Camellia at Deerwood

ReviewerFC060121B

The staff at Camellia At Deerwood was very well informed. They passed out the information in a way that helped me understand and appreciate. They took time to show me several apartments. The best part of it is that it is within walking distance to my oldest son. They have different sizes, and I saw a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom. They do both independent and assisted living. We looked at different places. They had libraries, a room for card playing, a saltwater pool, and a parking area outdoors.

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Ruth

Camellia at Deerwood has assisted living and independent living. The staff members were very friendly, outgoing, and not pushy at all. We saw the menu, but because of COVID we couldn't eat there. The facility appeared to be well maintained. They were in the process of upgrading some stuff in the next year. It was nice. It wasn't overly extravagant, which was good because my mother doesn't like overly extravagant things.

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Dee

I went to Camellia at Deerwood. I think they're probably my favorite. If they had a washer and dryer in the unit, I would probably go with that one for sure. The rooms were nice and well-maintained. They had swimming, theater rooms, library, and dances. It's like resort living. The staff was lovely.

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Kayla

Camellia at Deerwood was my grandmother's favorite, and that's where she was planning to move next year. It was perfect. It was a little bit over the price range that she was looking at, but it looked like they were willing to work with her a little bit. It was beautiful. The rooms were gorgeous, the facility was gorgeous, and the staff was amazing. They're being very cautious with COVID, and I appreciate it. It was very homey.

Pamela

We went in and had a tour of Camellia at Deerwood. It's a beautiful facility. The lady that we met with was very accommodating. She showed us around. We like the place. They had a swimming pool, the apartments, and the dining hall. It wasn't open completely because of the COVID. We couldn't see everything, but those were what we saw. It felt homey.

Michael

I've been to Camellia at Deerwood three times. Everybody was very friendly and they were extremely accommodating to make my mother feel comfortable. The lunch we had was good, and we had a menu to pick from. A couple of the staff member sat down with us and talked to my mother. It was a comfortable place.

Sandra

Camellia at Deerwood is not too far away from where I live. It was a huge building. From the outside, there were a lot of construction going on. It looked like a huge professional building. It didn't look very homey at all. Then when you go inside, they had all kinds of amenities. It looked really nice on the inside but there was not a lot going on when I was there. Everything seemed to be quiet. I didn't see any rooms, but they had a swimming pool, a living room, an activity room, a game room, and a dining room. They have both memory care and assisted living. The only staff I met was the lady who showed me around, and she was pretty cordial.

Richard

Camellia at Deerwood was a very impressive place, but it was out of our price range. They had bingo and enough activities to keep you busy. We saw the dining area. It's in a very good location in town, and you can get around to a lot of different places. The staff was very friendly. It was my partner's favorite place.

Chris

Camellia at Deerwood looks well maintained and clean. The staff is extremely caring and they go out of their way to take care of my mom. They go above and beyond to make sure that she's comfortable. They do a great job at dealing with each of the dementia patient's unique differences. They have a really nice program where they take them out from inside the enclosed area to other areas. There's a movie theater and a gym that regular residents can use, but they also take the memory care residents over there once a week. It's nice that she gets to experience all that Camellia has to offer even though she is confined to the memory care area. The dining area is nice and small, and it's a private area just for memory care residents. The food is pretty good.

Linda

We visited Camelia at Deerwood. It was very nice, very pretty, and the food was good. The assisted living was pretty adequate, but the focus of the sales person was on the memory care. I did not get the feeling that the assisted living there offers the degree of assistance my mother would need. The common rooms were lovely, they have activity rooms, card rooms, a library, exercise rooms, and they have a room for movies.

Rainbow0127

We toured Camelia at Deerwood and that was one of the better ones we visited. It was a little nicer, the staff was very nice, and the dining area was well lit. They had a library and game room.

Edward

My mother is at Camellia at Deerwood. It's beautifully maintained and the people are extremely helpful. I'm just very impressed with the whole operation. There are crafts, they play bingo, there's a hairdresser on staff, and they go on trips. They have a pool and gym so it's very satisfactory. They do laundry and pretty much everything you could want. They serve either two or three meals depending on your situation.

Donna

I like Camellia at Deerwood. The only drawback with them is that it is a little too close to the hustle and bustle of the big retail area in Jacksonville. Nevertheless, the place was lovely and very pleasant. The staff members were very gracious and very willing to talk to you. Everything we saw was very clean. They had an exercise room, an outdoor swimming pool, lots of activity rooms and small nooks and crannies where you can go in, and play games like chess and checkers. We thought the apartments and the units were very spacious. It's one of the things that draws me to go back and see them again. The dining area was very nicely done. The food was a 5 because I thought I was dining in a restaurant. It was fresh and nicely prepared.

John

Out of the three we visited, Camellia at Deerwood was the best one with the presentation and how well prepared they were with the entire visit. In the dining area, everything was nice and clean. There were a few activities that some of the residents were already doing. There were all kinds of different activities scheduled for that day. The person who accommodated me was very nice and had all the information available.

Bud

I absolutely loved everything I did over at Camellia at Deerwood. The people were great, the facility was great, the eating area was great, and the rooms were great. The lady that showed us the place was great. That would be somewhere I would not mind sending my wife. If I had to be anywhere in Jacksonville, that would be where I would go. It was a great place.

Michelen

Camellia at Deerwood is upscale, but a lot more expensive; you would think you're in a resort. It's super nice. There are linen tablecloths in the dining room and a bistro where you can buy lunch. They have rooms with full kitchens and laundry rooms where you can do your own laundry.

shelia627141

Camelia was like a mansion. it's modern, it has a swimming pool, it has a large fitness facility, and it had an in-door theater. It was expensive.

Patty455500

The people at Camellia at Deerwood were more of a younger group in their 60s. My mother was 90, and I didn’t see anybody that age. The community was clean and very updated. It was very centrally located. The staff that we met was very friendly.

John441166

It looked like the residents of Camellia at Deerwood were from a higher socio-economic group than we think of ourselves as being in. Everyone was very nice and professional. They had tours, and their amenities were a step up, but it was the most expensive place that we looked at; we eliminated it just for financial reasons. I wasn’t really impressed with their fitness room. I think they expect people to go out and do things outside of the facility, so they didn’t really have a lot of equipment. They offered either a game night or a movie night and those kinds of things. It was all very professional. For our needs I would put it at about a 4.

Provider Response

sandoerr46

The apartments were great at Camellia at Deerwood. They didn’t have a full kitchen; just a mini-kitchen. The bathrooms were really nice and had the roll-in shower, so if you were in a wheelchair, you could get in and out very easily. It had a very nice pool and an inclined ramp with a hand rail going down into it as well as steps. The entire time that my son and I were there, even though we would say hello or nod to residents, not a single soul said anything to us. We ate lunch, but there was something just a little off about the meal that didn’t taste quite right. It wasn’t bad and spoiled; there was a saccharin aftertaste. My son had one entrée and I had another and we each sampled the other ones but both entrees had that same odd aftertaste. The dining room was very pretty and clean. It didn’t have any odors but didn’t seem overly homey, either.

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KL451175

Camelia looked pleasant. The staff member who met with us was very well informed, professional, helpful, and pleasant. We actually had a meal there, and the meal was excellent. Part of what was appealing to us was they have assisted and independent living.

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Janet551383

Camellia at Deerwood's rooms are very nice. My mom has a 1-bedroom, and it's very nice. They do her laundry and housekeeping, and she gets 3 meals a day. It's a very nice community. They have a very nice dining area, and the food was OK. It's a little different to what she's used to eating, but I think will adjust. The staff is very helpful, and I am very pleased with them. They have lots of activities for them to do.

Ms. Miller

Our experience at Camellia at Deerwood was very nice. It's a more intimate place than other places we visited, and the food was excellent. We met a lot of people who lived there because we have breakfast and dinner there, and we wandered around and talked to people and to the staff; everybody who lives there seemed to love it. It doesn't have skilled nursing -- just independent, assisted and memory care. It's pretty inside, but there are no tall trees outside. It's kept up very well though, and the staff is very competent and nice. It's small, but that's a nice thing. The people there felt like family.

Greg111817

Camelia was brand new and had everything that anyone could ever want. It was too elaborate and too much, and my dad wants a small facility. It was five or six floors with multiple dining rooms and multiple places. It was very nice, and my wife said if we could, we would move there, but it’s not for my dad.

Sandra647807

None of the residents at Camellia at Deerwood spoke to us. They didn't even nod their heads and say hello, which was a little off-putting. We stayed and had lunch there, and the food was very good and service was excellent. It's more like checking into a very nice, upper-class hotel than a residential home. We spoke with Victoria who gave us the tour. She was thorough, I think, but seemed a little rushed. Supposedly, there were some other people who should be on the tour as well, but they didn't show up. We kind of felt like she was trying to get through with us if and when those individuals came and she could devote uninterrupted time to them. The apartment was very nice. It just didn't feel much like a home.

Gigi011400

I looked at Camellia at Deerwood recently, but the one-bedroom was too small. Other than that, I very much liked it. It’s very lovely and offered a lot of activities. I liked it because the facility was new, very modern, and up to date.

VI375615

Camellia at Deerwood was very nice. It's almost out of my price range, but they worked a lot with me to try to see if it could be workable with my budget. The staff was very nice. I met with the director and the marketing representative, and they were very helpful, knowledgeable, and seemed like they really wanted me to join their community. I had lunch there, and the food was very nice and served fairly quickly. The waitress was very friendly. I really don't have anything bad to say about them. The place was clean, and there were a lot of residents around. I would certainly recommend them. They seemed to have a nice variety of activities you could participate in.

Mrs. James734715

Camellia is clean, nice, and safe. They had a lot of activities to offer, but the price was a little bit high for my budget. I liked the physical surroundings, and the staff cared. They are knowledgeable and answer your questions.

Helen119621950

Camellia at Deerwood is very nice. I find the rooms adequate, and nice. We move our person into a studio which is of course a little small, but really all she can handle. It has brand new carpet, and new cabinet. A lot about it is new so it is all shiny, and pretty. They have three meals a day.

Caring114654150

We had lunch at Camellia At Deerwood and toured their facility. It was very nice. The apartments were nice. For the respite stay, they were furnished nicely. They have memory care, as well as a nursing. If I look to move my mother in there, she could stay in that facility, regardless at how badly she got. The staff was very nice, very helpful, and very friendly. I had lunch, and it was very good. They have line dancing, bingo, and exercise groups. The cleanliness of this facility was a step higher than the other facility.

xssn720co

Food service has not improved in the 15 months my mother has been there. Legionella has not been eradicated since April 2014. We were rented the apartment without being told by the company about the legionella outbreak. Serious leadership and management issues there.

Anonymous64854250

Someone recommend Camellia at Deerwood to me. It was very nice. I like the apartments. They were not just rooms. They had two-bedroom apartments with two baths, a little kitchen, and a living room. It was very convenient and homelike. The staff was helpful. They had a really nice dining room. The food was OK. They had a workout room, a game room, and a pool outside. The only thing I did not like about it was being too much in between all these apartments. If you look out a window, you’re going to see apartments. You are not going to see any kind of a view. They had a nice walking area, but it was not really that huge.

Roberta2

I'll be moving into Camellia on the 30th of November. Right now, it's independent living on one wing and on the other wing, it's assisted living. They're just waiting for their license which will be coming in another month. This place was my choice because, honestly, they don't have as many sick people. A couple of places I went to looked like nursing homes and I couldn't deal with that. This facility was beautiful and well-kept. It was like walking into a resort. I like that everything has been in one building. They have a beautiful dining room. They have a bistro. They have a lovely library. They have a movie theater. If I want to get my hair done, it's also there. Everything is in one building and that's very nice. They also have transportation to doctors which I need desperately. I will have a one-bedroom apartment all by myself. Everything is included in the price. I don't have to pay for anything else. Regarding staff, I didn't see too many but they were younger than the ones I saw before. They have more enthusiasm about things and were very active, so that's what I like too. Food was excellent. It was very good.

Donald13

Camellia at Deerwood is a new community. The place is excellent. The staff is very good, very cooperative, and very informative. I checked the other residents and they said it's an excellent facility and truly it turned out to be a very excellent place. I have been here for almost two months now and the price is perfect. I think it's just above average and it's lesser than other facilities. They just don't have enough people serving in their dining room, but the food is great and very well prepared.

Van1

Camellia at Deerwood is less than a mile away from us. Everything is wonderful. The people were friendly. Everything was great except the price. They are charging $3000 for me and $500 for my spouse per month.

Anonymous69361650

I'll be moving into Camellia next year. What I find appealing in this place is that the people there are very friendly. They seem to be concerned with each other. Their apartments are very nice. The staff there is very nice too. I just like this facility.

Karen66846950

My mother had a complimentary stay before she chose Carmelia at Deerwood. We chose the place because it had all the things we wanted including a two-bedroom apartment, meals, transportation, and lots of activities, and it's a very nice facility. The staff are very enthusiastic and helpful.

caring08222

The Camellia was very nice. It's more modern, it's a three year old facility and everything was very very nice. I liked that a lot, but there weren't many residents out there and my mom wanted to meet a lot of people.

Brenda8

My husband and I are looking at different independent living facilities that we could move into, and we liked Camellia at Deerwood the most. The place was clean and the staff was warm, friendly, professional, and caring. I can't say well enough about them; they're wonderful. The food was good too, and they have two different specials on the menu every day. It was an excellent place. The residents seemed to be happy and are having such a good time.