Ashton Place

Margaret's sister

My sister, Margaret, has been a resident of Ashton Place for almost 2 years. The transition from living on her own to moving into Ashton Place was very difficult. However, due to the help, attention and caring from the staff and owner, Margaret has settled in. The support and attention that Margaret has received from them is above and beyond - not to mention the support I myself receive from them. To anyone who may be looking for an assisted living for a family member, please do visit Ashton Place.

Miss Cg

I had a long involved surgery this May. As my condo is on the second floor, I could not return for a while and my recovery was too involved for close family to handle. So we were familiar with Ashton Place as our father stayed there years ago and was well taken care of! So thought I would give it a try. Well was I glad I did. The staff treated me like a princess. They were so kind and helpful. My room was large and easy to get around in. Paul the owner was very accommodating when I asked to stay longer. Harry the head nurse even took me to some doctor appointments! As I am not a morning person, the sweet aides would bring a breakfast tray each morning to me. They check on you throughout the day to see if you need anything. They clean your room every other day. Those 2 girls are wonderful by the way. The food was good. They have activities you can partake in and entertainment from time to time. So I feel it's just not for elderly people. If you need a little rest and recuperation after a difficult surgery, I can highly recommend this facility. Probably one of Sarasota's best kept secrets.

Provider Response

dot2mom

You will never find another facility that has hands on care by the owner and his wife. They are skilled caregivers. compassionate and caring about the client as well as the client's family. Where else would the owner himself drive the client to the doctor, or his wife give manicures to the client. I don't even think there is another facility in town that the owner works at the facility. They are corporation owner and managed by someone else. My sister-in-law has improved 90% since coming to this facility and is very happy here. God Bless Paul, his wife and staff.

Provider Response

Jim185122

Ashton Place was older. The residents seemed to be less active. It was not quite as clean ,and the staff that we saw was very good. The residents seemed to be a little older, and it was closer to a nursing home than an assisted facility. They had a craft room and a room for church. The rooms were quite small.

Caring_2643470

My 98 year old mother has been a resident of Ashton Place for 2 1/2 years. As a stroke victim requiring extra care, the state of FL requires that she be in a facility with an ECC (extended congregate care) license, which Ashton has. It is privately owned and managed by Paul Finerty, and has approximately 45 residents, with a combination of private and semi=private rooms. One of the advantages of a private facility is that they can be more flexible and accommodating than corporate facilities, which is true here. Paul is always available and willing to discuss any issues which may arise, and tries to come up with an amenable solution. The facility overall is bright and well maintained. The staff try their best to be very accommodating, which given the demanding nature of my mother, is not an easy chore. The kitchen staff in particular go above and beyond to accommodate each resident's specific likes and dislikes, and the food is quite good. My mother occupies a large, brightly lit private room with private bath.

peter s keller

I was extremely amazed how well my father was looked after. the previous facility did little to enhance and improve dads over all well being he is brighter more cogniscent and general physical improvement is astounding. thank you

nancy&mark

Our mom was a resident at Ashton Place for approximately two weeks before she passed. We had her in two other assisted places over the course of nearly four years. These other places looked good, promised us the world and really that's all they did! She was not in good, caring hands, she was not stimulated in any way and really it was pretty much a scam, Take her money and do as little as possible. Ashton Place was recommended to us by other health care professionals and lived up to all our expectations. If only we would have found this place earlier. Paul and his staff are stellar. We highly recommend this facility for your loved ones. Mark Baughman and Nancy Sabattini.

TheLillys

When my husband first came to Ashton Place he was despondent, and not eating, and sleeping most of his days away. However within just a few days all of that quickly changed due to the compassion and caring attention of both Paul F. and all of Ashton Place’s staff who continue to make him feel very comfortable. And truly this has been an answer to our family’s prayers. So quite sincerely our family highly recommends Ashton Place assisted living and we hope to be able to encourage you to stop-by sometime soon to see for yourself.

Eda1

My husband stayed at Ashton Place for 18 months. He had a private room, which was spacious enough with one bedroom and one bathroom. The food was also very nice. When he was there, he was active. He used to play bingo and cards. Physically, my husband was a large man and to take care of him took at least a couple of people. When he first ended up there, they had a lot of men on staff who were able to handle him. Later as time passed, these men left and the new help were females and I thought they handled him very well. However, it was too difficult for them to handle 350 lb. man. Although most of the people there were very nice and cooperative, I was sorry that the owner asked me to find a different place because his main concern was, "Your husband is getting too difficult to handle. I am afraid that one of my staff may get hurt just handling your husband. You should find a different place for him". I understood why he said that.

Caring4580

My friend has moved in to Ashton Place and she is quite happy there. It is a beautiful place. She has a private room with a window overlooking a little pond. She is very happy about that. The staff is really nice and helpful to her. They do all kinds of things for her. I think she is in good hands. I don't think there is too much going on in there. There are a few people that are mentally in a good state as she is. I think from what she said that a lot of people are kind of "out of it", so there is nothing too much of a company to do things with.