Assisted Living Communities in Punta Gorda, FL

"Lexington Manor is a very nice facility. It is clean, it is not too large and not too small, and they are very attentive to people, the food is good, and my mom is very happy there. They have activities -- bingo, cooking activities, outings; just the usual, normal activities. The care is excellent. "

"Our visit at Sterling House was excellent. I think it was more upscale, probably more than my parents can afford. It's a very nice establishment. It has nice common areas. Their staff was excellent. Their amenities were excellent. It was just the affordability issues for us. "

"We like the little apartment villas at The Gallery at North Port. I love them because it felt like it was more of a home. You get storage and there's more space. I felt more like how we live now because we got a pretty large house and going down to a tiny little place doesn't work in my head. The other one I love about them is it's right next to that amazing shopping area, restaurants, and everything. The people there were very, very friendly and very nice. The lady who showed us around was lovely. It's nice and it's also peaceful."

"Brookdale Rotonda was very clean. The staff were phenomenal people. They were very personable and very nice people. Their building was kind of like a big square pattern and the courtyards were in the middle. Everybody's got their own room. They said that the residents there wanted to put up a screen door, which I thought was pretty cool. They put up a screen door so they can have the door open and still have a screen door there. It's almost like having your own place. The only thing that knocks it down is that whole nickel and dime thing like if my mom had to have medication given to her, they're going to charge you more. Everything's just on top of the base."

"Our experience is going very well. They provide an excellent variety of activities. The level of care by the staff is excellent. They provide transportation to doctor's offices as well as weekly grocery shopping. The three meals they provide offer variety and the food is very good. I'm pleased. My mom's room is very nice. The place is relatively new and fresh which is very appealing. There are many common areas that have more than adequate seating as well as television. They have open spaces for cooking, card games, and bingo. It's very well laid out and it's not too big or too small. My mom has housekeeping, laundry, and assistance with showering twice a week if she would like."

"Grand Villa of Englewood was very nice and accommodating. We had all of our questioned answered. It had a main dining hall where everyone had to go to eat, and we didn't think our friend could adjust to that well. The room he would have been in was like a hotel or motel room that was facing out to the side walk and not in the interior hallway. He would have been OK with that, but we would not be OK because he would have gone out in the rain to walk to the dining room. There was a covered walkway, but still, you would get wet when it rained. There was a nice a pool. The place was a little further from our house, but the nurse’s station and all of the medical staff were right there. "

"We went twice to Calusa Harbour; it's right on the water, and it's very pretty. We had lunch twice, and they had good food. However, in assisted living, you can go eat anytime you want, so many people would eat alone. It was very clean and very nice, they offered me 2 rooms, one on the first floor and one on the 3rd, which had a better view. The rooms were quite big. They played Bingo, somebody would come in the afternoon and sing, and they would take them out to Walmart one day and grocery stores another day. Everybody looked happy and very content."

"We like that The Gallery at Cape Coral is clean, new and roomy, and the people are very, very nice. The food is very good. We just like everything about it. We're staying in a one-bedroom unit. They offer exercise and continental breakfast. Their dining room is open from 11 to 7, and they have a full bar and a gym. We haven't been here long enough to get involved in activities, but from all we've seen, everything is very good."

"I saw a two-bedroom and the layout was good. The dining area was normal with tablecloths. The staff was excellent. The residents were playing a card game. They had a pool and a library."

"My in-laws have moved in. It's very pleasant. One of them is in assisted living and one is in skilled nursing. I have seen it briefly, but with COVID it is almost impossible. I have had some meetings with the staff there. It seems lovely. They're very caring; they're lovely people. I saw the dining area when we got into the entrance and it looked very nice. I have not seen the rooms. At this point, I don't know about their activities. I know my father-in-law plays piano there, but other than that, because of COVID, I have no idea."

"The Goldton at Venice was brand new. It's in the middle of what's going to be a construction site for a lot of years, but it looked like a cruise ship. It's very nice. There's a shopping center going in across the street that at this point is a vacant field, all ploughed up and ready to go. The facility itself owns a huge field next door where there's an expanding sign on it. It too will be under construction and that's annoying. It's also too far away. They were lovely people and it's a lovely place, but if it were in Englewood, it would be great. It was elegant and very nice. It had probably everything anybody would need and it's huge. Everything was huge in it. The hallways were probably 50 feet wide. Everybody there looked very happy. It's out in the country. The staff during the tour was lovely. Everything about it was lovely. It's fairly expensive, but they all are. I just don't want to live that far away and I don't want a construction site for the rest of my life. We saw an empty apartment, and it was luxurious. It was two little rooms put together and it was more than adequate. Everything about it was very nice. It didn't seem like an assisted living place at all. We saw the art room, which was a big room, all very sunny, all very nice, but it didn't have a whole lot of equipment yet. There was a table of four ladies who were chattering and seemed to be having a nice time. They're all old, but they were pretty healthy looking. Their food arrangement was very livable. There were several plans. You could either get three meals or two meals. It's an open kitchen from noon to 11:00 or something like that, where you could get anything you want at any time. It was very flexible. The whole thing was very livable, especially if you're healthy. The kitchen looked all very new and was full of visible chefs and they were all young and seemed busy. They were going great guns for lunch. There were several very nice dining facilities in varying degrees, from very casual to pretty fancy. They were all very nice and gave a lot of options. It was like living in a hotel or a cruise ship. The furniture was very nice. The place was kind of spread out. The ceilings were enormous. Everything was really big. They had a very nice pool and it's very nice outside. I was very impressed, especially with the one person that we met. Somebody greeted us and called her, and they were perfectly nice and what you'd expect."

"My mother-in-law is already placed in A Banyan Residence. They're caring and very attentive to all of the residents' needs. There's a fountain, there are many activities, they have a hair salon and manicures which they do once a week. They have daily activities for assisted living as well as memory care, and it's all together, like playing bingo. Overall, I'm very satisfied."

"We toured Alva Senior Living. I went and looked at all the rooms and what they have. We met with the director of the senior living section. We just walked through the whole thing, and she told us all about it, and we asked questions, and she answered all of them. The rooms were small, but they're very nice. They furnish everything except a mattress. So you don't have to bring your own furniture. They have rooms with big bathrooms and rooms with small bathrooms. We toured the dining area. They only have five people right now, and they're only gonna have a total of 16 when they're full. It's a very small unit. It was as clean as it could be. They have a big common room on the front of the building, and at one end is the dining room, which has a big long table with chairs, and it was decorated with fresh roses. It was very pretty. I didn't actually go into the kitchen, but I talked to the cook who was standing at the door, and she said they cook everything there. They don't buy any premade stuff. They have an area where, if somebody wants something during the day, like a snack or something to drink, or if they want something to eat, they can go and request it, and they can get it during the day if they want that. The staff was really good, answered our questions, and were very friendly. They're new, so they're just getting started. It was very nice."

"It was very good. The staff stood out. They were very courteous and very helpful. The rooms were very nice. The dining room and the hallway were also very nice. "