Assisted Living Communities in Jacksonville, FL

"We toured Wyndham Lakes in Jacksonville. They showed us the inside and outside, and they had more space for people to go outdoors versus the other places I've seen. The rooms we okay. I met only one staff, and she was great. They had a little restaurant, a little exercise room, and a little grocery store for people to buy personal products."

"There wasn't anything I didn't like at Brookdale Mandarin. Everything was great. My father would have his own little apartment. In every room there were pull cords. There was a doctor and a medical facility onsite. They had a library. The dining hall was restaurant type. They would provide breakfast and lunch. Everything there was perfect. The price that they would give us for a one-bedroom apartment was great. My father would need financial aid, and so we thought we could subsidize it through the VA. Unfortunately, he doesn't/didn't qualify for that program."

"The staff at Grand Living at Tamaya was very nice. There were lots of people. It was extremely fancy and maybe a little too formal for my father in his condition to appreciate. It probably is designed more for people that are still pretty ambulatory, although they have a significant number of wheelchair people, and a lot of ambulatory people as well. Their dining room looks like you're in a grand hotel. It's pretty nice. The thing is they don't have as much selection and room availability. They're pretty full. I don't think they're designed for long-term care at all, but they have different levels of care. They don't have a doctor on-staff. They only have one nurse who's on-call for the entire place, and it's a big place. It just wasn't quite right for my father. They have a swimming pool and a really great rehab area. They have a pool in the rehab area that you can go down to on a lift chair, and then you can actually walk on the treadmill in the water. It was really interesting. I've never seen anything like that. They had two huge rooms, one for exercise machines, and the other for classes and individual therapy, and then the water therapy area. There's a lot of physical therapy there."

"HarborChase of Mandarin was clean, light, airy, and spacious. They had lots of activities and amenities. The salesperson was very patient, very understanding, and answered a lot of our questions. The apartments were clean, also airy, and had lots of natural light. The kitchens were a little large. They do Bible studies, they had a book club, a men's club, a gym and workout area, a movie theater, a lounge bar, a billiard room, outdoor activities, an outdoor kitchen, two outdoor seating areas, and gardens."

"Poor communication between staff. Unorganized."

"I've moved into Palagio Senior Living. One of the big advantages I saw is, if I get to the point where I need assisted living, I don't have to change apartments. The place is only about two years old, it's very well kept, and they have very nice people. The staff is excellent. Food is edible. Every month they publish a monthly calendar listing all the events and various activities. They handed it out to all the residents as well as posted on the walls. They have a full refrigerator and a microwave in the room. They have a very nice area to walk the dogs, and there are sitting areas. There are a couple of gazebos out there. The grounds are very nice and very well kept."

Our services will focus on providing our residents assistance with activities of daily living in a way that promotes optimum dignity and independence. Personalized assistance, or a combination of these services include; housing and supportive services, and supervision. Here are some of the services and amenities your loved one will receive: private or semi-private rooms, trained and certified staff, 24-hour supervision, personal care ? (assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, eating and toileting etc.), medication management, three nutritious meals per day, plus snacks, social and religious activities.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Florida Agency of Health Care Administration

"It has a wonderful atmosphere, a lot of activities, very caring staff, and my mom got excellent care there. She was there on respite care in their assisted living for about 45 days. The facility is beautiful and in a convenient location. The staff was excellent, everybody's very helpful, and we had no problems with them. The food was also good. They had music every week and they had a lot of games that they played. My mom didn't participate, but they had them available."

"The Cove at Marsh Landing was very, very clean. They got a great staff and they gave a great tour. The sales rep was well-spirited. She spoke highly of the place, was knowledgeable, and was empathetic in understanding the situation. I felt it was a smaller community because there were only 20 apartments on the memory care side. So, I liked the employee-to-resident ratio. To me, it seems pretty high, comparatively speaking to some other ones. They had a patio with grassy areas and trees, bushes, and a pavilion."

"I toured Anthem Lakes. All the staff were willing to talk to us when we toured. It was clean. It didn't smell like a nursing home, and everybody was out and about. They just had a flower arranging class when we were going through there. They do painting. They have a hair salon. They have a chapel. They have a little library with computers. They have a whole big outdoor area. I talked to the chef. The dining room was clean, well lit, spacious, and had different areas where you could sit next to a window. It felt homey."

"I never anticipated having to move my mother into an assisted living facility. The decision came upon us rather quickly during a hospital stay. I certainly did my homework visiting various facilities close to my home. I decided on Seagrass Village Fleming Island after visiting multiple times. The staff is simply outstanding from the caregivers, dining room staff, front desk clerks, activities director, etc. Every staff member recognizes you with a hello, an eagerness to help, and a display of genuine compassion for the residents. Administration is involved, visible, highly approachable, and it reflects in the quality of this community. It is a great feeling to get a little feed back about mom from the staff each time I go to the facility, it is reassuring she is getting the interaction and supervision she needs. Seagrass Village is maintained beautifully, the food is excellent, and the activities are abundant. The transition of moving my parent from her home was certainly one of the most heartbreaking events of my life. I can honestly say it was the best decision and I can now rest peacefully knowing she is receiving such exceptional care."

"When we visited, they only have the 1-bedroom available. The rooms looked very nice. They gave us cheesecake to take home, and it was delicious. They had a library, an ice cream parlor, a gym, a physical therapy area, a movie theater, and a quest game room."

"I toured The Addison of Oakleaf. Carly was the person I worked with. She was very knowledgeable about the area and very easy to work with. The size of the rooms was nice, with more than enough room for somebody who was single and staying there by themselves. It's really nice. It was all clean, and there was no bad smell or anything like going to a nursing home or places like that. There was no smell at all. There was a smell, but it smelled good, like it was fresh. The dining area was nice. It was clean, and everything was good. The people there seemed like they enjoyed it. The parking has plenty of space."

"We toured Canterfield of Clay County. It was a very clean and newer type of facility, with elevators and a nice facility, but the pricing is out of our price range. Those were nice, and they're all around 600 feet. So, you don't have 590, 580. They're all about the same size. It's usually just a bedroom or sitting area and a tiny kitchen. It's hard when you're coming from a six-room house. It's hard to look at it and figure out, but they're very nicely laid out, something I wouldn't mind living in. The meals are included. They have other activities, a happy hour, and players and game rooms. They're very friendly. They even had a support dog there, which was very calming for my aunt because she loves animals. So that was a nice touch to have extra. I'm sure it wouldn't work if somebody didn't care for dogs, but this worked out well because while we were talking she was really at ease with the conversation. I had a follow-up with the lady."