Assisted Living Communities in Hernando, FL

"Canterfield of Ocala had just recently been built. Everything was brand-spanking new, so it was in tip-top shape. It wasn't fully landscaped and had a lot of things that needed to be completed. The staff I met was very nice and new, so they couldn't answer all the questions I had, but they said they'd get answers. They had an exercise, television, and computer room, and a game room where people could play bingo or bridge."

"We toured Ocala Senior Living. It wasn't very bright. It seemed a little dark. The lady who took us around was very knowledgeable, but the main staff were not there when we visited. They do have an outdoor porch to sit on."

"Brookdale Canopy Oaks was wonderful. I thought it would be a nice place for my parents. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and the place was very clean and had a nice atmosphere. The dining area looked nice. They also had an area where you could play games, sitting areas, and so on."

"I want to thank Laura, the Director of Nursing and acting CEO for working so hard for the residents. She took a resident at 8:00 pm tonight and all the help was in place to make the move in smooth. She is AMAZING! "

"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."

"My first priority deciding on an ALF/Memory Care facility: Medical care in a caring environment, provided by experienced staff. Choosing Elevated Estates, Brooksville met my requirements. The medical, support, and facility staffs attention to my husband was exactly what he needed. Yes, the facility is undergoing major physical renovations. While that was ongoing, it is clean, comfortable, and when something unexpected happened they addressed it practically immediately. I’m truly grateful for the care Elevated Estates Brooksville gave our family."

"I am very happy here at Buffalo Crossings. It’s a new 3-story building, and they have room for 108 people, I believe. If the Villages does anything, it’s done right. Everything is top of the line: ceiling fans, two-inch verticals. Anything that’s necessary is immediately taken care of. The halls are fabulously furnished, and the rooms have nine-foot ceilings. Everything is just gorgeous. The staff is qualified for their positions but it takes time for everybody to get the hang of things. They have people that come here and entertain us. We’re going to see a play on Sunday at one of the recreation centers, and we get to go see their final rehearsal. They’re going to bus us over there, which don’t have to pay for. We have exercise, and they take us out. There will be more things to come as they get more people here. I have almost 800 sq.ft. with two full bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. They have one-bedrooms and studios. They will have the memory care, independent living, and rehab, that way you can just stay here and move from one to the other. "

"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."

"My friend moved to Casalia Gardens. It's clean and well-appointed. She has her own room and everyone's been very nice. It's a small place and they seem to care about their residents. She is in the memory care and they all seem to be very knowledgeable and very helpful. I have not tasted the food, but I have been there while they are preparing it and they prepare it fresh from scratch. The place smells wonderful when they're cooking. They do little crafts and coloring, and they have visiting therapy dogs that come in. She doesn't have a private bath, but she's only sharing it with one other person, and the other amenities are all excellent. She's getting what she pays for and she's paying less than where she was while getting more."

"It is good. The staff is fine. I don't have a problem with them. I'm fine with the food. Everything has been OK. They have everything that I require for normal assisted living. They have activities, trips, snacks, and entertainment."

"It was beautiful. The apartments were fantastic. They had super chefs. They even had a golf course. However, they were very expensive. "

"I went to Sumter Senior Living. It was a very nice place. I guess the thing I didn't like is there was not enough open space outside compared to the other place I looked at. Everything I've seen was very nice, and it looked very clean. The staff was very nice. She communicated very well, and she was very inviting, friendly, and accommodating. It was very well kept. I've seen their dining room, it looked very clean and nice, people were sitting there, and they seemed happy. The rooms looked nice, spacious, and kept up. I saw a two-bedroom; they were light, and they had a balcony. They have a pool, they do pool activities, they have a gym, they have a beauty parlor, they have a library, they have an exercise room, and they have a bar."

"My wife has moved into Highpoint at Stonecrest. Her daughter and my daughter toured different places, and they liked this one the best. They thought it had the best facilities. The staff is very good. It's a brand-new building. They were entertaining the residents in memory care with music and a TV screen. The atmosphere is very good. She's in a room by herself. I don't know if that's big enough. We moved a bed in and a dresser, and there's plenty for what she needs. Their dining area looked very nice and very clean and there's a lot of tables."

"We went to Elevated Estates Forest Oaks and looked at it because I know people who've had family members there and so forth. The person we spoke with was very helpful. The place was nice. Not as nice as the previous one, but it's very clean, welcoming, and homey. It has a central big common area and the rooms were off of it. No smells or anything. Their activity schedule looked nice. They had nice printed activities."