The Collier at Naples

Becky

My mom has moved into The Collier at Naples. We chose them because of the warmness when you first arrived there, the friendliness, the kindness, and the way the people work there. The sales rep, nurses, therapists, the chef, and even the maintenance people are kind, respectful, very pleasant, and very caring. They try to encourage my mom to do the activities, but she's 101, so they do what they want. My mom's apartment is very nice. I called my kids and told them to find me a place like that. They have libraries and a puzzle room and they're nicely done. The people are very pleasant. I like that they have activities posted up and they go by the rooms and tell them to go in and check on them. They have like the Valentine's Day thing. They have what they call the happy hour room, and they have bingo, movies, and all kinds of activities. It's nice. They can participate or not, which gives them the options, which is nice. But they keep their mind going and everything else. I have not tried their food but when they were serving that, it looked delicious.

Carol

My father has moved into the Collier at Naples. The facility is very well maintained, and so far, everyone I've encountered is very friendly. I had lunch there, and lunch was good. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The room was clean upon move in, and they helped hookup the TV. I had a problem with the bathroom door not closing and they took care of it right away. They seem to have a lot of activities. They play bingo. They had Christmas caroling the day I moved my dad in. They have a happy hour every day. My dad seems to have had breakfast, lunch, and dinner now, and seems to like it all, which is always very important to have good food. The dining area is clean and very well-maintained. It's around 15 minutes away from where I live and there's plenty of restaurants in the area. It's close to Downtown Naples. They have a beauty salon there. I believe there is a gym and there's a place for them to do physical therapy with the residents. They have a nice outdoor area for eating if the weather permits.

Ann

We looked at The Collier at Naples. I liked it. I thought it was very pleasant and clean. They had very nice rooms. It was very appealing. They seem to have a well-rounded program for the residents as far as activities and trips and things like that. They seem to have an active social calendar. Overall, the facility was very clean and modern. The rooms were okay. They were very well-appointed. My husband thought the facility smelled, though I didn't feel that way. My husband didn't like it at all.

Joanne

My husband is currently at The Collier at Naples, which is an outstanding place. We're very pleased with everything there. I find the staff there to be outstanding, they're very caring, listen to you, and make the necessary improvements that you have discussed with them. They listen. All the workers there are cooperative and pleasant, so we're very happy with what's happening there. There are about 15 of them in his unit at the moment and they're all pretty happy, with each requiring a level of care. I like that it's a flat fee. The room was a studio, but they had large studios. You have an area for the bed, a nightstand, chair, and further into the room you have a bureau, a table, chairs, a refrigerator, a sink, and a large closet. There's a large bath with grab bars and everything. In the hallways, they also have those railings you can hold onto, and they have a living room with a large TV and a large dining room. They also have a hairdresser's room or salon, they have a card room, and they can all walk around so you don't feel confined at all. They have bingo, exercises, and once a month they have a birthday party for the whole place where whoever has a birthday there goes down and they have little cupcakes and ice cream and sodas for there. They had a Valentine's gathering, sometimes they'll have people come in and play music, and they have events, and movies, for the Catholics they have mass once a month, and they have ministers coming in to give them communion, and they also have other religious programs. They try to take care of everybody there so it's very good.

Frieda

I visited The Collier at Naples. They have a full kitchen. It's very nice and homey. It's an older building, but it's neat and clean and has all kinds of amenities. They have a big exercise room with equipment and a movie theater, you can watch any time you want. You can go and ask for a movie you like to see. They have bingo, and group exercises with the staff. They have big birthday parties, and about seven people from there were over a hundred years old. I talked to the people, and they like it there. Their staff is very nice, too. I talked with a lot of people. If after independent living, you'll need assisted living, you don't have to move. In the same building, they just move you over to a smaller place if you need assistance, or you could stay if you want, you'll just pay more. The staff were busy. They were cleaning rooms and all that kind of stuff, but every one of them stopped and say hi, even the cleaning people, that was very nice. I saw the dining area. I talked to the chef; I didn't know she was the chef. It was afternoon, and the dining room was closed, which was around 3:30 PM. The dining room was dark, and she came out from the kitchen. I asked her how she likes it there, she said, "Well, I'm the chef and I have been here for 21 years. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't be here."

Joan

I went to The Collier at Naples. They were pleasant and it was a nice facility. The residents that I ran into seemed happy. The price point was comparable to other ones that I've been told about. It didn't seem quite as clean as I thought it should be, and I didn't really see too much going on. I think the residents were meeting in a bar for cocktails and that's the extent. They need to be upgrading the apartments themselves, painting just staying more current and up-to-date in their color schemes and choices, and replacement of carpet and that sort of stuff. It's an older community, so I know that they're revamping it. What I liked most about it was the friendly atmosphere.