Assisted Living Communities in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

"The Windsor at San Pablo was a beautiful place. The room and everything they showed us looked beautiful. They just couldn't take my mother in. She needed too much care, but everybody I talked to seemed very friendly and very helpful."

"It was a very nice facility with lovely rooms, lots of activities, and nice common areas. The staff was very attentive. The food service looked wonderful. The only reason I ruled this one out was that the other facility I looked at was so much closer for me to visit. I absolutely recommend this community to others."

"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."

"Sodalis Jacksonville is very nice and clean. The people there are amazing. My friend seems to like it well. He's happy there. As long as he's happy there, I'm happy. They treat him well. The staff is very good. He has just a one-room apartment, and it has a bathroom on the side. It has a mini kitchen with a little refrigerator and a microwave, and then I bought him a coffee pot and a toaster. It's like a little studio, but it doesn't have a stove or anything; it's just a microwave. They seem to have quite a few activities. They take them to appointments a couple of days a week. They have a movie theater, you can go sit and watch a movie, and they have a place where you can work out. They play bingo and stuff like that. He said the food is pretty good. I think he's getting a good deal for his money for what he's getting."

"Grand Living at Tamaya is very pretty but very expensive. It had the exact same layout as the other Grand Living place, using the same cabinetry and everything. The common areas and the library looked exactly the same. They had the same piano, too. It was very nice. The people who assisted us were very nice, very friendly, and very helpful. They answered all of our questions. If we asked somebody a question and they didn't know it, they knew who to ask so that we would get an answer right away. They had appetizers for us on the day that we went, and they were really, really good. They have a swimming pool, a game room, and a bar. They had a beautiful place where they did painting, and there was somebody who was teaching people how to paint. They did some theater stuff there, too. They know what they're doing. They keep everything clean, modern, and updated as much as possible. Their staff is very well trained."

"I toured Brookdale Southside. It's a resort. If I were being retired and looking for that, I would put that at the top of the list. It has a pool. It has everything. The staff who gave the tour was very professional and detailed, and focused on what your needs are and what you're looking for. They're very compassionate. I've seen a couple of the residents' rooms and the model. It's very detailed, very clean, and perfect for what you need."

"It was lovely. I think the people that work there were very kind, very caring, and very hospitable. It was a very nice place, but my father is not ready. I just have all positive things to say about them. They're very kind and caring. Even the people that I met on the weekend went out of their way to help me. They spent a lot of time explaining things to me and showing me things, and I really appreciated it. I have no complaints at all. My father had trouble walking and they even were going to be able to make accommodations for him to be close to where the dining room is, so I really appreciated that. They had a calendar with things every day. I was worried if he was there, he might just stay in his room, and the staff said they always go and check on their residents and try to get them involved in things, so they don't just leave them there. This would have been the one that I would've chosen because it was so close to my home and because I really just like it."

"I liked Sunrise of Jacksonville. I liked the openness of it. The place was very clean and it didn't smell like a nursing home or a hospital. It was very pleasant and everything was tiptop, as far as I could see. The rooms were good-sized, and the bathrooms were large with walk-in showers. I liked the dining situation and they had a room that you could get by yourself if you had a party for your father or mother. Everybody there was just super friendly. I've spoken to a couple of residents there and they were super nice. The one thing that stood out to me the most was that the young lady that took me around on the tour said, "We live in their world. We're here to help them in any way we can help.""

"Brookdale Southpoint was a one floor facility, which was something that I was interested in. There was not a huge number of total beds. Their memory care unit was secure. They have a shared living suite or a room for two, but that's not what I wanted. I wanted more of a companion suite where the rooms are separated. The tour was still fine. People were very nice and I liked the place. They had an activity room, a library, and LifeStations. I met one of the women that worked in the memory care unit and I really liked her approach on how she communicates and deals with the residents."

"We went to Brookdale Mandarin for an event, and the visit was very eye-opening. They have a wonderful place. The manager gave us a tour of the facility, and some of the independent living apartments that people are living in. The place was well-run and well-managed. The event we went to didn't have the Beatles or a named rock group, but they had a nice group of people there for dinner and an easy, relaxed event. I'd say I was very impressed with it. It's not our cup of tea, but it really opened my eyes as I'm sitting here in the house I have right now. I have an acre of land that has to be mowed every week. I have trees that need trimming. I have things that need some attention on the house and all that stuff. If I were in Brookdale, I wouldn't have that problem. It would just be taken care of, and I'll be in a lovely building with a nice view here and there. It had a swimming pool outside and a lot of that stuff. It's pretty nice. We just kind of wanted to look at what options there are. Obviously, home ownership is one thing, but it's a whole other job or two. My wife is kind of infirm too, so I've got a job with her, a job with the house, paying bills, and walking the dog. It's plenty, and this place would be a nice option. I wish we had known about it earlier. The person who helped us gave us a tour and took us around a little bit. She knows what she's doing."

"My mom moved into Anthem Lakes. I like the service. The staff is very friendly. There's a nurse there 24 hours a day. It's just a great facility. I'm very pleased with it. The food is excellent. They have a well-balanced, three-course meal served there. They have activities going all day, every day. They have bingo, crafts, trivia, football game parties, a little happy hour on Fridays, and social events. They have events where they bus the residents twice a week off campus to the store or to physician appointments."

"My father moved to Wyndham Lakes in Jacksonville. He is there for independent living, and we like that he has his own room. The cleanliness is pretty good, and the staff has great communication. I haven't eaten there, but he said the food is okay. They have a gathering room, a little store, a piano room, and a game room. It also has a covered walking area. There are a lot of things my dad could do to get out."

"I had a good experience at Fountains at Mill Cove. I really should go back and try to partake in a meal and some of the other activities that they do. There's nothing they can do about this, but the square footage for the room is unbelievably small, 523 square feet. I think that's like a monastic cell, but I haven't ruled them out. It's close to my church, and it's close to the library and those are two things that I do a lot of. There's no problem with the cleanliness or the maintenance. It was good. They gave me a list of what they do in a month. They did a nice job of showing me around. There was the official woman, who I think runs the place, Stacey, and she put me in the hands of a young girl of about 24 called Amanda. Amanda showed me around. She talked more about life rather than pointing out different features of the place. I kind of had to pick up on that on my own while she was talking. It was not good for her to do that, but she's a nice, young girl."

"I will move into HarborChase of Mandarin. The main reason I chose it was that it's close to home. Everybody was professional and answered all my questions. It was all very good. The food was very nourishing. It wasn't the same food everybody gets out of things. I had lobster, my brother-in-law had filet mignon, so I don't think it's probably something they give to everybody."