Assisted Living Communities in Dunedin, FL

"I thought Grand Villa of Clearwater was nice. It was a little bit more expensive, but I like the facility. I like the people that I met there. It seemed very clean. It seemed like they cared about the residents. There were no activities going on at the time because it was a weekend, but they had an activity center. And it looked like they had a place for physical therapy. The room that my dad would have had would have been a shared room. It was like two separate sleeping spaces, a shared bathroom, and a kitchen area. The salesperson I met was very helpful and gave me a lot of useful information as far as getting Dad Medicaid assistance. The residents seemed happy there, too."

"We toured Cottages at Belleair. Dawn, the girl who gave us a tour, was almost as good as the other two facilities. It was a pleasure to meet her and everything she did for us. She was a sweet lady. We had snacks, and she went out of the room and came back and got us all coffee. There was a little area where you could walk around outside, and a little wrought iron gates. You can go into each little area, where they specialize in memory care in one and something else in another, and it was nice as well."

"We were very thankful for Seasons Memory Care. It was clean and welcoming, with engaging activities for the residents to make them feel welcome and safe. The staff was incredibly kind and attentive, addressing all our concerns properly and following up to ensure our loved one was comfortable. I highly recommend Seasons for your loved one."

"I toured the Lake House for my mom. The staff who showed me around was very pleasant and a pleasure to deal with. She's very knowledgeable about the current and the history of the place. She is very sweet, very informative, easy to speak with, and receptive to all questions. The place was very, very nice. It was very well-mannered and well-kept. Everything was neat and clean. They have different floor plans for the rooms, which I haven't seen that many options. The call bell system was pretty cool. The way the residents are involved with the chef in determining upcoming meals, what they liked, and what they didn't like was pretty cool. They have a beauty salon, and if we opt to place my mom there I will be able to bring my dogs in to visit her because two of the three of them have bonded with their grandma. And the staff said it would be no problem. I just can't take them in the dining room, which I completely understand that, and wouldn't anyway."

"The staff members at Brookdale were so helpful when I brought my mother in as a resident on her first day. Also, the residents are kind and compassionate, making her feel welcome. She currently is adjusting to her new space, and it will take some time, but the people go out of the way to make her feel like she belongs and that has been very helpful during this stressful transition. "

"Seasons Largo is very clean. The staff are nice. One of the things that I was looking for was a place that had its own staff and did not use an agency, so that was important to me. The rooms are all private. They're small. There are no refrigerators, but they have snacks out all day. They have fruits and then they have candy that they give out at bingo. When you win, they get little candy bars. My mother says the food is very good. They do bingo three times a week. They have some kind of music twice a week. I've been to one of them where the guy was playing the guitar and was singing. He was very familiar with the residents and stuff. And then, of course, they have church services and trivia during the day. With regards to value for money, they are comparable to a lot of other places that I looked at. "

"We toured Elison Senior Living Community of Pinecrest. It was beautiful. It was like living in a nice apartment complex. It had a great restaurant. We could see people going in there to eat. Jennifer was amazing. She reached out to me again and said, I see you're going to come and tour us again. So she's given me a call and we've been talking. It was very nice and clean. It might be a little difficult for my dad to get around if he decides to go there right at first until he memorizes his way to get there. The lobby was beautiful, and where we toured was beautiful. He was looking at a studio at that point, and it was super nice. We only saw a little studio and it was tiny, but my dad doesn't really need much more than that."

"Everyone at Cabot Cove of Largo seemed pretty happy there, and the residents seemed happy too. The staff giving us the tour was very nice. It was all on one floor where I don't think my dad would get very confused with finding his room. It included furniture, which is nice because I don't know about Dad's furniture going into a new place. Everything was furnished there. The rooms were nice and private. I noticed from touring that a lot of the residents would look at you and be curious about you, but everybody here at Cabot Cove said, "Hello. How are you?" They seemed free to run around, so I liked the feel of it. The staff who gave the tour was amazing. She was very personable and very friendly. She answered all our questions. Everybody seemed to like her and know her. As for the facilities, everything looked like it was brand new. The rooms were small, but it's enough for my dad. He just needs a room, a bathroom, and a closet, so it would be fine. I like that basic cable and housekeeping were included too."

"I like the fact that there are many people at The Barrington Senior Living. They have so many things, there are choices at lunchtime, and there is a menu in the evening. They come in and vacuum, but my brother does his own pills there. The food is excellent. The amenities are great. It seems like there is a bus service. The staff is friendly. There's a wide range of things you could do. They have poker, and a 4:00 social hour where you can have a cheap glass of wine. I thought the whole thing had a wonderful, open, good atmosphere, and it was nice. The public areas were wonderful. However, it was a little bit old. In terms of activities, I enjoyed the grand piano that the lady played in the entry area. I saw that there were exercise classes that interested me. I think they had a book club or something on books there. They had poker and billiards, maybe."

"What my sister-in-law liked most about Addington Place of East Lake was that they seemed to have a lot of interest in arts and crafts, and there was an arts and crafts room close to the room that was going to be available for her. There was nothing that I didn't like about it. It was very satisfactory to me and to my sister-in-law. The staff who toured us was excellent. She was very knowledgeable. What my sister-in-law liked most was that the room had a balcony and was pet-friendly. We're pleased with the services and the amenities. Also, the room was close to the elevator. Some of the facilities looked a little dated, but the tour guide said that it was all going to be remodeled in the near future, like new carpeting and things like that."

"The lady that gave us the tour at Sodalis Largo was really helpful. She gave me all kinds of information, her name was Alice, and my husband is a veteran so she gave him a number to call about getting his benefits. It was a very nice place, and it's not that there's anything negative about the place, we're just not sure that's the one we want. Everybody there was very, very nice. The facilities were very nice, they had a salon, but the place just didn't give me a warm, fuzzy feeling."

"I like the living space. The kitchen has been good. I also like the trees and the nature on campus."

"I went to see Sweet Water at Largo assisted living about a month ago. The tour experience was very positive. I liked the sense of community, the warmth from the caregivers, the cleanliness, and the ambiance. There wasn't anything I did not like. The staff was very friendly, warm, and seemed to be very caring and kind with the residents. The interactions that I saw were very kind. I did not taste it but the food smelled good and the dining room was beautiful. They had a community room, like most do, where they have planned activities and they do some virtual reality stuff and the typical exercise. Some of the rooms have patios and they have a courtyard. I saw some people gathered and they were chatting. It was a very awesome experience."

"I like the fact Lake Seminole Square has a restaurant there. They have a pool, too. It was just a nice place. The staff was very nice and explained a lot of things. We ate in the dining room, and they served two meals a day."