Savannah Court of Lakeland

We went to the Savannah Court of Lakeland. They changed and prettied up the place a little bit more. This is the very first place in assisted living that my mom went into, and they have almost the same people working there. The place is pretty well-kept and clean, the people that work there are friendly, and they're also accommodating. It looks good outside and inside.

They have no generators and the electric went out today due to the storm. By law this was to be in place already.

My mother-in-law is a resident of Savannah Court of Lakeland, and I'm very happy with it. It is a very nice and very caring environment. The staff is very accommodating, very attentive, and I am very pleased. Her room is very nice, very comfortable, and very clean. The dining room is very nice, very well kept, clean, with nice windows, and it has a very nice atmosphere. My mother-in-law says the food is very good. They play bingo and different games like bean bag toss, they go for walks, and they watch movies. She's more active now than she was at home. It's a smaller community which I like, because it seems like she gets more attention than the larger one we looked at. The cost is quite reasonable.

My father in law stayed a short 4 months. He went in with dementia. Was still pretty healthy other than the occasional story telling due to the dementia. In the short time he was there we experienced the staff not making sure he ate (he literally withered away) they never cleaned his room unless they were told to. The residents walked into my father in laws room at night sometimes even climbing in bed. The only activity I ever saw was a few patients were allowed to walk around the building with a staff member. The place constantly reeked of urine and for a week had a huge blood stain outside his door from a woman falling and hitting her head. The staff to patient ratio is def. not adequate to take care of their needs. At dinner time I witnessed plates being placed in front of patients who could not eat due to their lack of motor skills and they were not once checked on and then the plate is removed 30 mins later. I witnessed a staff member screaming at a patient who wouldn't sit down to eat and forced her into her chair. There is nothing for patients to do but walk up and down the halls. Some will sit in the living room just waiting to excape when the door opens. It's a sad facility and I wish I had never left my Father in law there. Please reconsider leaving your loved one here.

I am a VA Accredited Claims Agent and assist veterans and surviving spouses with applying for a benefit that helps pay for assisted living. I have a number of clients who reside at Savannah Court of Lakeland. So far, I have received nothing but positive comments that confirm my own favorable impression I have of the community from having visited. Executive Direction Angie and Community Liaison Melanie are great to work with and very dedicated to making sure families and residents have a pleasant experience.

Don't bath their patients very often, Don't have enough workers for the number of patients they have .

Most of the people at Savannah Court of Lakeland were quite a bit older, pretty advanced, and just sitting around in wheelchairs. There wasn't a lot of activity, and it didn't appear that there would be much socialization, and that was one of the things my wife needed. The facilities were fine, and the staff was exceptionally good. They didn't have a bus to do trips because it was mostly memory care, and most people won’t be able to do anything. The best thing they had was a golf cart to take somebody down to the drugstore. The rooms were unfurnished and fairly nondescript but nice. It was in a nice area, and since it was close to a golf course, it had a scenic view. For location, it was probably the best for enjoyable scenery. The room itself was nothing different nor out of the ordinary.

Savannah Court of Lakeland is a smaller facility, which we feel my father would do better in, and it’s very close to our home. We went in there at various times of the day and evening before we made the decision. It’s always clean, everybody always seems to be happy, and we like the feel of it. The staff seems to be caring and happy, and my father loves them. I just felt Savannah Court was the best placement for my dad.