Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Tampa, FL

"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 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."

"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."

"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."

"My parents are currently staying at The Palms of Largo. This senior living has different buildings and they're in the Regal Palms building, on the independent living side so this review is strictly about that place. The place is very, very nice. The rooms are beautiful and each one has its own screened-in balcony so that they can sit outside, and it's very pretty. The staff is wonderful and the nursing group is good. Every time I've had dinner there, their food is delicious, and the staff is super friendly and helpful. Everybody seems like they care very deeply for their residents. I don't have a full list of all the activities, but I know they do a lot of stuff. I think they have yoga and they play all sorts of games. My parents are always telling me about stuff that they're doing and everything they do, they enjoy. Their dining area is wonderful. They put on special dinners for special events and holidays. They do Grandparents Day, Mother's Day, and Father's Day so we tend to go there a lot. The food is delicious and very well-made. It's a bit steep to live there, no doubt but it's worth it to my parents. It's a little pricey but it's a nice place and they hire great staff."

"Westminster Shores was constantly upgrading. It's a good-sized facility and well taken care of. The staff was very good. They've got a very wide variety of facilities and activities."

"Over the course of the past two months, my husband has been a patient at Westminster Suncoast Rapid Recovery Unit. The care and attention he received was excellent. The Assistant Director of Nursing for my husband's Unit made the entire process seamless. She was able to effectively communicate and correct issues between the nursing staff and my husband/the patient in a timely manner, and proficiently evaluated, solved and implemented these methods where needed. She maintained a professional but caring demeanor toward my husband/the patient and his family. Westminster Suncoast is fortunate to have this Director of Nursing as part of its staff."