At The Verandah, we provide active seniors a lifestyle that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere in Louisiana. With our elegantly designed cottage-style homes, exemplary community amenities and friendly residents, you will wish you joined our community sooner. As a bonus, we are only a few minutes away from the shopping, restaurants and other local amenities available in downtown Lake Charles.
As a Sunshine Retirement Living Community, The Verandah shares the same mission to be a preferred senior living provider through offering choice, value and independence to each of our valued residents.
Featured Amenities
However you choose to spend your day, you will discover The Verandah has the resources to let you pursue it. Our community boasts a stocked fishing pond, an art studio, state-of-the-art fitness center and a spa. You even have access to walking trails throughout the Graywood community and the award-wining golf course at Gray Plantation Golf Club.
Spacious and smartly designed is how we describe the homes at our community. You can choose from a variety of floor plans including one- and two-bedroom apartments or two- and three-bedroom cottages. Your new home has all the standard features of a home with fully equipped kitchens and a washer/dryer but without the hassle of upkeep and bill paying, as your monthly rent includes all utilities and maintenance.
Available Services
Even though you can prepare meals in the comfort of your own home, for those days when you don’t want to do dishes, we offer a flexible dining plan where you can choose to dine in the community dining room or drop by the on-site tavern for game night. Other services that will make your life even easier include housekeeping services every other week and scheduled transportation.
When you join our community, not only are you gaining the freedom to enjoy retirement on your terms but you are also gaining the peace of mind that comes with knowing supportive services are available. The Carriage House provides customized assisted living services that support your independence, and you will continue to have access to all the amenities found throughout The Verandah.
Stop imaging the retirement you want and start creating it by joining the one-of-a-kind community The Verandah.
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Reviews
4.7( 15 Reviews )
Tammie
January 27, 2023
I toured The Verandah Independent and Assisted Living. It was very nice. The place was gorgeous. They had beautiful courtyards and ponds all around the place. There was a fountain in the middle of the pond. The apartments were nice and well set up. The staff showed me a big apartment and a smaller apartment. You would have to buy your own furniture to set it up. I did eat and the food was very good. They had an activities room where the people could play bingo or do crafts and a library. I would prefer that they had an exercise room. The residents could come and go as freely in assisted living.
Ann
October 07, 2020
The Verandah at Graywood was a really nice facility. We toured the entire place. They had a cafe where you could order from a menu, a bar, some cottages and apartments that were independent, some apartments that were assisted living, and they had a memory care unit. They had a gym, an activities director, and a library. It was first class. The staff was very friendly. They followed up on our visit, and they offered plenty of things for the residents to do. The people we dealt with were extremely nice.
Vera
October 12, 2019
During my tour at The Verandah there were two ladies who initially sat down with me to find out what we were looking for. Then they took me for a tour in the assisted living area, (which was what we were interested in). She also showed me the entire place, showed me what they had to offer, and discussed pricing with me. It's a beautiful place, and everything is very new and nice. I would recommend them. I would say it's top of the line. They always have something going on, and there are many things to do there, or trips that you can go on. They have transportation, a pool, and quite a bit to offer as far as activities go.
Jill
January 25, 2019
We really liked The Verandah. The girls who did our interview were very knowledgeable and I really liked them. The whole atmosphere of the place was awesome, and the rooms were nice. They had an arts and crafts room. The place was nice and everybody seemed happy.
LE
June 06, 2018
The Verandah was a very nice facility, very clean, and orderly. The food was good. The personnel that showed us around was excellent. I was considering it very seriously, but my son and daughter-in-law convinced me to seek other options.
Sasha K
July 17, 2017
We have just moved my mother-in-law into The Verandah. Everything is top notch. The employees all the way down to the cafeteria staff are overextending anything to accommodate her while she's there. The place is super clean. The staff members are available 24/7. There are three siblings that helped my mother-in-law get her in there, and the administration has been accommodating to all of them. They have offered all kinds of incentives to make it easier for us to move her there. It has been a very pleasant experience so far. The assisted living side has nursing staff on hand to help administer medicines and check blood pressure. They are also adding a memory care center. They haven't broken ground yet, but the staff showed the plans to us, so that's going to be really nice.
Katherine812183
March 08, 2017
My friend lives at Carriage House at The Verandah, and she loves it there very much. Our senior circle group in town goes there sometime. The place is very nice. They also have very nice staff. I know they do numerous things for their activities like they have a bus that takes the residents out. They have a room where you can go during your free time. The food is excellent.
John L.450742
December 06, 2016
We were just extremely impressed with the facilities and the people at The Carriage House at The Verandah. They described the activities they had there. The staff explained all of the services and guided us through the whole process. They showed us the assisted living portion and the independent living portion. The layouts were nice, and there was plenty of room. I could live there and be comfortable.
Russell222112
November 06, 2016
Everything was good at Carriage House at The Verandah, they had been good to me, and it was a wonderful place. The staff was excellent; they did their jobs to the utmost. The rooms were excellent, and everything was great. They offered food, and the food was great. I would recommend this place to others.
Vickie681405
August 17, 2016
Out of all the ones that we’ve seen, Carriage House at The Verandah was the nicest one. The place was very accommodating for my father. It was more like an apartment, and he would have a bedroom and nice bathroom, a living room and a nice kitchen. The staff member who toured us was really very nice. She went out of her way to show us everything, answered any questions we had, and was willing to help us with anything. I didn’t have a problem with her at all. We were able to have lunch there, and the food was very good. Their dining area was very nice. She told us they had different activities to do. They had bands that come in at certain times of the month and tours to other places.
Ben13
The Verandah was a lovely place. We were impressed with it. The boss was very helpful. The rooms were larger than in the average assisted living place.
Carolyn107794650
June 06, 2015
Carriage House at The Verandah is super nice. The rooms were smaller, and the beds in the rooms were smaller. They did have some activities. One thing I like about that is they have a pool, but people were not there to watch the residents. You are on your own, and that would be not very good for my mother. But they were extremely super nice. The staff was very patient. My father hadn't passed away yet when we went to Carriage House. They were very compassionate. I was very nervous because I had to take care of everything with both of my parents. They were just very calm, and they were wonderful.
Jackie35
March 27, 2015
It was all great; it was just more expensive. The staff was good. Everything was good about Verandah. It was just a little more expensive; plus it was more out of the way for our family. Mom just really liked the other place better. Their dining room was excellent. They are geared more towards all kinds of denominations. So every Sunday, they have different denominations, and that was one of the main reasons my mom chose the other place. It was a brand new place, so it was really outstanding, and I guess that's why it was more expensive too. I have never seen anything as nice as that.
Katherine17
March 25, 2015
I had a tour at The Verandah. I was kind of out in the Country. It was really nice. It had a lot of stuff, but then it was too expensive. It was kind of far out of town, and I kind of liked to live in a little bit more populated area.
Terry31
July 31, 2014
The Verandah was very nice, but it was too far from any kind of grocery store, doctor's office, or other facilities; it was too far away. I thought it was a bit too spread out. What they are calling the assisted living now was maybe originally intended for independent living, because the floor plan was so far from the activity room and really far from the cafeteria in the other direction. That was a lot for walking for old folks. It was also brand new, but they didn't really have that many people there yet either, so they probably didn't have as many activities. They also wanted more money upfront. They wanted a $5,000 non-refundable, and that was the only place thay wanted that; everywhere else had a $1,000 refundable, and I told them that when they called me about it, and they have now changed that policy.
