Assisted Living Communities in Panama City, FL

"We toured Brookdale Panama City. My daughter and I went with my dad and tried to show him around. The lady who showed us around was wonderful. They were all wonderful. Even the residents were very kind and very accepting of him possibly coming to their community. It was a very clean facility. They have different types of rooms to meet the needs of the patients. We loved how they made us feel. I didn't taste the food, but the residents and staff said they had very good food. You can have it 24 hours a day, and they have a chef who can feed them 24 hours a day. So, if you're a night person and you stay up all night, then you can eat at any time, which he thought was a very good thing. There are different room sizes. There's a small unit that, if you don't have a lot of stuff to bring in, you furnish your own room. They have rooms with refrigerators and rooms that, if you're more independent, have more things in them. We just saw a couple of rooms. We saw a larger room and a smaller room. They were fully furnished at that time, so it's very nice. They were able to answer all the questions about what we needed and let us know any questions about the doctors coming in, who they allowed, and all that good stuff. They have a lot of freedom to walk around, do what they would like, and have a little garden. They have a calendar for community planning, like they have things to do daily, so they can stay as busy as they want."

"Charter Senior Living of Panama City Beach was very nice. They were in the process of having a little fair. They were decorating for Thanksgiving, too, and it was nice. The building was convenient looking. It was like having their own apartment, so that was very nice. The staff who gave the tour was very nice. She looked very busy but very personable. We checked the dining area, and that was nice. But we didn't check the food. The room was very nice, too."

"Superior Residences of Panama City Beach is very expensive, and they don't do Medicaid, Medicare. It's an out-of-pocket expense, and we could not come up with that amount. The visit was very good. I was welcomed in. Even though they were very busy, they stopped in, and somebody took care of my needs. The staff did reach out to me and call me back. The rooms were very, very nice. Everything was set up nicely. The community area was very nice. The facility itself was nice. There were no smells or anything like that. They had a TV room, a dining room, a theater room, and an exercise room for therapy. It seemed like it was gonna be the right fit for my sister. If the patient couldn't get up, they could come to the room and do the therapy. I liked the fact that when I did tell the staff that we could not afford it, she told me about the other place. She did give me a recommendation. I liked the fact that they were not trying to pressure me into it. They explained everything very thoroughly. They gave me a telephone number to reach out to them if I had any questions. They gave us a package with the brochure. Everything was clear. They were upfront. The staff was terrific."

"What I like best about Mathison Retirement Community is that it was very beautiful. The living quarters were wonderful and the dining room had white tablecloths. It was very, very clean. You had your own apartment and a mini room where you could have your personal belongings. It was very, very nice. It was all connected to one building."

"I toured BeeHive Homes Assisted Living of Lynn Haven. Overall, it was very good with very caring staff. I liked that it was small, and they only had 17 residents. It was the closest to me, so the location was good. It was well staffed, but it was just that there wasn't a specific memory care, and when we talked with the director, talked about the level of assistance that my wife would need, he even said they would not be able to provide that. The rooms were very nice, accommodating, and the size was good. Maintenance was excellent. It was a very well kept place. They were having snacks when we were there. They have a nice outdoor area."

"I toured Summer's Landing. It seems like a good place and clean. They showed me the room I was supposed to be getting. Everything seems nice, and I think I'm going to like it. I thought I was going to have a small refrigerator, but they don't have that. They say they supply cable, but of course, you have to bring your own TV and everything. Jasmine was very helpful and nice. They say they have three meals a day and they take your laundry. On July 4th, Jasmine invited me to come by to taste the food, and the food was fine. It was good. There's an area to sit outside. It's a single-story community. There's no balcony, and it's pretty small."