Holiday Lakeshore Estates

Sandy

We went to Lakeshore Estates. The people were very accommodating, nice, and friendly. They showed us several places that were going to be available,.The places themselves seemed nice, and the residents there looked like they were enjoying living there. There was nothing negative. I think it would be a place for an outgoing kind of person. The woman who was giving us the tour said, "We try to make it like a cruise ship." It really was kind of that way. There were a lot of public areas that were nice and and all that.

Samantha

The tour at Lakeshore Estates is very nice, and we got a fully guided tour. They showed us their dining room, their puzzles, and gaming area. We got a tour of one of the apartments. it was a fully furnished one to represent how much you could fit in the space as far as furniture goes. Then they explained about the meals. They have a life alert button. If somebody fell, they could just push their button to get assistance right away. Overall, it seems like a really nice facility. I'm not sure if it meets our needs, but they're more independent and would be a wonderful match. I met a few of the staff, and they all seemed really nice.

Cyndi

I talked to someone at Lakeshore Estates; she was a little bit rattled. There were a lot of things that were going on during the time that she was trying to tour the facility. I felt like that would be just like a hotel that served meals. I didn't get that they would do a lot more than that. My mom would probably not work out in a facility that big. I think that would be more for people that are still going and going at their age, and my mom is already past that. So that would be more of a retirement home. It's a place where you can live and they pay your utilities, phone, and cable and provide you food. And you do everything else. You can come and go as you please, people come and go as they please, they come in and come out. So it's not regulated that much. It's more like an apartment building for seniors. It's more independent living than assisted living. It may overwhelm some people that are needing assisted living to be able to get down to the dining hall, and stuff like that, because it was just huge. When I first met the staff who gave the tour, she seemed a little bit overwhelmed. Then she got a call during the time that I was sitting there. And it was some of her staff members that were out trying to buy groceries or items for the place, and their company credit card wouldn't work. So she had to scramble to get somebody over there to pay for their items because the company credit card wasn't working. They should have kept that a little bit more private because that was a turnoff to me. It almost looked like they had financial problems. It just didn't seem managed well. When you walk in, it's really pretty and the grounds are pretty. But the rooms themselves were not kept in good shape. The bathrooms need to be handicap accessible for retirement. She just said they have some with that and some without.

Sylvia

I have chosen Lakeshore Estates. It has everything I need. They have all sorts of things going on. They have meals. They have rooms where you can go visit. They have rooms where you can watch movies, and they have rooms where you do exercise. They have lots of different things going on. The room was a nice arrangement and very clean. I saw the dining area. It was downstairs and they had it all set up; people were down there eating. They said they would even bring it to your room if you wanted them to. The staff has been very nice and very helpful. My son and daughter-in-law have been talking to them for a while, and they got her mother and dad moved there yesterday. They're like right across the driveway from where I am, so we'll all be there together. They don't have garage. They just have covered parking.

Terri

My parents moved into the Lakeshore Estates. I like it very much, it's gonna take time to get them settled in, but I think it's gonna be a very good place. They had a concert yesterday. They don't get to provide very much right now because of COVID, but they also have a bus, and they take them to different places at a scheduled time. They provide three meals plus two snacks every day. I haven't been able to taste it yet, but it looks pretty good. We are still getting used to each other right now, so i'm not ready to give them a four or a five-star rating. I love their staff.

Tommy

We have been living in Lakeshore Estates for four years now. This place is less expensive, and during the COVID problem, they've pretty well taken care of us. It's a nice place. Their staff is good, but it's constantly changing and nobody stays here very long. We've got a 1-bedroom, and it's good. My wife's in a wheelchair, so they took the carpet out like I asked them to. All bills are paid, they furnish three meals a day, and you get cable TV. The meals are average; they're not the best, but they're edible. Activities are now suspended, but they're good when COVID's not around. We played bingo, pokeno, beanbag baseball, and a lot of other things. It's too expensive, but it's less expensive than the others.

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Donna

Lakeshore Estates was a nice community, but it's old, and the cottages were small. The staff was very nice, and they provided three meals a day. It was very nicely laid out, and they had the main building and cottages behind it. It's big and clean, and it's a good facility, but it was more for somebody who needed more assistance. It's got big trees and a patio, and they had a fitness center, a full activities calendar, and transportation.

Judy

Our visit at Lakeshore Estates was very nice, and the place also looks nice. Everybody was engaged in the activities that they were doing, and they had lots of facilities. We visited with someone we know. The lady we know has been living there for many years and she's very happy there. The staff was very nice. The lady who gives the tours wasn't around that day, so somebody else who normally doesn't do it took us around and she did a good job. The dining area looked very nice, it was big, and open. I think this community is one of the nicest ones we have in the area.

Mary

Lakeshore Estates seemed very business like. It's a big place and there were a lot of people there. It's nice and the rooms were nice. There were also people wandering all around. They are connected across the United States. If I'll go on a trip and go into one of the cities that has one of their places, I could stay there for free. There's a library and it has computers. They have a garden, but it's almost not usable, so they need to make that better. The facilities were fine. I just didn't get the feeling that this was where I want to live.

Sharon

I visited Lakeshore Estates and I thought it was nice. The lady that took us around was very accommodating. She gave the impression that there were a lot of activities going on. However, the exercise place was not large, and the places where you meet were not large. The apartments were OK and good. Overall, it was good.

John

The people at Lakeshore Estates were very friendly and outgoing. The residents were nice and congenial. The rooms were adequate and nice. You had to be there at certain times for your meal. We ate lunch there; the food was good. We sat down with a couple of residents and had a good conversation with them.

Robert276862

Lakeshore Estates was good. The dining area was spacious, and the food was very good. The staff was very helpful. The room was clean. They have 1-bedroom and 2-bedrooms.

Sharon824608

Lakeshore Estates was nice and great. The rooms were nice and well planned out but had an awfully small refrigerator and freezer. There wasn't room in the freezer to put a half gallon of ice cream. They had lots of amenities, like a movie room, crafts room, pool tables, and exercise machines, which is great. I think they're really nice.

DavidXWXKA

Lakeshore Estates was OK when I first came in, but there have been changes in the management causing restlessness among the staff and has caused us to not be staffed to the fullest extent. The food preparation is not quite what it had been. We went about three weeks without housekeeping, and we're supposed to have weekly housekeeping. To me, the staff is OK. They have many games and a bus to take you on trips and to downtown to eat out once a week. There are plenty of activities, but my wife and I go in our own direction most of the time. We have a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment that's adequate for us.

Johnny13

Lakeshore Estates is an expensive facility. But everything is really good at this facility. The people are very nice. The only problem is they increased the rent of our apartment. The room size is really big.

GW1

My mother has been in Lakeshore Estates since June, and it all seems to be working quite well. They met our needs and timeframe. The staff is very friendly and helpful. She lives in an efficiency and is pretty much confined to the apartment. She has mobility problems, but whatever she needs, they provide it.

Russell12

I would like to move to Lakeshore Estates. It was a five-star facility. The rooms were spacious and incredible. The food was spectacular. It was like going to a restaurant. They had their own bus that will take people to the store, to the mall, and to wherever they want to go. They had an exercise facility and a TV room. It was like going to the nicest hotel you could go to.

Caring88155250

The staff was very friendly at Lakeshore Estates, and the atmosphere was great. They have entertainment going on every day, but you don’t have to participate if you don’t want to. I was able to eat there, and their meals are delicious. I find the facility pleasantly clean.

Caring84169950

Lakeshore Estates was very nice, very high-class, and expensive facility. It's beautifully kept. The apartments are nice. I looked at both a 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom. I had a meal with them, and their cook was fantastic. Three important things: the living area, the food, and the general atmosphere is very good. The rooms were a nice size, and you don't feel cramped in them. It's very spacious. It's a great place. It's just I can't afford it. They had club rooms, a room with a bunch of ladies in it doing handcrafts. I like the general atmosphere and the good food.

Caring63923350

I've been here at Lakeshore Estates for about three months now. I chose this place because it’s close by and it's in a town that I liked being in. The staff are great and the food is excellent. They have every little bit of activities going on here like bingo, dominos, playing cards, and board games. I like all the people here and everybody is so friendly.

Elizabeth30

I was very impressed with Lakeshore Estate. The rooms were fantastic. The people that I met were very sweet and friendly. They gave attention to individual Alzheimer's patient. The one that was in-charge there had been in contact with me once a week. I liked the fact that they had their own independence because they had their own room, which was like an apartment, but they had a natural place for them to be fed three times a day. They had a laundry room within the same facility. It was kind of like an apartment/hotel. I thought if there was any place that I would put my father, it's would be at Lakeshore.

Janet37

My mother-in-law has been at Lakeshore Estates for over three years, and so far she is doing okay. It is a great place. They built it for mobile people, so they have staircases that she can really use. They only have one elevator, so people just wait in line for it. People are wonderful and very friendly. Rooms are nice, big enough to move around and have kitchenettes. The one and two bedrooms are big enough for your furniture and be comfortable in there. The food is very good and they give a lot of good options. They have Bingo three or four times a week, card games and movie nights. They have music groups and country western bands come in and out twice a week at least. They have pianos that play while residents eat two or three times a week. They have a seminar almost every Saturday that has something to do with aging. They keep them pretty busy.

Lou2

We chose Lakeshore Estate because our doctors are in Waco. They have a free shuttle that will take you to the doctor and hospital. Their food is delicious and we had eaten there three times. Everybody is so friendly. It's a really nice facility. The apartment that we are getting is a one bedroom and it has a balcony. It has a living room and a kitchenette. They have a lot of closet space and a bathroom with toolbars in the tub to hold on. Most of it is carpeted. I think we will be very happy there. The dining hall is restaurant style and you have a choice of two different main courses. Everything is just very nice. They have an exercise room, a computer room, TV room with large screen TV where they had movies and popcorn once a week, and a get together room. It sounds like we are going to enjoy being there. We were also allowed to take in our cat and that was a definite plus.

caring00019

I like Lakeshore Estates because we can take our own furniture and take our cat. They have a shuttle bus to take the residents to their doctors. The staff is very nice and all the people were quite friendly when we were there. The food was fine. I wished they had seats in all of the showers because it's hard for us to stand that long and shower.

Caring0164

I visited Lakeshore Estates and everything was excellent, but the price is too high. The place is clean. The staff are very friendly, outgoing, and they took care of everybody. The people were active. Everyone seems friendly and happy. They also have three meals a day.

E G Bishop

This facility offers transportation to and from various locations and activities, around town. However, they have so much to offer right on the grounds the transportation may not always be necessary. This facility offers on site beauty and barber shops. Not only is this a needed service for its residents, its a great way to get to know people. Everyone knows lasting friendships are made in the beauty and barber shops of our lives. Also, an on-site billards room, a library and a TV lounge give the residents excellent opportunities to not only live here, but to actually join the community and meet their neighbors and share activities.