The Village at Waterman Lake

Karen

My mother has been placed at The Village at Waterman Lake. It's absolutely fantastic. They do not incorporate the assisted living with the independent living. The dementia is not incorporated with the assisted living. There's a nursing home unit that is separate from everything, a dementia unit that is separate from everything, there's a hospice unit, and doctor's office, and physical therapy on-site. It's absolutely elegant and the pricing is very reasonable. The staff is fantastic. The people that have been working there have been there for five, ten, 15, and 20 years. The ratio for clientele to resident is 1:5 or 1:10. They're on-call 24/7. There's always somebody to reach. It's a very high class unit. It overlooks the water and there is green area. They know my mother by name. They could tell me in one second where she was when I walk in the door. It's not a corporation. It's privately owned. They have people that come in and play music for them, they take them on boat rides around the lake, they go shopping, they have exercise classes, play bingo, and watch movies daily. The residents can request the movie they want to see, they have cards, nails, manicure, and hairdressing. There's something to do every five minutes. They have outdoor eating areas and her dining room overlooks the water with chandeliers. It was the best deal I could find. It's phenomenal. It was voted the best assisted and independent living area in Rhode Island for the last two years.

MS

The Village at Waterman Lake was very nice. They named their buildings The Chalet and The Courtyard. The Chalet was the independent living for my dad. That was wonderful and would suit his needs beautifully. The Courtyard also was very nice. They had gone on a field trip somewhere when I was there. When I went into the memory care program at the Courtyard, the residents were all sitting with the staff members around a couple of tables. They were all talking and laughing, and were all engaged with each other, which was a very nice thing to see. I would recommend it from what I saw.

Angela

We toured Waterman Lake. It was lovely, the grounds were lovely, but it was very far removed. We felt like it was away from everything. The rooms were nice, but they were more nursing home rooms, and it seemed institutionalized.