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Gaines Park Senior Living

1740 Old 41 Hwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152

Overview

Gaines Park Senior Living, located in Kennesaw, GA offers assisted living & memory care. Visit Provider Website

The lease is month to month with no long-term commitment, and three meals a day are part of it. Those two facts together tell you more about how this place expects to earn your stay than any brochure line will.

Gaines Park Senior Living has been family-owned since 1997 and sits near Kennestone Hospital in Kennesaw, GA.

Care at Gaines Park Senior Living

Personal care is Georgia's license term for what this listing calls assisted living, and here it covers 24-hour caregivers, medication management, and weekly housekeeping, laundry and linen. Memory care is offered as well. There is an in-house physical, occupational and speech therapy program and an emergency call system, and the team is described as specially educated for memory care.

The Lease at Gaines Park Senior Living

Leases run month to month, with no long-term commitment required. That is unusual, and it is worth understanding what it buys you: if a move turns out to be wrong, or if your mom needs a higher level of care within a few months, you are not arguing your way out of a year. A request through Get Pricing gets you the monthly figure and the notice period together, which is what makes that flexibility something you can count on rather than hope for.

Rooms at Gaines Park Senior Living

Five plans carry a square footage, each named after something local:

Kennesaw, about 290 sq ft
Big Kennesaw, about 325 sq ft
Shanty, about 325 sq ft
Kennesaw Mountain, about 350 sq ft
Big Shanty, about 550 sq ft

The largest is nearly twice the smallest, so which one is open changes the decision as much as the price does.

Dining at Gaines Park Senior Living

Three restaurant-quality meals a day come with the lease, chef-prepared, with options always available. This is the figure to hold onto when you compare Gaines Park with an independent living building: if food is already inside the monthly number here, a cheaper building without meals is not actually cheaper until you add the groceries back in and do the sum properly.

Daily Life and Amenities at Gaines Park Senior Living

Exercise runs three days a week and a church service is held every Sunday, alongside live entertainment and a resident-inspired activity program. There is a beauty salon, an activity room with a billiards table, cable and Wi-Fi, and podiatrist visits on site. Pets are welcome, though no weight limit, breed limit or fee appears, so that one is a conversation rather than a rule.

What Families Say About Gaines Park Senior Living

Two reviewers make the same argument in different words: that a smaller community outperformed the larger, glossier ones they had seen. One arrived after another memory care community could not meet rising needs. Another describes three years of care for a parent, and one describes the end of a father's life handled well.

Gaines Park Senior Living is a community within Veritas Senior Living. See all communities and locations within Veritas Senior Living

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Assisted Living

Gaines Park Senior Living has not shared current pricing for assisted living. The average price for assisted living in the area ranges from $3,996 - $4,244 per month.

Memory Care

Your monthly costs at Gaines Park Senior Living will vary depending on room type and the level of care needed.

Amenities

Cable
Telephone
Wi-Fi
Meal Preparation and Service
Restaurant Style Dining
Outdoor Space
Dining Room
Media / Activities Room
Beauty Salon
Chapel / Religious Services
Library
Laundry
Housekeeping and Linen Services
Community-Sponsored Activities
Frequent Off-Site Trips
Maintenance
Snow Removal
Lawn Service
Pet Friendly

Room Types

Studio
One Bedroom

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Life at Gaines Park Senior Living

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about care, costs and life at Gaines Park Senior Living

How much does Gaines Park Senior Living cost per month?

Gaines Park Senior Living does not state a rate on its own website, so one request is what gets you a real number. Assisted living around Kennesaw generally runs $3,996 to $4,244 a month, which is the local market rather than this community's price, so treat it as a rough guide. One thing makes the comparison unusual here: three meals a day and weekly housekeeping come with the month-to-month lease, so asking whether the quote already has them in it is what makes it comparable to anywhere else.

What is not included in Gaines Park Senior Living's monthly fee?

What the Gaines Park lease includes is stated: three restaurant-quality meals a day plus weekly housekeeping, laundry and linen. What falls outside it is not. In a Georgia personal care community the extras are usually the care level someone is assessed at, medication management beyond a basic level, help with continence, and a one-time move-in fee. The in-house physical, occupational and speech therapy normally bills through insurance rather than the monthly fee, so raising all of them in one request keeps the quote whole.

Is there a long-term contract at Gaines Park Senior Living?

No. Gaines Park leases run month to month, and the community states plainly that no long-term commitment is required. That is worth more than it sounds: if the move turns out to be wrong for your dad, or he needs more care than this level provides within a few months, you are not trying to break a year-long agreement while also managing a health crisis. Asking what notice period applies completes the picture, because month to month still usually means giving 30 days.

How big are the apartments at Gaines Park Senior Living?

Five Gaines Park plans carry a square footage, each named after something local. Kennesaw is about 290 square feet, Big Kennesaw and Shanty are about 325, Kennesaw Mountain is about 350, and Big Shanty is about 550. The largest is nearly double the smallest, so asking which plans are open before you settle on a picture in your head saves a disappointment, and taking a tape measure to the one you are shown saves a second one.

Are meals included at Gaines Park Senior Living?

Yes. Three restaurant-quality meals a day come with the Gaines Park month-to-month lease, chef-prepared, with options always available. This is the fact that changes a comparison: a building down the road quoting a lower monthly figure without food in it is not actually cheaper once you add groceries back. Asking whether guest meals are charged separately is worth doing too, if family will be eating with your mother regularly rather than occasionally.

What is there to do at Gaines Park Senior Living?

Gaines Park runs an actual schedule rather than a vague promise: exercise three days a week and a church service every Sunday, plus live entertainment and an activity program described as resident-inspired. There is an activity room with a billiards table and a beauty salon on site, and a podiatrist visits. A stated frequency is a good sign, and asking to see the current month's calendar shows you how much of the program runs rather than how much is listed.

Can my parent bring a pet to Gaines Park Senior Living?

Gaines Park describes itself as pet friendly, but no weight limit, breed restrictions, pet fee or deposit appear. That means the answer for your dad's dog depends on a conversation rather than a stated rule, so describing the animal by breed and weight when you request pricing gets you a straight answer. Having that in hand early is what avoids a problem on the day of the move, when it is far too late to solve.