The Gardens of Lake Alfred

Claudia

The Gardens of Lake Alfred was the worst place. We had to move my brother out of there. The staff members were awful (from the manager down to the cleaning lady). They were not attentive. From our experience, they were careless with the residents, and were very nasty to a point. They ignored the needs of their residents. From the outside, it had a nice curb appeal and was kept really nice, but not on the inside.

J.L.

I toured Southern Gardens in Lake Alfred in person. I would not recommend it. I thought it was horrible, and that's my personal opinion. I will never put my father there. It was very depressing. The cleanliness and the rooms were deplorable. The doors were open and you could look in the rooms, and that was just deplorable. The staff was friendly though.

Carolyn

Southern Gardens was a beautiful place, but it is over my sister's budget. It was very clean and very organized. I happened to get there at a time when their staff got together. They do that every morning to make sure that everybody is on the same page. The individual rooms were nice. The private room had a private bath, which was quite nice. It seemed like that they really care about their residents, and that's important. They had a lot to offer as far as activities provided you are able to do those activities. Everyday they were doing some activity. They also brought in entertainment. I was very impressed with that, but it was a little too pricey and it was a little far away. The menu looked wholesome. It looked like they would accommodate special diets. The staff members were very friendly. They wanted to help in any way they could. I was very impressed with the fact that the staff members sit down with each other and they go over everything as far as the care of the residents. The place was awesome and well maintained. The furniture was clean and well taken care of. Some of it was new.

Bruce

I like it here in Southern Gardens. We have bingo every night and the food is good. The staff is excellent and the place is definitely clean.

Phyllis

My friend is in Southern Gardens. The staff seems to be pretty good and take care of them. They go on outings, like to play golf, shop at Wal-Mart, and go to lunch. You get a two-person room, and he has a separate room by himself. They have their own bathroom and shower and everything else in each room. They seem to be pretty nice. They've been redoing the place.

Karen848103

Southern Gardens is assisted living, and they try to do as much as they can, but my mother has gotten to the point where she needs more care than they are able to give her. She has fallen quite a few times and is not looked after as much as she needs, but it is not their fault. It is close to where I am and everyone is very good and very nice, but they can only do so much. They are not doing a bad job.