Lakewood Retirement Community

I cannot say enough about the Lakewood Retirement Community! After years of looking and comparing continuing care communities my parents have recently moved into an independent living unit at Lakewood. Throughout this daunting process Alden Rice and Amy Curry were at our sides offering assistance, advice, and tremendous support that went above and beyond what is expected. Now as my parents are settling in to their new lives at Lakewood, we are all reminded how incredible ( and long overdue) this move was for their mental and physical health! Lakewood is the friendliest place on Earth… staff and residents included. The amenities abound including: state-of-the-art facilities, fine and casual dining, outdoor, indoor, independent, and group activities. Easy access to health and wellness resources, including on site medical care and therapies if needed. My parents’ unit is bright, updated, convenient to everything on the Lakewood campus and they have easy access to information through an online application on their phones or a monthly magazine as to the abundance of daily activities offered there on site. My family is thrilled knowing my parents are active, engaged, safe, and embracing this incredible new, stress-free lifestyle! We all wish they had moved in before their mid 70’s!

We moved mom into Lakewood in December of 2022, and it has been a great experience for her. The staff has been incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. The "campus" is beautiful. The facilities are first rate - the gym, the pool, the dining rooms, etc. And there is always something going on - celebrations, dances, shows, trips. Seems she has a more active lifestyle than her kids and grandkids now! Most importantly, Mom is happier than she's been in a long time. And surrounded by friends. We cannot say enough good things about Lakewood.

We had been contemplating moving to Lakewood and had been on the wait list for about 5 years. Our desire was to live in a freestanding home within the community, so when we received a letter notifying us that 19 new freestanding cottages were soon to be built, we made the final decision to move forward in the process of eventually calling Lakewood home. We moved into our new home on June 21, 2023 & the experience has well exceeded all expectations. Each staff member has been so gracious in accommodating and catering to all of our requests & each went above and beyond in service. This was always done with a smile, with respect & with understanding. The organization of each department within the Lakewood community runs better than a well-oiled machine. Within a few days of our move, each department head personally visited us in our home with the purpose of introducing themselves and explaining a bit about their role in serving us. We were confident that our major decision of transitioning our lives to Lakewood was right for us, but we were moved beyond grateful when we realized we had become the recipients of genuinely giving employees who truly want to meet our needs & requests. We're thankful that we are now part of the friendly, happy & well-cared-for Lakewood family.