Pricing ranges from
    $3,626 – 4,351/month

    Lake Hendon Estate Assisted Living

    5311 Carson St, Saint Cloud, FL, 34771
    5.0 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    5.0

    Safe caring intimate lakeside home

    After an overwhelming search and plenty of horror stories, I found a beautiful, lakefront, home-like place where I feel safe and genuinely cared for. The owners and staff are attentive, professional and warm - small, family-like community, intimate suites, great activities (tea, live music), delicious meals and outdoor spaces with an outdoor kitchen and fireplace. I'm very happy here and highly recommend this caring, high-quality option.

    Pricing

    $3,626+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,351+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    5.00 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Caring, attentive staff
    • Professional and knowledgeable caregivers
    • Personalized / individual attention
    • Supportive, dignified care
    • High level of care
    • Family-like atmosphere
    • Small, intimate resident community
    • Safer-feeling environment
    • Comfortable, home-like setting
    • Beautiful lakefront location
    • Attractive, well-maintained building/home
    • Spacious and intimate suites
    • Outdoor kitchen with fireplace
    • Delicious meals and dining
    • Tea and live music events
    • Robust activities and social programming
    • Welcoming, involved owners/management
    • Nature and pleasant outdoor surroundings
    • Great location
    • Residents appear happy and well cared for
    • Strong recommendations from reviewers
    • Pleasant overall experience

    Cons

    • Reviewers referenced 'horror stories' at other facilities (contrastive concern)
    • Searching for care was described as overwhelming by at least one reviewer

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the supplied reviews is strongly positive. Reviewers repeatedly highlight the quality of care and the attentiveness of staff, using phrases such as caring, professional, knowledgeable, and attentive caregivers. The small size and intimate nature of the community is a recurring theme and is framed as an advantage — reviewers emphasize individualized attention, a family-like atmosphere, and a safer, more comfortable environment than larger facilities. Multiple summaries explicitly state that residents are well cared for and happy, and reviewers offer strong recommendations.

    Facilities and setting receive frequent praise. The property is repeatedly described as a beautiful, well-maintained home in a lakefront location with pleasant natural surroundings. Specific amenities called out include spacious and intimate suites, an outdoor kitchen with a fireplace, and an attractive building overall. Those physical characteristics contribute to reviewers’ perceptions of a home-like, comfortable environment rather than an institutional feel.

    Dining and activities are noted as strengths. Reviewers mention delicious meals and social offerings such as tea and live music. Activities and programming are described as robust and engaging, which supports the reports that residents are happy and comfortable. Several comments single out the owners and management as welcoming and involved, which reinforces the impression of personalized oversight and a hands-on approach to resident life.

    Management, staffing, and care quality form a consistent, positive pattern. Multiple summaries call out professional caregivers and a high level of care, and ownership/management engagement is mentioned as welcoming and involved. This combination — attentive staff plus engaged owners — appears to create the family-like atmosphere many reviewers appreciate.

    Notable caveats and patterns: negative feedback in these summaries is very limited. The two concerns that appear are not direct complaints about Lake Hendon Estate itself but rather contextual notes: one reviewer referenced “horror stories” about other facilities when describing their search, and another described the overall process of searching for care as overwhelming. No reviews in the set raise facility-specific issues such as poor care, cleanliness, staffing problems, or management disputes. Review content does not mention specifics like cost, clinical capabilities, staffing ratios, or regulatory/inspection history, so those areas remain unaddressed in this dataset.

    In summary, the reviews paint Lake Hendon Estate Assisted Living as a small, well-kept, lakefront assisted living option that emphasizes individualized, dignified care delivered in a home-like setting. Strengths highlighted across summaries include attentive and professional staff, engaging activities and dining, intimate accommodations and appealing outdoor spaces, and involved ownership. The primary non-positive points are external or process-related (worries about other facilities and the difficulty of finding the right placement) rather than criticisms of this community. Prospective families seeking a smaller, more personalized assisted living atmosphere would likely find the attributes mentioned here especially relevant, while those needing information about cost, clinical services, or regulatory history should seek additional details not covered in these reviews.

    Location

    Map showing location of Lake Hendon Estate Assisted Living

    About Lake Hendon Estate Assisted Living

    Lake Hendon Estate Assisted Living sits about 5.9 miles outside of Saint Cloud, Florida, on a five-acre gated lakefront estate home right by Lake Hendon, and you'll notice how small it is immediately because there's only room for six residents, which makes it feel more like a close community than a busy facility. The rooms are pretty spacious-large private studios and single bedrooms with private bathrooms, all of them air conditioned and already furnished, plus there's cable and WiFi along with telephone access in every room so folks don't feel disconnected, and there's a strong sense of privacy since there aren't many people around. There's always staff on-site 24 hours a day, and there's an on-call licensed nurse, with aides and caregivers who help with bathing, dressing, walking, transferring from bed or chair, toileting, and eating, which is important for people who need daily help, and when memory care is needed, there are specialized caregivers for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, with carefully made individual care plans and services like incontinence care.

    Meals come served right to the room if needed, and all meals get prepared on-site, with options for diabetic, low sodium, or allergy-friendly diets, so people usually don't have to worry about what they'll eat, and there's housekeeping, laundry, and even dry cleaning all included. Residents gather in the shared dining room, and there's a warm, home-like feeling throughout the house-the kind where you can hear laughter from a movie night in the common room just as easy as you spot people playing games or talking out on the covered porch, and there's also a fitness area, a wellness center, walking paths, and a garden if someone needs quiet or wants a stroll. The dock and boat house let people enjoy the lakefront view, and the big trees give it a bit of shade and peace you wouldn't get in the city. People can bring small pets, and the staff can help arrange transportation to stores or doctor's visits, or coordinate with outside doctors and health care if someone's needs change. Memory care options, independent living supports, physical therapy, medication management, and board and care home services are all offered, plus community activities, religious services, and special events to keep everyone engaged.

    People who've visited or had family there call it a "hidden jewel" because there's careful attention to detail, and reviews show it's the second-highest rated senior community in the Saint Cloud area. The open kitchen and big community dining space lets everyone come together, and there's an emergency response system for peace of mind. Lake Hendon Estate is licensed by the state of Florida under license #12917 and follows fair housing rules. Some folks highly recommend it because the small number of residents means staff notice changes quickly and care plans keep up with everyone's needs, and there's something comforting about knowing you're on a quiet bit of waterfront, with help nearby if you need it, and all the basics covered without being overwhelmed by crowds.

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