Assisted Living Communities in Bluffton, SC

"We visited Summer Breeze Senior Living. My friend liked the location. The church that she belongs to is just a few blocks away from it. She likes the fact that it's down here on Wilmington Island, so that's her main thing. We've had several people that have stayed there, and they really liked it there. My friend said that seemed to be the place for her. The group that I belong to does Bible studies there once a week. We go to each one of the different rooms and visit with all the different residents there. We really liked it. We were very impressed with it. We had some of our members who stayed there, and my friend was acquainted with all of them. It's been real, real good for her. It's where she really wants to move to. It's a wonderful place, bright, and airy. All of the employees are very friendly and accommodating to their residents. They have all kind of social things they do that are just wonderful for the residents. They have groups come to sing with them outside when the weather permits. They put on little concerts for the people to come see. They play bingo. They have arts and crafts. They have a hairdresser, and you can get your hair done. They take you wherever you need to go. They take them to the mall and different places. The food is wonderful. I've had several meals over there with members of our church that had been staying there. All of our members liked it. It's just a well-rounded good place. You get a good feeling when you walk in there like your own. I never heard anybody complain about it other than price wise, but then everybody complains about prices. I can't fault that. My only problem is you have to bring your own furniture. They don't have furnished rooms unless you're in the hospital side of it or the full care side. They were very accommodating. Any time we went there, they would go help us gather people up and bring them down to the social room for our Bible studies and sing-alongs. It's just a very, very nice, pleasant place. The amenities far outweigh what little extra you pay. The community is great. You're close to a lot of the churches here. Most of these women like to attend their churches or church services. Just down here on the island itself, which is where Summer Breeze is, we've got about 8 or 10 different denominational churches. They'll go pick them up and take them to church, and then bring them back. It's a great place in a great neighborhood. We don't have to worry. They keep the doors locked at night, but there's always someone right out there in front at a desk to see who's coming in and who's going out. They make sure they sign them out and that kind of thing. It's a very safe place. I feel great about my friend being there, if she's able to get in there. The staff is all over the place taking care of their residents. If the residents in their rooms need something, they can call; one of the workers will be right there. You don't have to wait. They are very accommodating. I had lunch with one of the church members there one day, and it was very well seasoned and very good. They've got their main facility, which is where my friend would be (which is assisted living). There's also a memory care and an area where they have to have round-the-clock nurses. They've got cottages all around. If you're able, you can live in one of the cottages there. Those are people who can take care of themselves pretty much or just getting up in age. They're really good."

"It was very clean. I got to speak to some of the residents, and they all seemed pretty well cared for and clean. They showed me a garden, so they had some gardening. They had some activities, like bingo. They had an activity room. The staff was very informative."

"I toured The Oaks at Savannah, and it was very nice. It was clean. They had medium rooms and larger rooms. The staff who gave me the tour was very nice. When I entered the lobby, they had beautiful chairs and people just sitting out there, doing puzzles or on their phones. I only saw one room, but it was small. They were located near restaurants, groceries, and Skidaway Island."

"The least I liked about Sunabella Senior Living is they have two separate buildings, one for memory care, and one for assisted living, and they do a little bit more in one building, so if the residents don't go to the other building they might miss something, Overall, I think it's a very beautiful location in Savannah. The facility was clean. The room sizes were nice. The staff was wonderful, showing me the different rooms and the sizes, and how they could walk outside in a garden. It was very spacious. The residents have nice places to sit and places to walk inside and outside. I've met a couple of the staff members, as well as the management who showed me around. They were very nice and very informative. They had a studio bedroom and one bedroom. The rooms were great and had a very nice layout."

"We toured Savannah Square and the location is good for our family. They have nice facilities, and they do lots of activities. We would like the little cottage that they have. We liked the fact that they have progressive care there. The staff was very knowledgeable and very nice. Of course, there was COVID, so there was a lot she could not show us because it was kind of shut down, but she was very friendly. They also have pools."

"We got to see Harmony at Savannah, and it was lovely. Everybody was great, the facility and people were great. My brother had a golf cart, and the other place we chose was adjacent to it, while that was not the case with Harmony. The place was awesome, and the physical appearance was great. They were cautious, wearing masks, and were following protocol."

"My mother-in-law is going to be in Oaks at Pooler. We chose it because of its facilities and awesome activities. The staff is also pleasant, the facility is very nice, and the cleanliness is excellent. It's a beautiful place and everyone seemed very nice. I like their apartments too."

"My brother has moved into Thrive at Skidaway. The facility itself is wonderful, brand new, and it's right across the street from everything you could possibly need or want. It's got a pharmacy, a hair salon, nail salon, grocery, gas station, travel agency, and a care business. If you need extra help with anything, they've got CNAs and RNs that will help you. There's a library and everything, so that's a big plus. Just before my brother moved in, they lost their chef, and my brother says that the meals have been pretty bad. The staff is personable and ready to help in any way, except getting a new chef, but supposedly it is imminent that the good chef is coming back; I hope it's temporary. Hopefully that will be remedied."

"My husband moved to Legacy at Savannah Quarters late last year. I like the convenient location, the staff was cooperative, and he is in activities that he normally would not have participated in. There's arts and crafts, puzzles, and a lot of different activities. It's a beautiful facility, it's very clean, and he enjoys being there."

"I have no problem with it. I talked to them on the telephone and they basically answered all the questions I had. I used to be an administrator so I know what to look for. The place is really homey and nice. They just need to maintain the same level of care and services they have now. "

"We went to look at Bloom at Belfair. Sarah showed us around. We were able to go and see a room and see some of the residents there. She gave us the quote of how much it would be for a month and gave us some advice. I love that she gave us an apple crumb pie as a dessert that we could take home. We sucked it up, and it was delicious. That was a big special little treat that I was surprised with. We were able to get a little going away present because we visited. It was good. I enjoyed that. I think she showed me a private room, but the price that she had quoted me was for a semi-private room, which was OK. Sarah said, "So if you can imagine just another bed over here with another dresser, that's what the semi-private rooms are." It was fine. We walked by the cafeteria/lunchroom, and we saw some of the residents watching the Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire movie. It was a nice facility. My sister needs assisted living now. She doesn't need any medical care. She's not in a wheelchair, and she's not bedbound. She can walk around. She puts her shoes on the wrong feet and puts her shirt on backward. She doesn't know that they're backwards, but she can do that herself. She just needs to be supervised and reminded. You need to give her food. She can't make her own food."

"Vineyard Bluffton is at the top of my list right now. It's a 5 all the way around. We met some of the residents there. The food appeared to be excellent, well prepared, and I would certainly eat there if I had to any time. We viewed several apartments, and they're excellent. They're exactly what we would be looking for to settle on. They had everything from pickleball to arts and crafts and physical therapy. I can't even name them all. They're well rounded and something that seniors would appreciate. We went to three courtyards. They're very open. There's a lot of greenery with little lagoons and little pools. It was just very impressive."

"We moved dad into the memory unit of Sprenger Health Care Bluffton. The facility is new, I think about a year old, so it's relatively clean and well-appointed. There are three different levels of care, assisted living, nursing, and then memory care. Once my father was put in the nursing facility, it took about three or four weeks and we realized that was not the right unit for him. He was falling and I think the level of care was not what he needed. I was determined that he should be in the memory care unit, and he's getting good care there now. We're very happy. I feel like the nurses care about his well-being. I think especially right now with the pandemic, there's certainly a shortage of caregivers in facilities like this one. You can tell the people who care and the people who don't care as much when they're stressed with extra workloads and so forth. There's also a physical therapy unit with physical therapists and so forth. And I'm very happy with the care that my father received from those people. There's a doctor on staff and all in all, I think that he's receiving good care. I believe most of the rooms are approximately the same size. They all have a bed, their bathroom, with television, phone, and nice cabinets to store not only your clothes but other personal belongings. My father's room was nicely done. It had a nice paint job. The units are all approximately the same size, but they're appointed slightly differently, depending on whether you need assisted living, or nursing, or memory care. I know that there's another gentleman who's there for assisted living, and he has more of what you would kind of consider a residential look as opposed to my father who's in the memory care who has more of a kind of a clinical, even though there are the feng shui colors, and it's very warm and inviting. It's a little more of a hospital look. Some entertainers come on a scheduled basis. Some play musical instruments, and there's a schedule of events that comes out every day for residents there. I can't say that we've taken advantage of it. I think my dad is in a more advanced stage of the care that he needs, so he would not benefit from entertainment, but there is entertainment there. There's even a bar in the main reception area where you do feel like you are kind of socially active there. Snacks are served and even some drinks if you qualify to have a drink. Overall, it's a happy place, as happy as a nursing facility can be. In addition to the physical therapy type of care that keeps people active, some entertainment comes into the facility."

"We moved my sister into the Bayshore in early January and I was pleasantly surprised at how smoothly everything went. They even recommended a small moving company, which carefully packed up all her belongings and moved her in without a hitch. The Bayshore is gorgeous with amazing amenities, including onsite physical therapy, andthe food, which my sister continues to rave about. The staff has been very pleasant and helpful and my sister has adapted to her new environment beautifully. I can’t imagine a nicer place! As you can imagine, the Covid virus is a big worry for us, but the general manager is very focused on keeping the residents and staff safe. To date, there have been no cases, and I believe that is based on how careful they are in making sure everyone wears their mask and stays a safe distance from others. Our family is very comfortable in knowing that our sister is being well cared for at the Bayshore."