The Best Senior Living Communities in Live Oak, FL

"Toured for an aunt the facility was lovely and the staff seemed very professional and welcoming."

"Lovely facility and the staff was always so helpful and friendly."

"I have visited two close friends at this facility and have volunteered during Christmas time in there as well. Each time that I have been there, it seems to be a very calm place and the people seem to be very courteous. The facility is always clean and they usually have some activities that involve the community a couple of times each year; i.e. yard sales, bake sales. From what I have seen, it is a very nice place. "

"I thought the facility was very good. The people were very polite and helpful. They assisted my friend when she moved in and helped me get her settled. They made her feel at home. The facility itself is very comfortable. It's in the country. It's got beautiful porches and is in a huge old house with lots of room. The staff seemed very competent, and my friend can be difficult so this has not been easy for them. "

"My personal experience has been positive. My grandfather is completely bed bound and he is unable to talk. He cannot tell me if he is being mistreated. When I visit, I always check him out. He is always clean and does not have any bed sores. If I think my grandfather is in pain or need a towel, then a nurse will check him out or bring a towel to the room.The nurses are very friendly and really do not mind answering questions. They keep him well-groomed by cutting his hair, trimming his fingernails and cutting his toenails. The amenities are basic, such as three meals a day, TV room, game night, grooming and visitors from different community groups. The facility is clean and an adequate amount of staff. The only negative was the way the nurse spoke to my grandmother when she asked the nurse a question about my grandfather. My grandmother is the straight-forward type and can come off rude. The nurse should have shown more patience. "

"Southern Living for Seniors was very friendly. It has a very warm atmosphere, and it was very clean. The staff who gave me the tour was very, very friendly and knowledgeable, and helpful. She was just a very pleasant person. I believe they do very well with someone who is fairly able to get around and help themselves. They had a courtyard but there's no salon or gym, but they have somebody that comes in to do hair if you want."

"My friend is at Bedrock Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Lake City. All the people that work there are very friendly and helpful to us when we have questions. His room is always clean and well-kept. He is doing PT and OT. We have no problems with them at all."

"We visited the Grand Cypress Assisted Living Facility. The location was great. The director that we met was excellent in giving us information about the facility. We're just not comfortable with the atmosphere for my mother. Nothing wrong with the atmosphere of the facility, but with her condition and background we just didn't feel that it would be a good fit for her. She'd be more than they could handle because she was getting to the point where we were having our hands full taking care of her and maintaining her. The rooms were laid out very well. We saw several different options. They had a lot of activities. I don't remember if they had a couple of game tables but they had TV. They had a lot of games on the weekends and they'd all get together. They have a really nice activity room."

"I am staying in Madison Health & Rehabilitation. They've been good to me. They've been helpful and given me what I need. We're well pleased with it. They're friendly, and they try their best to accommodate you. They serve three meals a day plus snacks. Their food has been surprisingly good. It has good portions, good quality, and a good mix of things. The building is clean, and they are constantly cleaning. The maintenance people come through and do their upkeep, cleaning filters on the AC and checking water. They have a lot of different activities. I don't participate in most of those. It's a combination of rehab plus a lot of permanent residences, like a nursing home type setup, so a lot of the entertainers and the activities are geared more towards them."

"My mom is happy at WillowCreek Assisted Living. We go there quite often, and we think that it's gonna be a good fit. They're doing laundry and meals, it's a secure facility so they can't get out. They help her with bathing and going to the bathroom. It depends, if she has a good day they leave alone; if she has a bad day, they give total care. With whatever she needs, they're totally flexible. They are watching her health, and if there's any change in her health, they call me immediately. She had to get to the hospital recently and they called me and let me know. They're very attentive, they communicate and they pay attention. The facility is kind of neat. It's built like a log cabin and has a very nice layout. They keep it clean and they stay on top of it. The food is nice, I've been there when they eat and it's really nice food. If she wants anything, she can get them at any time she wants, like coffee. Just get it right then. There's interaction, they're always talking. They keep them structured like at bedtime and mealtime. It's kind of like herding cats sometimes, but they do try to keep their life very structured. What I like most about the location is that it's not in the middle of town, so it's easy to get to. There's not a lot of traffic. But it's also very close to the nearest hospital, maybe five minutes from the hospital, and that's an important thing. So that's probably the biggest plus, it's access to emergency care. The staff is very helpful."

"My sister just moved into the memory care unit of The Canopy of Harper Lake. I love this place. I like everything about it. I like the staff, the nurses, and all the people. It's just a wonderful, wonderful place. Everything is good and I highly recommend it to anybody."

"My brother was a resident in this facility for a few years. The staff appeared very warm and concerned, nevertheless, he died of neglect after contracting a cold which turned into pneumonia and led to respiratory arrest and death. The staff did not seek any medical care until he fell unconscious and died."

"My father was in Solaris HealthCare Lake City for rehab. It was an excellent place. They have absolutely no positive case for covid, they did a lockdown before any other nursing home and hospital, and that allowed them to have a clean bill for covid. It was tough because I can't see my dad, but they would do other things like, he would go in front of the window, or they would take him in front of the glass door. They're very accommodating, and it's immaculately clean. The nurses are great, the rehab people, the physical therapist, occupational therapist, even housekeeping, and social services worker. The business part helped me in getting Medicaid approved for my dad. It's one of the best nursing homes I have ever in contact with. It was a great place for my dad to be. My dad shared a room with another person. They tried to match up people, and so they tried to place another veteran with my dad as a roommate. They've got bingo, ice cream socials, exercise classes whether it be yoga, stretching, or chair aerobics, but they dial it down with the covid."

"Last year I went to visit an older relative of mine in this facility. For a facility that accepts Medicaid, it was pretty nice. The activity director was very nice and you could tell that she really cared about her residents. It is an older facility though and it has window units through out instead of central AC, but the temperature was still kept to a nice temperature in all parts that I visited. It is not a very large home, so it is pretty easy for the residents to find their way around without getting lost too much. They have "shower teams" to bathe the residents that are not able to self bathe which was nice, because the other CNAs were not over worked trying to do basic care along with the bathing. They had a really nice dining area where the residents could pick from a menu so that they still felt like they had some control and it felt more like a restaurant than a nursing home. "