Assisted Living Communities in Niceville, FL

"We got a great and pretty immediate assistance from Navarre Gardens. The people are very helpful, and they've been taking pretty good care of my father-in-law. We haven't been able to visit recently because of COVID protocols. They had a resident that's positive, so they locked down the facility, but they seem to be doing really good in keeping them safe. The facility is brand new, and everything is real clean and pretty nice. The staff is very friendly, too. They even loaned us furniture until we're able to furnish his room. My father-in-law says the dining area is a pretty good social area for them, but since they've got into lockdown, it has been closed, and they've been letting the residents eat in their rooms. They have movie nights, a courtyard for them to walk around, and different social areas. When they're not under COVID protocol, they try and do a get-together, like dances or just different events that bring them out of their rooms and socialize with each other. He's been there since early December, and we feel that they've been pretty awesome. "

Navarre Gardens offers members of our community around-the-clock, first-rate love and care at the Assisted Living and Memory Care Level. Every resident is also afforded the following amenities: Spacious private rooms that can be classily furnished or furnished with your own personal items Private spacious bathrooms in each room 24/7 staffing with state-of-the-art nurse call system Cable TV in each room Lounge room, activities and movies room, beauty parlor, dining room, and rocking chair equipped courtyard A professionally designed and maintained garden and raised herb bed Weekly trips to the pier, beach. butterfly house, and summer concerts in the park Visits from local civic and community groups Restaurant-style dining with meals designed by our nutritionist Wireless internet throughout facility Complimentary/scheduled transportation to local doctors' appointments Personalized care plan based on individuals needs Medication assistance Utilities included Weekly housekeeping Laundry Service Highly trained and compassionate staff To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Florida Agency of Health Care Administration

"Twin Cities Pavilion was very nice. The person who gave the tour was very nice and very helpful. The rooms depend on size, if my mother-in-law has to have a roommate, it was pretty decent and was pretty big. If she has to live by herself, the room was pretty small. The cleanliness was very good so far from what I could tell, the maintenance was up to date. The dining area was just a typical dining area. Nothing was going on when I went, but they have some activities. I like that it is privatized and it's a smaller community. The only thing I don't like about it is it's right in the middle of town."

"My 91 year old mother moved to Hawthorn House over 2 years ago when she was unable to safely live at home (mixing up medicine, not tossing spoiled food from the refrigerator). She is so happy there! She loves the food, visitors (handbell choir, therapy animals), the on-campus activities,(sing-alongs, bingo), and trips to town (Walmart or lunch). She's made new friends and likes being able to walk around the grounds daily. Her apartment floor plan is just right and accommodates her walker well. The facilities are clean, bright, and cheerful. The staff is knowledgeable and kind. Her attitude, mood, and health have improved in the 2 years that she's been a resident. "

"I lived at Bob Hope Village for a while, but I was not really happy with it. Every time you turn around, things were getting more expensive. You have to pay for everything. It was an old apartment, and you can hear the noise of the neighbors. It was horrible. The food was very good -- just a little expensive. The security was great because they had police officers that walk around all the time. You cannot have pets. They had a lot of recreational things to do. The staff was nice. I never heard anybody yell at anybody else, and they take care of the residents’ needs as soon as they can. They had little computers where you can schedule your work thing. You cannot get anything done unless you have a work order which was understandable. Everything had to be known. They have an exercise room and a pool. They also had classes for swimming. I just did not like it because the walls were thin, but the size of the apartment was great. I had plenty of room for everything. Everything was pretty good, but there could have been a lot of improvements. "

"The Blake at Miramar Beach has a tremendous amount of activities I dearly love because I can go any time I can. We go out to restaurants, to the theaters, and shopping like Holly Lobby. Also, we've had all kinds of activities where they come in and we do molding clay. So, it's constant and I enjoy all the activities and I emphasize that because if I went to a place with no activities, I'd be very depressed, unhappy, and I probably wouldn't stay. The staff has been wonderful. I cannot complain. There's no one ever that I would say I do not like. I am served food three times a day if I go to the lunchroom. Sometimes their food is good. Sometimes it's not to my liking. It's OK. I usually eat once and then in my room, I eat the other. I do my own food preparations. The facilities are fine. I've got a bathroom with a complete shower. I don't have a kitchen area, which I dearly missed, but I have a microwave to warm up food and I have my own coffee. If I want their food, I go down to the lunchroom, but I only go depending on if they have the kind of food I prefer. There's a stove downstairs that I can go to and use and that's another activity. Once a week, they prepare a cooking session. This week, we're going to be preparing pecan pie. So you could go down, participate in that, and eat leftovers. So, I enjoyed that. Because across the street, we are on the bay, I am paying a lot more than I would pay elsewhere. Do I use the beach? No, but I have no control over that. This is an expensive area."

"It was a beautiful establishment. Ms. Harris was the director, and she was the one who personally did the tour. It was a wonderful establishment. It's new. The grounds are beautiful and wonderfully maintained. The biggest factor that my friend needs is the amount of outside activities, and there needs to be a little bit more activities to engage them. They are more of an apartment setting (it's one level)."

"Somerby is a brand new place, it is beautiful, there is a lake in the back, and the views are nice. The staff was very welcoming and accommodating, and they answered any questions that we had. Mom is going to have her own apartment where she can bring her own things. There is lots of storage space and closets, and everything was in place. It just was beautiful. We got in early enough that she was able to pick out her apartment before they opened. "

"Eden at Crestview is beautiful and very clean. The people were friendly. They showed me everything and answered all my questions. I called back this morning, and they knew me. They called me by name when I got there. It's top-notch so far. The rooms were beautiful and clean. They even have a microwave in them, I was surprised."

"Crescent Park Village is outstanding. My mother has been there for a number of years, and she has been treated with dignity; extremely good care. The food, and overall service is good. They really look after their residents individually. It is a nice, and very pleasant facility. It has a family setting. You feel like a family there. "

"Carington Manor is more geared towards people that have dementia. My mother didn't really fit in there because she doesn't have a dementia diagnosis, but it was my favorite of all the places that we toured. I really liked how they had their rooms set up. They were decorated differently. They had a butterfly room, a palm tree room, and a carousel room. It makes the residents feel it was more of a home rather than a nursing facility. They had a library area and a salon. The facility seemed pretty nice."

"Crestview Manor isn't operated like a regular assisted living.It's more family-oriented, which is lovely. The person that's taking care of her calls me sister and she's been doing an awful lot for the family. I was instrumental in getting my mother into Crestview Manor and because of her special needs, she has a desire to be extremely sociable, and Crestview Manor has been wonderful. The lady that owns it is wonderful, very hard working. They're wonderful with my mother and they treat her like she's a little baby doll, doing her hair, her nails, which is wonderful. The only thing that I have to say that I don't agree with them a little bit is they play a little too much. I think there's a lot of playing around with the patients and sometimes they're a little childish. The nurses are wonderful, I don't know how they do it, but they go beyond nursing, they do gardening and driving through the driveways, which is quite amazing. But it would be nice if the nursing staff would dress appropriately. "

"I was impressed with Sodalis Defuniak Springs. It's a very clean and very up-to-date facility. There was no smell and the rooms seemed to be nice and adequate. I was impressed with the couple of people that we met and talked with (the one that does the tour and the director). They were very knowledgeable, very helpful, and certainly very cordial. We liked them a lot. They were having bingo when we were there. They also have a courtyard in the center where they encourage the residents to plant some flowers if they want to or do something else like feed the birds. They have a room where there's a big table set up and you can put a puzzle out with the other residents, a library, a preacher that comes in, and other activities outside the community."