Brookdale Rotonda

Diane

We like Brookdale Rotonda because it's small, and they can cater to my father's needs better than a bigger facility. The staff is very helpful. They work with us and his adjustment with the quarantine and not living under my roof anymore. He doesn't use any of the facilities, but they try to get him to be involved in some of the activities. They have arts and crafts, exercise, and afternoon socials, but he doesn't do any of that. He just stays in his room. It's clean, and everybody's helpful. I've never had a problem with them. With Covid, we're not allowed to share meals with them. He's a very picky eater. If he doesn't like what they serve, they just ask him if he wants a sandwich or a slice of pizza. He's not a big variety type person. I hear they have good food, but I don't have anybody to ask because my dad doesn't offer any feedback. They used to go on outings, but now they don't. If they go on outings outside of the community, everybody has to quarantine for 14 days. They try to keep it as close to home as possible. In Florida, you get a better bang for your buck than other places. It's a little more reasonable down here, and he doesn't have a lot of income, so he's able to stay there at least for another couple of years with the little money he had left.

Christina

We like Brookdale Rotonda very much. It's family friendly. It's a very comforting community because it's small and the attention is very personal. The staff is excellent, they are very good. It's very convenient for me, ot's only 12 minutes away. My husband has gone on a couple of outings and he's gone to some of the men's conversation groups, so he is beginning to make friends. He's only been there a month. He seems very content with his 1-bedroom and I have furnished it with things that are familiar to him and he seems to be happy there. The food is awful. I could eat it, but my husband is very picky and he doesn't like it. I thought the price would be much less when they interviewed me at the beginning, but their personal service adds almost $2,000 a month. He can't walk, which is the main problem. He has to have help and a lot of assistance doing everything. They do about as good a job as you can expect.

Susan110345850

Brookdale Rotonda is pretty much the place that I really wanted her into because it was only a couple of minutes away from me. They happened to have her apartment available at the time; it worked perfectly. I really like the staff, they are very friendly, the process to get in was pretty straightforward, and they answered all our questions. She is in pretty good physical shape, but she is not cooking for herself anymore, and this place has their own chef. The meals here have been really good and still in really good as far as that goes. It’s a smaller place, it only has 40 apartments, and everything is pretty close. They have an activities director who is constantly trying to get things for the residents to do and keeps them busy. She does a really good job. Everything is going really well. This company has bought this particular building, and they are redoing a lot of staff and very pleasing. They have a little kitchenette in their rooms, it’s kept really clean, and I really don’t have any complaints so far.

Caring103098450

I went to Sterling House in Englewood. That looked nice as well, but they didn't have any openings. It looked clean, and they had something going on when I was there. There was somebody singing or playing the piano. The staff was professional in answering my questions. They just didn't have any openings. I would recommend that for anybody who is looking. I would tell them to go there. The rooms looked very clean and modern. The surrounding is nice. It is nicely landscaped, and it is a nice place. It would have been a definite possibility if they had any openings.

Dell1

We got to Sterling House of Englewood right before lunch, and everybody was already in the lobby because they had a speaker and everybody was in wheelchair. What I didn't like are the rooms. The facility was set up like a big horseshoe, and everybody had a living room and a bedroom. The bedroom would have a nice sunny window, but as you walk in the front door of each and every apartment, the little living room had no sunlight. I wouldn't put my friend in a place like that because they weren't as cheerful. They did allow you to have a screened door on your room.

1allcats

I toured this facility. I often heard about Sterling House of Englewood and their reputation, which was very good and has remained that way. The tour especially enhanced that. I saw many residents active doing exercises there must have been over 25 people exercising. I also looked at the monthly calendar for activities and there are so many things to keep the people engaged. My Aunt will love that she has always been social. The facility was very clean and presented as home-like and comfortable. The staff had smiles all the time we were there. I know that this is the place for my family member.

sadred

The facility is very clean.....no odors ! All......the staff is wonderful and took great care of my father he loved living their......they have exellant programs and activities.......I WOULD RECOMMENED STERLING OF ENGLEWOOD TO ANYONE.

Barbara85189450

Sterling House of Englewood is really nice with good, competent people. The staff were very friendly. It was great, but it was beyond our means money wise. We were not able to see the rooms because after we talked, they didn’t show us any more because we knew we couldn’t afford it.

Caring76589150

Mom is already on a waiting list for Sterling House of Englewood. This facility is very near to her friends and her sister, so they can come and visit her frequently. It is a very nice facility. They only have 42 residents. It's very clean and there's no smell. They had just put in new floor in the entry way and in the dining room. They would upgrade every room before somebody new moves in. It was just a very nice facility. It's built in where all the rooms were in the square and in the center, there's a very secure courtyard which has no access to the exterior of the building. Residents can walk around in this beautiful courtyard and it is just very nice. All the staff members were very friendly. The nurse and the chef introduced themselves to us. We had lunch there and the food was good. The wait staff was very kind and very helpful. The whole experience was very positive.

mommamaya1

my mom has lived there for over 2 years, great place clean, the employees are more like family they are kind, compasionate, shee get's all her meals there, they make sure she takes her meds, they have activities for them ,sometimes they show a movie, they have exercise classes, sometimes they have entertainment for them, i would highly recommend this lovely place for any one looking for a place for an elderly parent, that can't live alone.

Diana11

My aunt had lived in Sterling House of Englewood and we had a chance to check that place for my father as well. It was a nice place. Basically each person has his/her own room. They had wheelchairs for people if they need it. The staff were very nice and the residents there looked okay. She didn't have to worry about anything and they took very good care of her while she was there. The facility though was more than we could afford for my father.

ruthielaine

These people are very compassionate - I feel very confident about having my mother move in here.