Arden Courts of Sarasota

Sparky

Rooms are nice and clean. The food is 5 star. The staff is kind and caring.

Kathy

Arden Courts has been a good fit for my husband. He's been there for almost 2 months. While the rooms are very small, to my surprise my husband doesn't spend much time in his room. He enjoys walking around the garden in the backyard. It was designed with the help of Johns Hopkins. The garden stretches around the back side of the building. Great for walks or sitting in one of the gazebos. The doors are open from dawn to dusk, weather permitting. Having the feeling of being able to come and go as you please is a nice feeling for the residents. The staff have been tremendous. They are well trained in how to work with people with dementia. I see them interact with many different residents everyday with no problem. The other amazing thing about the staff is that while each one has a job to do, when there is a need to help with something not in their job description they are on it immediately. Everyone is there to make sure that the whole operation continues to run smoothly. I find that impressive!

sweetsbarb

My mother-in-law lived at Arden Courts for several years. We did a lot of research before moving her in and decided it was the best place. She became very difficult to handle with her dementia, but they provided wonderful care and kept her happy until her death at age 97. I would not hesitate to recommend Arden Court to anyone faced with this difficult decision.

Barbara119725250

We moved my mother-in-law to Arden Courts in Sarasota, but her health; just even the day we moved her she fell in her bedroom, and we had to call 911. They took in the emergency. She didn’t know how long she had been there, she could have fallen at midnight, and she could not get up. The experience seemed to be fine, and I thought this facility was very nice. Everybody seemed to be concerned, and attentive especially the caregivers. She is 92, has some dementia, and I think she had a lot of pain with arthritis. I think she just lost what the French word Joie-de-vivre, the joy of living. She is just trying to give up. When she was in Arden Courts, we moved in on January sixth. That was the day that she fell, and then on January seventeenth I got a phone call from Arden Courts saying they were very concerned. She just seemed unresponsive, and they were thinking maybe they should go to the hospital. I agree that I think she should go. The first time that she fell, the day that she went into Arden Courts, they did diagnosed her with dehydration. So they took care of that, but I don’t know if that occurred again at Arden Courts. I tried to go over everybody while she was there, and her ankles were swelling in the leg. It did go down. I think they were able to keep her hydrated, but as I said, I think she just mentally was ready to throw in the towels. On January seventeenth she went back to the hospital, and she just was in a downward spiral. I talked to my husband. I had to fly back to Maryland. They do as much as I think. I was not there to observe everything, but they were able to get her up to get her dressed; which was major. Before she got there when she was at the house, and I was staying at the house and we got caregivers, it was really difficult to get her up.

anonymous115714850

Arden Courts is very nice and has a lovely outdoor space monitored every 15 minutes to check on the people that live there. It was a smaller facility that is bright and cheerful, and I really like it. The caregiver seem to know the patients well. It was a friendly atmosphere. The rooms were very nice, medium-sized, clean, and nicely furnished.