The Best Assisted Living Communities in Broward County, FL

"I think some of the staff is very nice! Chef Bertrick always listens to any concerns and makes sure we have sugar free options if needed. I appreciated when he gave me a sugar free cake! And some of the servers and kitchen staff is very nice as well. We have the best executive director (Brie) and nursing director (Stephanie)! I love the activities director (Tari) as well and nurse Nick, they are very nice to me! Some of the med techs are also very nice as well and make sure to look out for me."

"I live in Villa Rio Vista. It's a very nice place. They let me handle my medications a little bit more freely than most places because I work a job, and I have to take them with me. They don't require me to be here when they give them to me. They leave them in a package, and then I take them when I come home from work a little bit later at night. We're free to come and go as we please. I like that we're located near stores, Jimmy John's, Burger King, and Dunkin' Donuts. We also live near a Walgreens. It is centrally located. We have an extra TV room. I don't take part in much of the activities, but we have that. We have upstairs and downstairs. It's not quite like a house. It was converted from an apartment building to assisted living. It's probably the nicest one in this town. The staff is excellent. They always take care of us and always ask if we need help. If someone has a little trouble going out and getting sodas or something, the staff will buy the sodas. He'll go out of his way to make sure we're happy. The facility is excellent, and it's landscaped nicely. It's lovely. I think it's worth the money because utilities are included, and we have a refrigerator in our room, TVs, and an extra activities room. I just think this place is top-notch. They treat me well."

"The staff at Cherry Oak Active Senior Living Residence was very nice. The facility was very clean. The memory care section was adequate. They had a movie room, arts and crafts, and a beautiful garden outside. The dining room was lovely."

"We visited the independent living community of Independence Hall. It's an older building, but it's very nice and they have renovated the entire place. The staff was very pleasant and very knowledgeable. We had lunch there, too, and the food was excellent. The rooms themselves were very nice. We looked at a 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom apartment. You bring your own furniture in."

"This home has been wonderful for both of my parents. The facilities are clean and inviting. The caring staff keeps the residents as actively involved as possible. The owner and the staff have always been pleasant and my parents seemed happy and content. It has been reassuring knowing that my parents are taken care of so well. I have never visited another assisted living environment as nice as this one."

"I toured Williamsburg Landing. The experience was great. The community seemed to be very caring. Every staff member I encountered was very nice and smiled when I approached. The dining room area was nice and clean, and right across from it was the community center where they did the activities, which looked very nice. I saw a studio apartment and a one-bedroom. They were spacious and good for one person. The staff was fantastic."

"We met a lot of staff at Belmont Village Fort Lauderdale. It was a beautiful facility. It might have been tough for me to be there even if we could have afforded it, because they have a lot of glass windows on their top floor, and a lot of that creates problems for me with the glare. We still liked them a lot, and we were impressed with them, but the cost was not doable, so it's not for me. The people were very nice and very helpful. We met the chef and somebody else. When we went in there, we were aware of the security quite early, because they gave us name tags and they wanted to see our ID, that kind of stuff. They were very impressive. The other thing we were interested in was their food provider."

"We toured Oakmonte Village of Davie. The atmosphere seems to be one of happiness. In some other places, people were there but not happy being there. At Oakmonte, it looked like people were actually happy going to different tasks and experiences. They seemed to be happy. I was also happy to see that they had ping-pong, which is also a wonderful thing to do. They had a treadmill. The food looked more mediocre than at other facilities, but the other things were nice. It was sunny, the people were attempting to please, and the person who took us around had a very positive outlook and was very proud of what he was doing. He believes very much in Oakmonte. So do I."

"My mother’s stay lasted about three weeks. The experience was warm and comforting, and she enjoyed her stay Immensely . The facilities were well kept and very orderly. The staff was very tuned to her needs and could not be more caring ."

"The Meridian at Waterways is where I would want to go if I needed to go somewhere. I was extremely happy with it. They are a rather new development. It's right on a major waterway. The views are fantastic. The dining is on the seventh floor, and you have views of the ocean and the waterway. It just appealed to me immensely. There's beautiful artwork in the common areas and the hallways. It was nice. The staff was fantastic. I met with the chef and he explained the meals that they prepare and the fact that if you have a favorite recipe from your family, you bring it in and he will prepare it. If you have a favorite cookie recipe, he will make cookies for you. It was just a good feeling. It was beautiful. The rooms are reasonably sized. The only comment I would have is the windows in the various rooms seem to be small, but then when you're in your room, I don't think you stand around looking out the window. I would like larger windows, but they are what they are. There's the ease of parking. The entryway has a beautiful sculpture as you enter the lobby. They have a nice receptionist and receiving area. The hallways are not long and hotel-like. They seem to be very short. All in all, I was very very impressed with it."

Garden of Health is a cozy assisted living community that offers a truly home-like environment. Located in an east Ft. Lauderdale residential neighborhood and family-owned, we have been taking care of seniors for over 15 years. Our staff have been with us for over 12 years and they pride themselves on providing the care, love, and attention that your loved one needs. You can choose from private or shared accommodations. We offer supervision or assistance as needed with medication management, ambulation, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, eating, and transferring. Additionally, we offer 3 home-cooked meals daily plus snacks as well as activities to keep your loved one engaged. Call us today to schedule a visit and see how we can enhance the quality of life for your loved one. Come home to Garden of Health!!To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Florida Agency of Health Care Administration

"My parents moved into Waterside Landing, and they love it. The place is nicely renovated. My parents' apartment looks over the lake, which is beautiful. They have all the facilities that you need. My parents love the food, so they're just happy. They are in independent living with assistance from the nursing staff if needed. The staff members were amazing. They've made the transition easy for my parents and made it easy for me, even being out of state. They have multiple activities every day. They have a pool, a workout room, clubs, and entertainment. They have Medicaid."

"My mother was a resident for a short period of time until she passed away Aug 2021. From the moment we moved her there, the outpouring of love,care and understanding was everything we had hoped for. Merle and Don with their wonderful staff took over immediately with mom's care and an immediate change came over her that I haven't seen in over a year. Her appetite changed with their excellent fresh cooked meals and her personality came back with the extra attention and care she was receiving. We couldn't be happier that mom was able to spend her final days in such a caring and attentive environment. The home is very tastefully done and amazingly clean.The staff were all very pleasant to talk to and very efficient in what they do. The moment I walked in the door and started to talk with Merle, I felt as if a huge weight was lifted from me.The referral I received was from a person in the healthcare industry who said they would move their own mother there. Once I visited, I was hooked. "

"We liked that the people at Presidential Place were extremely friendly and helpful. Carlos is the marketing director, and he's bent over backwards trying to be accommodating. We liked the available rooms. They looked nice, clean, and organized. My brother does not need help with bathing, eating, and all that stuff. He's pretty self-sufficient. He just can't remember things, and we felt that Presidential Place was a better fit than the other two facilities I visited in that regard. They invited us to stay for lunch. One thing that was really nice was that they had a kind of special menu for the day, but they also had choices, so the residents could choose what they wanted to eat off a broader menu. The food was well-prepared. Everything was good. We intended to attend several of the events they have for residents. Unfortunately, a piece of equipment wasn't working. So, we were sort of limited on what we could do there. The only activity that we participated in was bingo; that part was disappointing, but things happen. They were more than willing to have us come back on another day, but since I live in Nevada, my brother is in Florida, I have to plan things around my trips. They have a refrigerator. Some of the apartments have one that's about half height, and some have a full height refrigerator. It's not quite as wide as you would find in a normal residence. Then there's a microwave. Primarily, those were the things the apartments have. They don't have a stovetop or a range. They're probably concerned someone might have a problem. The bathrooms were nicely done, with walk-in showers and stuff, and reasonably good storage space in the closets. The one thing that stood out there was relative to Carlos. The reason for that is that when he was young, he had a major brain injury. He has issues with memory himself. So, he can relate to the potential resident in such a way that most people can't because they don't live the experience. That was beneficial for both my brother and me. The other thing is my brother likes to walk, and one of the other places we went to talked about it's all right to go out for a walk as long as they check out and everything, but if they have one memory lapse, then they end up in memory care forever. Your whole circumstance would change. When we were talking with Carlos, he said, "No, we try to take the time to evaluate the patient because everyone's problems are a little bit different. We don't just force them into memory care permanently anyway; they might get there temporarily, but not permanently.", and I appreciated that. The building was superb. Everything was in the proper place. Everything was clean. Everybody in there was helpful and courteous. It was just fantastic. Out of the three places I visited, it stood out in a good way. It's a smaller facility, so that probably works as an advantage for the residents as well."