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The Verandah Retirement Community

5851 Gray Market Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70605

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9.2
Review score
32 reviews
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9.2
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32 reviews
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Anonymous

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Family's Experience

We have had nothing but positive people They are caring , helpful, supportive to all of my parents needs. They make sure my dad has a menu to pick from. He is a picky eater. They are awesome. Always ready help.

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The Verandah Retirement Community

Located in the stunning Graywood neighborhood, The Verandah boasts a sleek, modern design with classic detail and plenty of windows. Whether residents are seeking an active community or around-the-clock care, The Verandah has it all. The welcoming community offers options for independent living, assisted living, and memory care near Lake Charles’ shops, restaurants, hospitals, and more.

Nearby, residents can enjoy the vivacious amenities of Lake Charles. Residents can enjoy waterfront activities at one of the area’s many lakes, or visit the area’s country clubs to hit the putting greens, play tennis, or dine. They can even visit Prien Lake Park to stroll scenic trails, have a picnic, or enjoy movies on warm summer evenings. And, if residents are looking for entertainment within the comfort of the community, they have endless amenities and activities available to them. Come experience a fun and engaging retirement, today!

The Verandah Retirement Community Details

At The Verandah, everything revolves around the residents. And, when they say everything, they mean everything. From 24/7 dining to concierge services that help residents find whatever they need, residents can enjoy freedom and flexibility to the max. The community even offers door-to-door transportation to help residents get groceries, go to appointments, attend events,...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Independent Living

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for The Verandah Retirement Community

9.2 out of 10
Review Score32 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.6
Cleanliness
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Care Services
4.6
Staff
4.9
Meals & Dining
4.6
Activities
4.7
Value for Cost
4.6

A Place for Mom has scored The Verandah Retirement Community with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, The Verandah Retirement Community has 32 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.6 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 7/14/25

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Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

July 14, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Family's Experience

We have had nothing but positive people They are caring , helpful, supportive to all of my parents needs. They make sure my dad has a menu to pick from. He is a picky eater. They are awesome. Always ready help.

Donna L

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 8, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Very pleased with Verandah

[name removed][ is now in memory care at the Verandah. I am very pleased with the staff and miss [name removed] the entertainment leader there. I will give them a 5 on it all in that department. Also, their chef, who is relatively new, is phenomenal. They make memory care.

Darryl

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 5, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Best in the area

Everyone is friendly and helpful. It is a place I would want to reside if I needed assisted living Apartments are good size and very nice. The entire place is well kept, inside and out.

Judy

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 13, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Verandah is top choice

I would tell them my Mother is taken very good care of and the staff is phenomenal. I would highly recommend The Verandah to any one that has an elderly loved one that needs that extra bit of assistance in their golden years.I picked Verandah after visiting several facilities and much prayer . The facility was so clean, nice big rooms, so many amenities and activities and price was the last deciding factor. It was actually less than some of the places I would never settle my mom in.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

May 17, 2023

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Our tour at The Verandah

We toured The Verandah Retirement Community when searching for Assisted living for our loved one. This facility was good. The tour was helpful. Based off of our tour, I would say this facility is probably better for Assisted Living than for Memory Care.

Martha

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

High recommendations for Independent Living! But take your loved one somewhere else for Memory Care!

[name removed], who cleaned my room is excellent! Problems with really slow service. They were working on it. The food was generally very good. I did find that (from the top, behind the scenes) there seemed to be most interest in money making... the bottom dollar. That was fairly evident. I enjoyed The Verandah Independent Living. We had a traumatic experience 3 days after moving in, which placed my husband in memory care (see previous comments). Memory Care was terribly disappointing! I would have liked to stay in Independent Living, but that was not possible.

Corey

Memory Care

Family/friend

April 10, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Top notch professional care and a great place to call home

Communication has been lacking, but it's directly related to staffing in my experience. Everything else is very professional and they have been extremely accommodating. My loved one is somewhat headstrong and they are great at caring for her. Most importantly, she's very happy living here and her health has vastly improved. I've had an ongoing issue with billing that has yet to be resolved, which is disappointing. Also, they've had a hard time filling positions for some staff, but I'm not too concerned about this point because that's everywhere.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 17, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

a great community experience!

So many activities for residents. Also, a nice pool and workout gym for residents. Barber and beauty shop.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 18, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

I would recommend it!

When it comes to the care services that they provide, they have been doing a great job.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 19, 2020

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

A Nice Place

The Verandah at Graywood Lake is a nice place. My mom seems to be happy. The room sizes are good. The food is good. They have limited outdoor space for the residents. Overall it has been a positive experience.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

April 25, 2019

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Very nice facility.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

May 15, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Super facility, a bit far out from town, both good and bad. Offered great amenities and activities. Worried me that it is supposed to be an "age in place" facility but it was brought up that she could/would be moved to a nursing home at some time. Maybe that was just if the money ran out for Private Care.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

April 10, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Consider changing dining options

The staff was friendly during our tour of The Verandah. I didn't like that they do not offer families the option to purchase meals and eat with their loved one's. They didn't even let us in the dining room.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

February 20, 2017

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

Dad Likes The Amenities Here

My dad is fine on the retirement side of the community. He has tried some activities and has made some friends. He likes the meals they make. It is is flavorful not spicy and properly cooked, he is able to chew his food with no issues. They have a barber shop in the community and he has got his hair cut once and liked the way it looked. This was a nicer, cleaner place and he liked the apartment with the pool, spa, and extra amenities.

Mary

Memory Care

Resident/client

January 3, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

The Verandah - Lake Charles, LA

Fills my every need. I really enjoy living here.

Walter

Memory Care

Resident/client

January 3, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

The Verandah - Lake Charles, LA

Great place for this time of my life, great staff, good food, great fellow residents!

Karen Miller

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 3, 2017

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0

The Verandah - Lake Charles, LA

I actually promote the Carriage house to others. However, I do have concerns that there is no manager on duty at night or weekend. Our concierge is exceptional, but when she is not here there is no one to attend to visitors, answer the phone, help residents, etc. I'm glad to see that an assistant manager has been hired. We needed that extra staff member.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Resident/client

January 3, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

The Verandah - Lake Charles, LA

I have found my apartment to be very comfortable, with the housekeeper doing a superior job. The CNA's are friendly and helpful. The activities that are planned for the residents are varied and interesting. The dining room is always clean and inviting, however the service is often poor. The CNA's apparently are not trained in fine dining service and/or often understaffed. The food is adequate.

Wendy Burleigh Lewis

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 3, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

The Verandah - Lake Charles, LA

The facility is awesome! My father has been there over 2 years and have been more than pleased.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Resident/client

January 3, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Very Happy! Lived at The Verandah for over 2 years!

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