Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Tampa, FL

"Freedom square feels like home. The staff is kind, the neighbors are friendly and there's always something fun going on. It's a great place to live and feel supported"

"I like the cleanliness of American House Zephyrhills. I like the friendliness of the people. I like the room. I like everything about it. They have a studio and a one-bedroom, and I like the one-bedroom with a balcony. The person who gave the tour was nice. I haven't tried the food, but I know they supply three meals a day."

"We went to Renaissance North - Tampa, and they were very nice. My son and daughter-in-law all liked it, but I feel we need to look at some more to know what we want. My husband felt comfortable there. The people were very nice. I keep getting emails from them all the time. They had something for Valentine's Day, but then we didn't go because it's up north in Tampa, and we can't drive that far. The food was okay. It was a very casual lunch, nothing exciting. The facility was very nice."

"At Rocky Creek, they don't take up all your retirement funds. You just pay your rent, and everything else is included, the electricity, water, cable, everything within the community. If you need food you go to the cafeteria and eat when you want or what you want. You just pay a certain amount. The fees are affordable including the amenities. It's a nice community. Everybody look so happy there. They all walk around together. And it's not about the money. They even give you a chance to purchase a house, or a brand new mobile home. You get your own parking. You also get space to have people come over. They have their own medical people and a clinic for everybody. But they need to lower the cost. "

"My mom moved to Canterbury Tower Tampa. It's well-staffed and very clean, which I can't say for a few places we have dealt with. So, it's a step up and it's well established, and I just have a good feeling about it. She does physical therapy, but she's not in the main population. She's in the medical wing. The staff was very nice and very attentive. They don't want family members in the dining room, but when I come up, she'll eat in her room if she chooses. She likes the food. She's currently in a two-person room, and it's not full, so she's only had a roommate for a couple of days. She has a window view, and it's clean and comfortable. She is currently waiting in a single room to come up. They have an activity schedule every day. My mom loves reading, so there is a library system where girls come around with books. She builds puzzles, and she reads a lot. She has her own TV. If she wants her nails done, they'll do her nails. It's very attentive."

"I chose Arbor Terrace at Citrus Park - AL for my husband, and he moved in last month. He's in the Bridges program which is a transition between assisted living and memory care. You walk into a nice lobby with a receptionist, chairs, and waiting space. It's light, with a pleasant odor, and very clean. The staff is very caring and very professional. They cover the patient's needs. There are lots of activities planned, and patients can do what they want. They have bingo, they have some outings, and exercise classes (both seating and standing). They show what they call travel videos where they take you to a place and show you all about it. And then they have other memory-type games to help patients and also allow them to go down memory lane. The food is good."

"Freedom Village has a very nice area for activities. There is also an area outside where the residents can sit down and talk, and an area for smoking. The staff was very nice and friendly. "

"I toured the Hampton Apartments. It was a phenomenal place, but unfortunately it's an independent living. If anybody can afford $2,300 it's an amazing place. They have a movie theater, a gym, a hot tub, and a pool. The food was incredible. It is expensive, but they have nurses if you need help with your medication. They charge $15 to go each day, but they'll bring it down to $10 a day to visit you to make sure you're taking your meds and everything's working out. It's a beautiful place. Each apartment has a screened-in patio so the bugs can't get in. The kitchen is tiny, and the appliances are old, but most people aren't going to cook. It has a separate bedroom. The living rooms are not huge, but decent-sized. They have so many amenities. They have a van. They have a signup list. If you want to go to Trader Joe's, Walmart, or Publix, you sign up, and they'll take you there. It's truly an exceptional place. It was spotless. I don't like the marketing person. He's quite the shark, but the maintenance person was very nice. You could tell that they hired professional people who knew what they were doing. Everybody looked happy. I saw the menu and it was exceptional."

Welcome to Pleasant Living! Pleasant Living is a 55+ Gated Community located in Riverview, Florida. “Country Peaceful and Serene” Pleasant Living is less than 20 miles from the heart of Tampa and Steinbrenner Field, home of New York Yankees spring training, and 25 miles from the excitement of Busch Gardens. Only 10 miles will bring you to the Florida State Fairgrounds and only 5 miles will bring you to Brandon Town Center (one of Florida’s largest shopping plazas). One hour from Pleasant Living is the gate to an exciting fun day at Disney World in Orlando. Forty-five minutes will take you to a wonderful day of shopping at Saint Armand’s Circle in Sarasota. For a relaxing day on Florida’s beautiful white, sandy beaches, you can get there from fifteen minutes to an hour. Pleasant Living is a central location to all the excitement or relaxation that Florida has to offer. Pleasant Living is certainly pleasant, with screen enclosed pool, game room, exercise room, library, clubhouse, bocci, shuffleboard, bingo, planned activities and more. We also have church services on Sunday morning in the clubhouse. In Pleasant Living’s lovely wooded setting, you can be as active or as laid-back as you want to be. Pleasant Living lot rent includes water, sewer and trash pickup. We are a pet-friendly community allowing one pet up to 20 pounds. There have been lots of wonderful changes to the Community and there are more changes to come. When you want a wonderful lifestyle, nice home, and the affordability that goes with it, you want Pleasant Living.

"I liked StrawBerry Ridge because it was quiet and serene. The mobile homes that I saw were the ones that somebody else had lived in, but the layout was very easy to move around in. They also had brand new mobile homes available. The people there were friendly. They have a lot of activities there. The staff was awesome and helped a lot in explaining things. It was a good location for me because you don't get all that noise even though you're close to restaurants and malls. The grounds were very clean and easy to maneuver. There were flower gardens, so they made it nice and cozy."

"Mom is in Coral Oaks. It's a great place. Everybody is great. The people are so nice, and it's genuine. They're on top of things. They very much care about what's happening with everybody, and it shows. It's highly recommended. Mom is in assisted living. She's on the waitlist for independent living, and literally, it's across the parking lot. I've chosen this community for different reasons. I'm 10 minutes away, and my sister is about 15 minutes north. My aunt lived there for 12 years, and they had a couple of levels of care that mom could go to. It looks like a resort. It's gorgeous. She has a push button on her neck, and if she needs anything, she pushes that button, and they're like boom, they're there. I don't know how they do that, but they're like supermen around there. She can walk independently with her walker, and she can go out in the courtyard and walk around. They've got tons of entertainment. They bring dogs a couple of times a week. This one is absolutely top-notch. It's very clean. If we had to use the community room for some legal stuff, they were awesome about offering that and schedule it for us. This is a stressful time for a lot of people, and they understand it. They're there for the family, too, and they've been great. She's in assisted living, so the activities are limited, but they've got something one or two times a day. Just for fun, one afternoon after lunch, they had Acapulco, and they had this real fun music, and they were serving empanadas, just as snacks between lunch and dinner. On Memorial Day, they did a cute little hot dog and potato salad thing, and they had tablecloths. They go above and beyond any place I've ever seen. These places are all, in my opinion, absurdly expensive, but considering how available everybody is, and on top of everything, it's fine. When we first got there, Mom was exhausted and still recovering from her injuries, and they were like, "Do you feel like going down to the dining room?" She didn't, and they brought the food right to the room. They're very accommodating. They make a point of being very respectful of the clients."

"I visited St. Mark Village a month ago. Everything I saw was perfect. The only reason I didn't move there was because there is a one-time move-in fee of $110,000 and I can't come up with that. The staff was friendly and caring. The food was excellent. The building looked good to me."

"My mother is a resident at Westminster Palms. She started in Independent Living and this summer she moved to Assisted Living. Most recently, she was evacuated by the Assisted Living staff because of hurricane Ian. The staff and administration of Westminster Palms has always been fantastic, kind, caring, effective and professional. It was an incredible relief for me to know that my mother was both safe and cared with kindness during Ian, when I was many hundreds of miles away. Thank you everyone at Westminster."

"Mease Life has independent and assisted living on different floors. The place was very impressive, very active, with fabulously huge windows, but the rooms were a bit tight. The staff seemed good. They have tons of amenities and they are going under construction, and will have significantly expanded senior living facilities. They have a gym, they have nice social areas, and they have a hairdresser, but it's the construction that scared me off."