DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community Sarasota, FL

Offers Assisted Living and Independent Living

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5601 N. Honore Avenue

Sarasota

34243

DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community

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3.7 15

SH 2022-03-29 DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community was beautiful. It's a great place. We were very impressed. We took pictures and spoke to the administrator. Everybody was great. The facility itself was nice. The rooms were nice. It's just not affordable. The facility was clean and well maintained. The administrator was over the top. She was great. It's a wonderful place. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Cheryl 2021-10-03 We went to DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. The sales director was very personable, she sat my father down and asked him a lot of questions just to get to know him first, and what he thought he would like or wouldn't like about moving to assisted living. She took us on a tour of three or four types of units that they offer, dining rooms, activity rooms, movie rooms, and introduced them to concierge staff and some of the other staff. So it was a good tour, she spent a lot of time with them. The rooms were very nice, very clean, and had good lighting. The dining areas are very nice. They're homier. The unique thing about this facility is that they have three floors, but they keep the floors almost like separate little communities. They don't have one giant dining room for the entire place. They have a separate meeting and lounge areas on each floor. So all of the three floors are kind of like their own little community. So for some people that aren't going to be comfortable dealing with larger numbers, this is a more comfortable style for people like that. They have activity rooms, they have card games, and they have happy hours. They have music, entertainment, crafts. Yeah, lots of activities, they go shopping, go to lunch, that kind of thing. I visited this facility

5 4 1

Eileen 2021-06-03 We took my mother to DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. It had a comfortable feeling and is homey. She has only been there for four days. The staff are very responsive, very friendly, and very helpful. The food is delicious. Right now, activities are minimal because of Covid. The place is very clean, and it is very close to my home. I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

5 4 1

don't consider 2020-11-26 I currently have family at this facility and I can understand the limitations associated with life under the coronavirus. However today is Thanksgiving Day and my parents had turkey and mashed potatoes with no vegetables and it was served on paper plates with plastic cutlery. Given the lockdowns that this population has had to endure over the past year, it is not too much to ask to provide a warm, familial holiday special environment for your residents. Desert was a choice of 2 types of pie that came in a box with a plastic fork. This is completely unacceptable and given the costs for this facility the quality of services including culinary should be much greater. Your facility has lost double digit numbers of residents in the past year and will continue to do so unless you improve your service. Other

5 1 1

Gail 2017-09-30 DeSoto Palms was the one we liked the least. It's a thumbs down. It was the worst community we saw. Every other place that we went was bright, sunny and airy, but we couldn't wait to get out of there. It was horrible. They didn't have a dining room, and it was more like a hospital. We had set up an appointment there, but when we walked in, nobody knew we were coming. I would never put anybody there. We looked at every place to see if the people seemed happy, but with this one, it was very down. I visited this facility

5 1 1

Joyce731888 2017-02-07 Everything at DeSoto Palms is great The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, and the administration is extremely helpful. We have numerous activities here in the building, they take us on excursions at least once week, and they have entertainment come in for cocktail hour on Fridays. The only thing that is lacking is a swimming pool. We have a dining room, a laundry, and sitting areas on each floor. I am/was a resident of this facility

5 4 1

Anna154834 2016-12-15 I moved into Desoto Palms because of the location and size. We can sit outside in the sun, and a lot of people play bingo. They serve three meals a day and have a library, a game room, activities room, living room, a beauty salon, and laundry. The staff is quick to respond, always pleasant, and smiling. They anticipate your needs and will provide transportation for your doctors' appointments. However, they have very rigid meal time. I am/was a resident of this facility

5 4 1

Brenda216382 2016-06-10 I visited DeSoto Palms. It was nice, seemed OK, and had a lot of nice apartments. It was kind of closed-up and quiet. We only saw one room. The staff was OK. It was just an OK place. I don't think I'd be comfortable there. It seemed cold. The price was ridiculous. For respite care, a place to put her when we have to go away, you have to do seven days at $185 a day, and if you don't stay 7 days, you still have to pay the full amount. If I only needed to put her there for two days, I'd have to pay for seven days. That's almost $1,200, so that kind of ruins my vacation. They're very nice, but it was quiet. It was fine. The lady who walked us around was very nice and friendly. I visited this facility

5 4 1

Sue121674650 2016-05-10 I thought DeSoto was lovely and it would be my first choice. The grounds are very well-kept, the interior is very attractive, and actually they’re redoing all of it. The staff was very helpful, and you didn’t feel she was trying to sell you something. It is independent living but you can have service which is what we will do. The dining is very lovely, they have a real chef, and the menu looked interesting. Some of units have kitchens of different sizes, some are full, some kitchenettes. The floor plans are varied and you would find what you are looking for there. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Caregiv1 2015-11-19 This facility is relatively new and is well appointed with nice rooms and common areas. Unfortunately I found the management to be somewhat unprofessional and not extremely experienced regarding their approach to providing true assistance. My elderly father stayed there for a week trial stay earlier in the year and we were marketed several times to have him come back. We moved him in several months later when we were able to convince him that he should not be living by himself. Despite the fact that the staff had plenty of opportunity to observe him during his trial stay and that they had an evaluation form from his doctor indicating that he had early dementia, no extra effort was made on their part to get him oriented and into a routine in a new, unfamiliar setting. While he would become temporarily disoriented, when I visited him, he would be able to figure out where he was and self-correct (for example, head down the correct corridor towards his room). Rather than take some remedial actions to help him settle in, they quickly labeled him as someone that was inappropriate for their facility and told us he could no longer stay there after only a few weeks. I am a friend or relative of resident

5 2 1

Dwayne1832 2014-06-25 DeSoto Palms had nice rooms, but the only one they get on Medicaid is a shared room with a shared bathroom. My mother wanted her own bathroom. Their dining room was like hotel-restaurant dining. They had the same basic activities, i.e., card playing, bingo, trips, and going out to eat. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Caring85568450 2014-06-19 DeSoto Palms was lovely. It was like a hotel. The rooms and the lobby were beautiful. Their dining area was like eating in a 5-star hotel. I really liked that. However, my brother decided that he needed more care than what they could offer because they had nurses there, but they were like 7 to 7. They would put you in bed, but there's nobody there at night until the morning expect for the resident manager, who was always there, and my brother might need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. So, it was not an appropriate facility for him, even though I liked it. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Amiya 2013-07-29 I was satisfied with Desoto Palms. The staff was very friendly, cordial and everything was nice. The place was good and it was convenient. We had some food there and it was good. I visited this facility

5 4 1

caring0516113 2013-05-29 DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community is a very nice place. The residents are very active. The food is not bad. The staff takes great pride in their patients. I am/was a resident of this facility

5 4 1

commercesd 2012-04-26 While in the area, we made a stop at the DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. Even though we didn't have an appointment, the staff was friendly and accommodating. We had been looking at options for my friend's mother. The main grounds had nice seating areas to relax by. We liked the way the main area was decorated with fresh flowers. We got to see the diverse staff and residents - which seemed to include people at various levels of ambulation. The staff pointed out that residents are regularly invited to participate in everything there is to offer - from outings to indoor games, films and reading groups. Staff seemed to be willing to accommodate any resident need. The nicely appointed rooms were all fresh and seemed newly decorated. The spacious community rooms were well kept and homey. There was a variety of types of food available - for example, meal choices ranged from a complete meal to snacks or lighter fare, for those who wanted it. Every dietary concern seemed to be well addressed. The snacks also looked very good, from fresh vegetables to fruit and hard boiled eggs. Every effort is made to ensure that all residents are taken care of nutritionally. The facility encourages family members to visit regularly and participate in some of the annual activities, such as barbeques and holiday parties. Staff appeared to make every effort to ensure that the residents were both safe and comfortable in this living environment. I visited this facility

5 4 1

5601 N. Honore Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34243

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March 29, 2022

By SH

I visited this facility

DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community was beautiful. It's a great place. We were very impressed. We took pictures and spoke to the administrator. Everybody was great. The facility itself was nice. The rooms were nice. It's just not affordable. The facility was clean and well maintained. The administrator was over the top. She was great. It's a wonderful place.

October 03, 2021

By Cheryl

I visited this facility

We went to DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. The sales director was very personable, she sat my father down and asked him a lot of questions just to get to know him first, and what he thought he would like or wouldn't like about moving to assisted living. She took us on a tour of three or four types of units that they offer, dining rooms, activity rooms, movie rooms, and introduced them to concierge staff and some of the other staff. So it was a good tour, she spent a lot of time with them. The rooms were very nice, very clean, and had good lighting. The dining areas are very nice. They're homier. The unique thing about this facility is that they have three floors, but they keep the floors almost like separate little communities. They don't have one giant dining room for the entire place. They have a separate meeting and lounge areas on each floor. So all of the three floors are kind of like their own little community. So for some people that aren't going to be comfortable dealing with larger numbers, this is a more comfortable style for people like that. They have activity rooms, they have card games, and they have happy hours. They have music, entertainment, crafts. Yeah, lots of activities, they go shopping, go to lunch, that kind of thing.

June 03, 2021

By Eileen

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

We took my mother to DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. It had a comfortable feeling and is homey. She has only been there for four days. The staff are very responsive, very friendly, and very helpful. The food is delicious. Right now, activities are minimal because of Covid. The place is very clean, and it is very close to my home.

November 26, 2020

By don't consider

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I currently have family at this facility and I can understand the limitations associated with life under the coronavirus. However today is Thanksgiving Day and my parents had turkey and mashed potatoes with no vegetables and it was served on paper plates with plastic cutlery. Given the lockdowns that this population has had to endure over the past year, it is not too much to ask to provide a warm, familial holiday special environment for your residents. Desert was a choice of 2 types of pie that came in a box with a plastic fork. This is completely unacceptable and given the costs for this facility the quality of services including culinary should be much greater. Your facility has lost double digit numbers of residents in the past year and will continue to do so unless you improve your service.

September 30, 2017

By Gail

I visited this facility

DeSoto Palms was the one we liked the least. It's a thumbs down. It was the worst community we saw. Every other place that we went was bright, sunny and airy, but we couldn't wait to get out of there. It was horrible. They didn't have a dining room, and it was more like a hospital. We had set up an appointment there, but when we walked in, nobody knew we were coming. I would never put anybody there. We looked at every place to see if the people seemed happy, but with this one, it was very down.

February 07, 2017

By Joyce731888

I am/was a resident of this facility

Everything at DeSoto Palms is great The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, and the administration is extremely helpful. We have numerous activities here in the building, they take us on excursions at least once week, and they have entertainment come in for cocktail hour on Fridays. The only thing that is lacking is a swimming pool. We have a dining room, a laundry, and sitting areas on each floor.

December 15, 2016

By Anna154834

I am/was a resident of this facility

I moved into Desoto Palms because of the location and size. We can sit outside in the sun, and a lot of people play bingo. They serve three meals a day and have a library, a game room, activities room, living room, a beauty salon, and laundry. The staff is quick to respond, always pleasant, and smiling. They anticipate your needs and will provide transportation for your doctors' appointments. However, they have very rigid meal time.

June 10, 2016

By Brenda216382

I visited this facility

I visited DeSoto Palms. It was nice, seemed OK, and had a lot of nice apartments. It was kind of closed-up and quiet. We only saw one room. The staff was OK. It was just an OK place. I don't think I'd be comfortable there. It seemed cold. The price was ridiculous. For respite care, a place to put her when we have to go away, you have to do seven days at $185 a day, and if you don't stay 7 days, you still have to pay the full amount. If I only needed to put her there for two days, I'd have to pay for seven days. That's almost $1,200, so that kind of ruins my vacation. They're very nice, but it was quiet. It was fine. The lady who walked us around was very nice and friendly.

May 10, 2016

By Sue121674650

I visited this facility

I thought DeSoto was lovely and it would be my first choice. The grounds are very well-kept, the interior is very attractive, and actually they’re redoing all of it. The staff was very helpful, and you didn’t feel she was trying to sell you something. It is independent living but you can have service which is what we will do. The dining is very lovely, they have a real chef, and the menu looked interesting. Some of units have kitchens of different sizes, some are full, some kitchenettes. The floor plans are varied and you would find what you are looking for there.

November 19, 2015

By Caregiv1

I am a friend or relative of resident

This facility is relatively new and is well appointed with nice rooms and common areas. Unfortunately I found the management to be somewhat unprofessional and not extremely experienced regarding their approach to providing true assistance. My elderly father stayed there for a week trial stay earlier in the year and we were marketed several times to have him come back. We moved him in several months later when we were able to convince him that he should not be living by himself. Despite the fact that the staff had plenty of opportunity to observe him during his trial stay and that they had an evaluation form from his doctor indicating that he had early dementia, no extra effort was made on their part to get him oriented and into a routine in a new, unfamiliar setting. While he would become temporarily disoriented, when I visited him, he would be able to figure out where he was and self-correct (for example, head down the correct corridor towards his room). Rather than take some remedial actions to help him settle in, they quickly labeled him as someone that was inappropriate for their facility and told us he could no longer stay there after only a few weeks.

June 25, 2014

By Dwayne1832

I visited this facility

DeSoto Palms had nice rooms, but the only one they get on Medicaid is a shared room with a shared bathroom. My mother wanted her own bathroom. Their dining room was like hotel-restaurant dining. They had the same basic activities, i.e., card playing, bingo, trips, and going out to eat.

June 19, 2014

By Caring85568450

I visited this facility

DeSoto Palms was lovely. It was like a hotel. The rooms and the lobby were beautiful. Their dining area was like eating in a 5-star hotel. I really liked that. However, my brother decided that he needed more care than what they could offer because they had nurses there, but they were like 7 to 7. They would put you in bed, but there's nobody there at night until the morning expect for the resident manager, who was always there, and my brother might need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. So, it was not an appropriate facility for him, even though I liked it.

July 29, 2013

By Amiya

I visited this facility

I was satisfied with Desoto Palms. The staff was very friendly, cordial and everything was nice. The place was good and it was convenient. We had some food there and it was good.

May 29, 2013

By caring0516113

I am/was a resident of this facility

DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community is a very nice place. The residents are very active. The food is not bad. The staff takes great pride in their patients.

April 26, 2012

By commercesd

I visited this facility

While in the area, we made a stop at the DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. Even though we didn't have an appointment, the staff was friendly and accommodating. We had been looking at options for my friend's mother. The main grounds had nice seating areas to relax by. We liked the way the main area was decorated with fresh flowers. We got to see the diverse staff and residents - which seemed to include people at various levels of ambulation. The staff pointed out that residents are regularly invited to participate in everything there is to offer - from outings to indoor games, films and reading groups. Staff seemed to be willing to accommodate any resident need. The nicely appointed rooms were all fresh and seemed newly decorated. The spacious community rooms were well kept and homey. There was a variety of types of food available - for example, meal choices ranged from a complete meal to snacks or lighter fare, for those who wanted it. Every dietary concern seemed to be well addressed. The snacks also looked very good, from fresh vegetables to fruit and hard boiled eggs. Every effort is made to ensure that all residents are taken care of nutritionally. The facility encourages family members to visit regularly and participate in some of the annual activities, such as barbeques and holiday parties. Staff appeared to make every effort to ensure that the residents were both safe and comfortable in this living environment.

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2-bedroom apartments
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Medication Management
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Resident Capacity: 95
Minimum Age: 55
Pets: Yes

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State Licenses: 11835

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DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community offers senior living conveniences and care within a setting that establishes a true feeling of home and security for its residents.Every day is a wonderful day when you enjoy the secure & carefree way of life at DeSoto Palms. From the delicious meals served in restaurant to the superior amenities that compliment your lifestyle, the meticulous attention to detail is evident at DeSoto Palms.

As a full continuum of care community, we offer both Independent living and Assisted Living, all within our beautifully landscaped property. Independence & peace of mind can be yours in a private apartment within our secure environment. An emergency response system, on-site healthcare and other related services make living easy at DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community.

At DeSoto Palms we are all about making life easier so you can spend more time doing the things you love. We will take care of your housekeeping and linen service, have a chef prepare cuisine for you in a private dining room and of course we have medical staff 24 hours a day.

Every day will be full of activities and experiences, from “learn how to…” classes to sunset cruises. With services and activities like these, you will surely be Living The Life at DeSoto Palms.

24 hour Medical Staff
Assistance with medication and personal care
Check-in and emergency call alert system
On-site physician clinic
Scheduled transportation for shopping, church, medical appointments
Recreational activities and social outings
Cafe
Game room
Exercise Gym
Spa
Beauty / Barber Shop
Chef prepared cuisine
Private dining room
Pet friendly
Fully carpeted with roomy floorplans
All rooms and bathrooms equipped with safety features
Locally owned and operated

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Fine dining, restaurant style; Whether you plan to dine with friends or your family, your dining experience will be special. As part of your search for an assisted living community, be sure to dine with us!

Fine dining with chef prepared meals
Three restaurant style meals served daily
Open seating
Diverse menu with daily “specials” for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Private dining room for special occasions, birthdays, anniversaries, family celebrations

Wellness

At DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community, you will find extraordinary professionals that provide therapeutic and educational programs.

Individualized assessments
Physical, occupational and speech therapy
Outpatient therapy
Fully equipped gym

Thank you for your interest at DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community. Please give us a call to schedule a free tour.

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