Brookdale Colonial Park

Joan

Brookdale was very nice, and a lovely lady took me around, but it was not what I wanted. The staff was perfect and couldn't have been better. I saw some of the apartments, they were very nice, and they have all of the facilities in one building. The food was excellent, amd the dining area was gorgeous.

Jerry

We chose Brookdale Colonial Park because the whole community is nice and kept clean all the time. The personnel is extraordinary. It has a friendly atmosphere. The medical care my wife is getting is very good. She is very happy in every respect. Her one-bedroom is very nice and very comfortable and almost 500 square feet. They have a nice library and dining room. My wife says the food is very good.

M.M445716

The visit at Brookdale was very nice. The workers were very professional and took me to one of their assisted living apartments, and it was lovely. It’s a place that was so comfortable to have that care. The facility was clean and attractive. They do have memory care too. They were having a big function honoring the Phantom of the Opera, and they once a month do a program where a woman comes in and sings. They have a buffet meal, and then a woman performed for them. While I was there, they were having a birthday ice cream and cake party. It’s very nice. I would love my parents to live there.

Diane743671

Brookdale Colonial Park is very helpful, and the staff has been great in dealing with the things that have happened within our family. The food is great, and the cleanliness is fine. Everything is really very good. The staff members are wonderful, and they have helped us get through some really difficult times. My father-in-law passed away, but Mom is still there. They're very protective of her and are very good at making sure she does what she needs to do. We're very happy.

Anonymous115033450

The staff at Brookdale Colonial Park was willing and seemed to be very capable of doing their jobs. They answered all of our questions really well. They were interested in why we were there and what we are looking for in a facility. The place itself was very nice. I saw the dining area, and it was beautiful. They seem to have different activities, and I saw that the residents were going on really well.

Caring109063250

We like the staff very much at Brookdale Colonial Park. They seemed to be a lot more willing to at least try and provide the kind of blended independent/assisted that we're looking for. The rooms were a little on the shabby side, but they were rehabbing their apartments. They should improve on increasing the size and quality. Brookdale is putting a monitoring system in all of their facilities where everybody wears a little locator device. I'm very impressed with the care that they are providing.

Susan105038450

Brookdale Colonial Park was the one we visited, and it was perfect. Everything was great. The staff was very involved and very professional. We didn't really see any of the nursing staff, but we did talk to the marketing department, and they were very knowledgeable. The apartment was very nice. It was a one-bedroom, and the space was better than some of the other places we looked at. There were all kind of in a circle in the lobby, but they weren't having any specific activities at the time. They did have a number of activities available. We did not take their lunch, but they looked very clean, and the people certainly looked well-fed, so that wasn't an issue.

Rex3

Brookdale Colonial Park was actually our second choice. The rooms were just too small. They were very friendly. All the Brookdale people that we met were very friendly and very helpful. The only difference was the size of the room. The dining setup is the same as almost all assisted living. The rooms are very small, and the walk-in closet is about the same size as the bedroom area. You can get a single bed and a chair in there, but that was about it. It was like a closet. As for activities, it is fairly much all the same. Brookdale operates on the same concept with all of their properties. They have a theme of the month or location of the month. We saw the activities were very similar. We wanted our mother involved in activities and keeping her busy so she wouldn't sleep during the day time. They need renovations and re-look at the size of their room for what it costs. They were adding a couple of things, but it needs to be kept up with the contemporary look versus the old country look. The people were great, but the setting was just outdated. It needs renovations.

Provider Response

Anonymous102731550

We had lived in here and it was an excellent facility. It was much larger than the other facility we had lived in. They had an Alzheimer’s division. The staff was extremely professional and caring. They had exercise activities. They also had professional people come in to entertain us. The food was very good for institutional food. The dining room was well decorated. Security was good.

Cheryl100479750

The first time I visited was in October, and the second time was last week. It was very impressive when you enter. They had a hostess that was very welcoming, and the people were pleasant. The front foyer area was very pleasant, and it had a very good smell. The staff that accommodated us was wonderful. She was outstanding, helpful, answered a lot of questions, and gave me recommendations making certain that my parents had a couple of choices. I also liked that one because they have a social group of World War II veterans that meet once a week and have lunch together. My father would very much enjoy that companionship. There were people eating and looking at the library, and once a month, they have a speaker come in. My parents are very picky eaters, and since I was there in October, my parents didn't like everything that they delivered, but the food is in the process of changing where they'll have some choices each day on the menu.

gulftobay

I cannot express how homey and warm this place felt from the moment I stepped inside....The staff was exceptionally nice and made up for the "dated" decor. They were quick to meet my friends needs along with how I felt about visiting there. I feel SO confident that my friend is looked after and in a secure environment! The food was great too!!!! My friend loves Chef "Bob"! Thank you for having the quaint and loving place you have created for the elderly and meeting all their needs to be the last home they will know... :)

Caring86677250

We are already settling in a new place. We have chosen here. We chose this place because of the location. It just looks very nice. The people are friendly. It is clean and very nice. The outside is very pretty. There are Wii bowling, Wii golf, chair volleyball, poker, bingo, keno, and trips. If you have to go to the doctor, the bank, or the grocery store, they have a bus to go there. Overall, they're very good. They serve three meals a day. I'm very much satisfied with the services that they have.

Caring93623650

My parents have been in here for about 2 ½ years. We chose it initially because it was close to where my parents had been living and they wanted to stay in the same area. I think the physical facility is fine. They have a 1-bedroom unit with a living room, a private bath and a little kitchenette area. It’s very attractive. That hasn’t been a source of complaint at all. The quality of the food and the food service has gone downhill in the last year and just in the last few months, it seems as though the staff services have really deteriorated.

Provider Response

Caring75564750

It had good people and staff. The rooms and dining area were adequate. They had single bedrooms with a living area and a small kitchen but we were looking for rooms for two for my parents. They had grounds to walk on but no pool.

Caring66891650

This was really my first choice but my wife fell and broke her back and her mind went very rapidly after that. She couldn't make it in assisted living anymore so we had to get skilled nursing care. I saw the rooms, the activities and the people there. The room was spacious and very comfortable-looking with very convenient bathrooms and they had a lockdown procedure. I was very impressed with them.

Larry19

My dad is here. He has been there for about a week and a half now. We likes it because the facility is only one floor. There were no elevators and the place was very nice. The staff were also very good.

Amiya

It was very good. The staff was very friendly. They showed me their rooms, which were spacious and the different choices and I really liked that.

Caring244357

We chose this facility because they accept Medicaid and VA. It is located right off a big intersection and that made it very convenient. The buildings are colonial style bricked and very spread out. There are numerous palm trees and shady areas around. My mom lives in a one room apartment which is big enough for her. There's a living room, a bathroom, a small kitchenette and a refrigerator which she really likes. She eats her meals in the dining room together with the other residents. The personnel are really friendly, welcoming, caring and able to assist anytime. They pay attention to her requests. For instance, she requested for special bars in her bathroom and they readily accommodated her. Furthermore, they provide entertainment like memory care. However, they could provide better service to their clients if they communicate more to family members. My mother is doing well in this place. She said everybody is taking good care of her. She feels this is her "home".