Assisted Living Communities in Hernando, FL

"I toured Canterfield of Ocala. I wanted my mom to go there because it was beautiful. It's very nice and half the price. I liked the rooms and how they were designed. I liked the services that they provided. The assistant manager was so helpful. It was an open room waiting to be filled with furniture, but it was perfect the way it was designed. I would recommend it as one of the top choices."

"Ocala Senior Living is the one I was impressed by in Ocala. What I like the least is that it is too far from my home in Summerfield and much farther than Bellevue. That was the most negative thing that I could say about that place. It is very nice, though. It was furnished beautifully. It had beautiful artwork. The staff seemed very nice. It is a larger place than the one in Bellevue, but they had an administrator who was one of the most knowledgeable people that I've spoken with regarding my husband's disease. He was wonderful. He was an excellent representative of Ocala Senior Living."

"I like Brookdale Canopy Oaks. The location is awesome because I could walk there if I needed to. It's a small facility, and I like that. It had a good atmosphere when I walked in the door. It was very friendly. They gave me a good tour. The staff seemed genuinely interested in the residents there. The place appeared to be very clean. They have this little spot where residents can garden and stuff like that. They seemed to have zeroed in on individual needs, which is good. The atmosphere was very welcoming. The receptionist was very welcoming, too. However, I didn't care for the layout of the bathroom. And the room seemed small, too."

"We toured Brentwood at Fore Ranch. We visited the assisted living facility. They discussed memory care, too, but we went for the assisted care. They were exceptional. The staff was very helpful. She gave me the information that I requested. We had a complete tour, and we were able to meet some of the staff and also some of the residents. We were welcome to have lunch sometime if we wanted to. She was exceptional. She was very good. The facilities were excellent. The room seemed a little bigger than some of the other areas. All of my mom's furniture would fit in nicely."

"Hawthorne Inn of Ocala was an average facility, but the interaction I saw between the residents was excellent. They were interactive. It's good. We were in the dining area because it was around lunchtime, and Dad got to see the interaction of people there and was concerned about the language barrier. Most of them were only English speaking, and he's a Spanish-speaking 99%, He wanted to make sure that the location had some bilingual people or people who spoke his language so he could interact with them properly. We visited the three types of room sizes. They were adequate. The room size, for our standards for one person, was kind of in the middle range. It wasn't that big. The hallways were clean. Everything's OK. We went through a library area where the residents got to pick books and read. They had somewhat of a selection. It wasn't a huge selection. Then we stepped outside. In our opinion, the outside was not an appropriate interaction for outdoor activities because there was none, other than a small porch with a couple of seatings. You just kind of sit there and maybe bask in the sun, and that's about it. My dad is more of the outdoorsy type that he would like interactions with a garden or growing tomatoes, or there are animals in the facilities, or just basically gazing and seeing what's going on in there to kind of keep his mind occupied. I personally liked the wood floors. That made it a nice, very homey, and warm feeling. The staff was friendly. All the spaces that I visited were clean. I got a peek at their activity room or craft room where they were doing some painting or something like that, and it was small because this looks like a smaller facility than the other one we visited. I saw their menu and they had a variation of items."

"We went to Elevated Estates Brooksville. I didn't like anything about that place. It was a 150-year-old building. They were under construction. We walked in, and there was nobody in the lobby. There were people outside smoking and loitering. I couldn't tell who was a resident or a street person. We had an appointment, but we had to stand there and wait until somebody came by. It was a resident who was able to assist us, so that was a turn-off right there. We did meet somebody, but they couldn't show us anything because the whole place was under renovation. And they didn't really have a whole lot of grounds outside for people to walk around. It was more like in the city type, and what I saw was very dumpy. Anybody could walk in there, and there was no security. The staff only showed us some colored printouts of what the intended rooms would look like."

"Best value for your dollar. Great atmosphere and very caring staff. Food is awesome and monthly family and friends parties are wonderful."

"They make it a point of getting to know you and your loved one and their needs. Although our dad was in for a very brief period we knew we had chosen the right place. We were able to sample the food and explore the entire facility. Food was good and the staff were never without a friendly greeting. Thank you to everyone for caring for our dad. Much appreciation."

"The Harrison of Wildwood was excellent. It was very neat. They were friendly. They showed us the rooms and the facilities. They answered all my questions about extracurricular activities and stuff like that. The rooms were very adequate for one person. The place was clean, and it smelled good. The dining area was very nice and spacious. The tables weren't crammed together, and that kind of stuff. That would be a place I would seriously consider for my mother. I thought the staff was very good and very thorough. We visited the exercise room. I was just very impressed with the place. It was very nice, spacious, and clean. I went into the restroom while I was there, and it was very clean. The residents smelled clean, and so did the rooms."

"My husband will move into A Banyan Residence - The Villages. It's fantastic. It's beautiful. This place has lots of activities and things for him to do. The staff who gave the tour was excellent. Their dining program and dining area were excellent. They have an ice cream shop. People are always on staff. The rooms are nice and clean, and very well kept."

"I toured Vitality Living Spring Hill. I liked the dining area. You can order anything you want to eat. The dining room was beautiful. The chef was nice, Stephanie. She's very caring, and they're very caring there. Wendy and Frankie were very nice to me. I feel like I'm going to like it a lot. They have a pool and a lot of activities, which I need. I've been to the Memorial Day celebration. It was very, very nice. I met a lot of people, and the food was good. It was a nice day."

"I toured Casalia Gardens. It's a very nice place. The rooms were very nice. The rooms were private. The room was large. There's some furniture, and a bed was already there. I like this because it's a home. I think the capacity was 6 or 7 residents maximum, and they were all female, no men allowed. It was very clean. The staff was very nice. Everything was very professional."

"I toured Camelot Chateau Assisted Living. It's very nice. They're very nice people and very courteous. My husband's grandmother was there before she passed. I toured a little apartment. It looked clean. It looks like it has all the necessities for a person that wants to live there. It's very nice. It had a bathroom, but it didn't have a kitchen. I think they have a salon. The dining room was large and very nice. They had someone there from Oak-Griner Church that were singing in the dining room, which was wonderful. It's very neat. It looks like a little park. It's great. My husband's grandmother was there. I would recommend it."

"Brookdale Chambrel Pinecastle's independent living is outstanding. It's the one that both my niece and I like. It's just a warm and friendly place. Everything was great, and the size of the room and the layout were perfect. It was just the best place we looked at. We looked at the 1-bedroom apartment. The best part about it was the kitchen. At another place we saw, there wasn't much of a kitchen, and I like to bake, so that'll be a problem. This one even had a dishwasher. I grew up washing dishes, so that would not even be a big deal, but they have it. It was also just laid out nicely, with lots of closet space, and it just looked like the perfect place. We were there for almost 2 hours, and the people we met and the places we saw were great. The person who gave the tour showed us everywhere and everything. She also said they have a few bakers there, so once in a while she'll find a treat inside her office door. She turned us around everywhere and talked about lots of group things. There are some groups with different activities. There's one little group that goes out to eat once in a while, and they pick different restaurants. There's another group that will go to a theater, or they'll go shopping and stuff like that. It's an active place. They even have a swimming pool there. We met a couple of the residents, and they were all very friendly. They said they hoped I would come and live there, and they don't even know who I am, so it was just really nice. Everybody was nice, warm, and friendly when we walked in the door. They welcomed us when we came in. The person who gave the tour flew down the hall, and then we went by the room where the nurses are, and we saw the beauty shop and barber shop. We saw all the activities for physical therapy, or if there is some special exercise that you want to do. They also have yoga classes. She showed me the calendar for the month, and it was just huge, so they do keep you busy. The place was clean, neat, and orderly, and there was plenty of parking. There's one gentleman there who has some type of a little wheelie thing that he gets around with, so they made sure that he got an apartment at the end of the hall. There's a stairwell there where he could park instead of inside his apartment, so they're very accommodating. It's just a place that you feel comfortable in, and a place to go home to."