to go to. She is allowed to go to all of them. They seemed to be very well-staffed on those. They had live music the other day. We looked at different prices and they seemed to be running along the same line."

"We toured Avanti Senior Living at Lafayette. The rooms were just the same size as the one my mother-in-law has now, but they had carpeting on the floor in the bedroom, and I thought that if she had an accident, it'd be a mess to clean up. I just didn't understand why they had carpeting there. That was the only thing I saw that I wouldn't want her to have. The rooms were nice. The facility is clean and nice, too. The staff seemed very nice. The person showing us around seemed to be able to answer all the questions and seemed very caring. They called a couple of times after we had visited to see what we wanted to know. They were good about following up."

"I visited The Blake at Lafayette. I really liked that there were a lot of different things to do. It's a nice facility. The staff seems very caring and concerned. The only thing I didn't like was the price. It's out of my price range. The rooms were nice and functional, home-like. The atmosphere seemed very, very relaxing, and very family-oriented. The dining area is adequate, large, and clean, and there is a gym area."

"We went to Cedar Crest Memory Care. I liked the fact that when they gave me the tour of the place they pointed out to me specific things that they have or do for Alzheimer's patients. They were very knowledgeable about the level of Alzheimer's, they were telling me how certain things are certain colors because of the way patients react to 'em. They were on top of the Alzheimer's game. The staff was just very helpful and very willing to answer any questions I had. They were a nice place. Their rooms were spacious, it felt like a little apartment as opposed to a hotel room, it really felt homey, it was very nice. It was very clean."

"My brother-in-law is in assisted living at Garden View Assisted Living - Lafayette, and my sister is going to be in memory care until she gets acclimated to the transition. My brother-in-law is in a very nice two-bedroom apartment. Both rooms have large walk-in closets and very good-sized bathrooms, one with a roll-in shower and the other one with a tub shower with a nice wooden seat. They have the typical little kitchen area with a sink, a microwave, and a full-size refrigerator, and a generous storage space. It accommodates a little table and chairs where they can sit and have a cup of coffee. They have a television hookup and they provide a telephone service in the apartment. They have blinds on all the windows and they have ceiling fans. The space in the memory care section is separate and it's secured. My sister has a nice size room. It's kind of an L-shape with the same size bathroom with a roll-in shower. There's additional storage in the bathrooms for sheets and so forth. There's a nice size vanity in that bathroom. The memory care does not have a kitchen facility in it, but it opens into a hallway that is very close to a common area that had a television. It's close to the dining area and kitchen area that they had set up specifically for them and her husband can come there and have meals with her. They can sit and watch TV and do activities together if they choose. There's a second larger television viewing area with really nice chairs. There's a little courtyard, but they don't go outside without somebody with them from memory care. In the assisted living part, they could go out without somebody being with them. The food there is extraordinary. My brother-in-law is on the second floor, but they have an elevator and he just walks through the lobby and he can go in and spend time with my sister back there in the memory care. It is in the same building. They have gone beyond what I expected to help us get them moved in. They let us ship things there in advance. They've done everything they could to accommodate me because it was difficult with me being in Dallas and the facility being there. Something is going on there all the time. The residents are just as calm, peaceful, and happy as they could be. I even heard a resident talking to their director. The director listened and I heard her say to him, "You know, that's great input, and we're gonna take your advisement to see what we can do." I am very pleased and the employees have been there ten or twelve years. The cook has been there for eight years. The receptionist and the program directors for assisted living and memory care have all been very available. I haven't had any negative thought or comment about the assisted living group. The facility was very well done. I don't have any issues with it. The cleanliness was extraordinary. Furniture, nothing was shabby. They're not inexpensive, but I think we're getting our money's worth."