Lamar Place in Paris, Texas, is a senior living community with 52 assisted living units and independent Cottages for folks who want to stay active and social but still need some help now and then, and you'll find options for studio, one-bedroom, semi-private, and two-bedroom spaces, many with private bathrooms and ground floor access, and there's air conditioning, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and sometimes a kitchenette, which makes things more comfortable, especially when family drops in. Meals come from a professional chef and a registered dietician checks menus for folks with special diets, and there's dining room service, room service, vegetarian choices, healthy snacks, and you can even get guest meals if someone comes by, and snacks are available any time of day, which is handy if you get hungry late at night. Personal care covers daily living activities like dressing, bathing, and transferring in and out of bed, and the staff is awake and available 24/7, with nurses on site twelve to sixteen hours a day, so you can always call for help, and there's a call system in bedrooms and bathrooms for emergencies. Medication management is offered, including help with reminders and injections for diabetes and other needs, while staff can also help manage incontinence and provide assistance for folks who're non-ambulatory or dealing with Parkinson's and dementia, and the care team makes individualized plans with residents, doctors, and families so everyone's on the same page.
For medical services, Lamar Place works with the Paris Healthcare Center, offers therapy rooms for speech, occupational, and physical therapy, monitors chronic diseases, and can manage transitional and respite stays, so you can recover or give caregivers a break without feeling rushed. On the lighter side, you can bring a small pet or arrange pet visits, and there's a barbershop, beauty salon, spa and wellness room, library, reading section, computer space, theatre room for movie nights with a popcorn machine, piano in the lounge, and plenty of planned entertainment-like arts and crafts, bingo, exercise and Tai Chi, walking club, gardening in the courtyard gazebo, dominoes, church services, casino trips, birthday parties, and more, with new activities popping up all the time. Housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, and move-in coordination all help make day-to-day life easier, while guests and families can join support groups or learn through outreach and education programs, and staff provide help with money management tasks if needed. You'll find transportation services for shopping, outings, doctor appointments, and parking is available if you keep a car; staff can handle moving assistance too, and the grounds feature walking paths, gardens, outdoor spaces for residents who want some fresh air or want to try their hand at gardening.
The whole place focuses on letting folks choose how social or private they want to be, with spaces for both quiet reading and lively games, and care ranges from independent living options and assistance with daily activities to memory care, hospice, and skilled nursing, depending on what you need at the moment-plus there are respite programs for short stays and continuing care if health needs change later on, making it possible to age in place as well as possible. Lamar Place is rated 9 out of 10 and sits among the best-reviewed in town, though it simply tries to give each resident a safe, comfortable, and engaging home with health care support as needed and people on hand to help twenty-four hours a day.
