Grand Villa of Sarasota

Carole

I visited Grand Villa of Sarasota simply because I liked the location. It's downtown. However, they did not have much land mass and it was quite small. That also meant the lack of all the activities or clubs and things like that, because they did not have enough base. It's been around for a while, so it was old. Everything else seemed to be fine. The people that I dealt with were very informative and very professional. The lady who did the tour was very good. The individual apartments were fine. It just didn't meet the things that I wanted particularly.

Diane

My father moved into Grand Villa of Sarasota. It was very nice. The staff was very kind. The facilities were beautiful, very attractive, and well furnished. Everything's beautiful there. The staff members are very concerned, always check with him, and see what he needs. They take very good care of him. They bring their furniture in there. It's a big room. He is just really happy with it, and so are we. There are five or six things they can do every day. I know he does the walk.

Jamie Joseph

Staff goes above and beyond for the needs of my loved one. We could not be happier with the care and compassion felt the second you enter the community. Beautiful renovations!! Beautiful friendly residents and staff.

Dolores

My second choice is the Grand Villa of Sarasota. It's about seven miles from my home. I just wanted close proximity to my loved one, so I chose the other place. It's beautiful. It's clean. The staff and the sales director (she's a nurse) spent hours with me talking to me about the different issues and how to compensate for them. What's really impressive about that particular facility is that they have this amazing filtration system that cleans the air. They've had zero incidence of COVID with the patients. They're a five just for the attention and care that they gave to me and that I saw them give to the patients. They have a courtyard, but it's much smaller than the other place.

Jim

I went to Grand Villa of Sarasota. They were redoing the rooms. They really had a good layout in them, so they were going to be nice: new appliances, new floors, new everything. We toured the independent living, but they have the continuation of care, which was very good. They didn't have a pool though. They were all very friendly, very happy, and very courteous while we were touring. We were scheduled to go try the food, and we couldn't make it. My wife did not want to go there because of no pool. They had a beautiful area back over there, and they had activities. They weren't boxed in. The one thing that they did have that was not good was the shared parking area. They didn't have their own dedicated parking area. It was first come, first serve with whomever they were sharing with. There were several different places over there. They were doing some remodeling and it was going to be well kept with new furniture and new stuff. It was right near downtown Sarasota and near a hospital.

James

I went to Grand Villa of Sarasota. It's under remodel, and they were very apologetic for that, but I didn't have a problem with the remodel. The rooms that they showed me and the layout of the place was very nice. They showed me a studio and a one-bedroom. My dad wants a one-bedroom, but we wanted to show him the studios because we didn't know how it would compare in overall size to the one-bedroom. It is in a very nice spot, very limited area though. As far as outside area goes, they were very limited in that. Inside they had a very nice library, an exercise room, and a game room. The laundry facilities were nice. The location and the outside areas were very limited, but the inside of the building and the building itself was beautiful. The staff was very good.

Carol

We have moved into our new place here at Grand Villa of Sarasota. We've been here a whole week now, so it meets our needs quite well. It's very friendly, and we are enjoying it a lot. Our apartment is spacious and nice with a pretty view. The food is really good, and the people are friendly. The view is onto trees, lots of birds, and it looks over a little waterway, and we just really enjoy it. They do all sorts of things, but we haven't done any of them yet. They have two buses and they take you places. They serve us three meals a day and everybody else is very friendly, so it is working out really well. There's a beauty salon and a library, they show movies every day, there are some outdoor areas to use, like there is a patio, and you can have pets too.

L.S.H.

I cannot say enough about Grand Villa. My mother has been in the memory care unit for over 7 months. The attention given to her has been wonderful. The GV care managers and administration have gone beyond the norm to care for my mother and make her comfortable. We had to move my mother from a bleak home situation to GV during the peak of Covid while I was out-of-state. It was a desperate time for me and my mother. GV helped with the transition in many ways. Her immediate needs were serious, but her GV care team coordinated multiple medical services to get her the help she needed right away. Within a few months my mom had actually improved, something my family did not think possible. I know it was due to the attention she received at GV. The staff answers questions promptly, sends updates often, and is open and approachable. The rooms are small, but there are plenty of common areas to relax in. Grand Villa has made a difficult phase of life much easier to deal with for my mother and my family.

Kathy

I saw the Grand Villa of Sarasota. I think it was fine, but my tour guide kept apologizing for the condition of the rooms saying they're in the middle of updating them. They were perfectly fine in their un-updated state, so I'm sure it will turn out beautiful when it's done. It was acceptable the way it was. It was clean and I was able to see everything. I didn't get the chance to taste the food, but I have menus that look like there would be something for everyone to choose from, and the people said the food was good. The staff was friendly; I met cleaning people, different staff members, and nurses. They had a doctor there a couple of times a week, so it seemed like it would be a good place for assisted living. I also met the physical therapist. It was a good place.

James

My father was at Grand Villa of Sarasota. It was very nice, it was a great location, and it was a good price. The food was excellent. He really liked it. He had a one-bedroom apartment, and it was very nice. They had activities before COVID, but after COVID they pretty much mixed the activities. They had a few after it loosened up, but they had good activities. They took them out on a bus, they had an exercise room, they had a game room on the fifth floor, and they had a pool table.