The Best Independent Living Communities in Pinellas County, FL

"We loved Freedom Square of Seminole. Everybody was friendly. The place was super clean, and the amenities looked perfect. It was a nice place. We saw the dining room, there's a gym, a library, a doctor, a salon, and a dog park. There are a lot of them. The staff was great. They were very friendly and very knowledgeable. It was all good."

"Regency Oaks was beautiful. They provided a short seminar for residents to talk to people who worked in accounting and there's plenty of administration to answer all of our questions. There's a lot to do. It's a first-class place. It's gorgeous. The grounds are gorgeous. They remind me of Philippe Park. The rooms are beautiful and there's spacious closet space, which was one of our primary concerns and it all looks new. They provided us with a gourmet meal for lunch and it was outstanding. They have a pool."

"I visited the assisted living of The Oaks of Clearwater, and the person who toured me was very friendly and knowledgeable about the whole industry. I thought she was very good and very helpful in explaining their facility and how it operates. There is a downside, though, and that is the amount of parking for guests. They have a three-story parking garage, and there are only four spaces for guests on the first floor of it, so you have to go all the way up to the third floor to find any other spaces. You'd also have to know where the elevator is to get from the third floor down to the first because it's not obvious that they have an elevator there. The place was clean. They were having vendors that were selling jewelry and other items in their lobby area during my visit. I guess they bring them in once or twice a month for residents to do shopping inside the facility. Their dining area was adequate for the building. It was large enough to house people, although they weren't serving anybody at the time I was there. They have plenty of tables and chairs, though. They have different floors that do different things, but the view from their rooms on the upper floors is spectacular. They overlook parts of Tampa Bay, so you're right by the water, and it's a really nice view."

"I am very happy with the caregivers in this facility. They are friendly and so willing to help any way they can. The facility is very clean. "

"American House St. Petersburg was pretty nice. We were looking for memory care places specifically and they're all pretty depressing. American House was the nicest of all the options here in Pinellas. The facility was pretty nice, very new, modern, clean, and well-lit. They have a nice pool. The staff I met has been very friendly and helpful. We already selected a room for my grandmother. She's in kind of an unusual room. The typical room for memory care is just a bedroom and an attached bathroom. For my grandmother, it's normally a room for two people that has two small bedrooms and a central living room, and then a bathroom, so it's a little larger. Part of the decision-making process was that she would get more private space than she would get at any of the other facilities."

"Stratford Court is very nice, very clean, and beautiful. My parents will have two bedrooms, two baths, a full kitchen, washer and dryer, living room, dining room, and a screened-in patio. The staff was very friendly and compassionate. They have shopping, trips to casino, malls, and stores. They have games, crafts, and cooking lessons. "

"Coral Oaks is very nice and very clean. The staff is efficient and kind. It just needs to have more activities and more introductions to other residents. My mother does not know anybody yet. I am impressed with the cleanliness and the nice staff. "

"Addington Place at College Harbor was very nice, and I loved it, but it was out of my price range. The staff was friendly, said hello, and smiled. The amenities that I wanted were there. It's right on the water and had a fishing dock and equipment, so I don’t have to buy a fishing pole. It seemed like the staff was overworked."

"Grand Court Tampa is by far the most luxurious assisted facility that I have placed my grandparents in. Previously based in New York, my grandparents had a rough time with the weather and hard labor. I decided to fly them up to Grand Court Tampa for an assisted living experience. The atmosphere is by far high class, and the facility has great activities and social events to get residents involved. The food is amazing, from my grandparents reviews. They are able to go out with friends on scheduled nights by the facility. They love it! The Grand Court Tampa was able to create a custom and inexpensive plan for my grandparents! What a fine facility. "

"I was a patient for a month. They had good rehab therapy and lots of activities. I got myself back in shape again. It was clean, and their meals were really good. The staff was good. I liked them. "

"I visited Amilcat Care Home LLC. It was more of a respite environment. It was clean, friendly, and well-kept. If I was in need of that type of a place, it would have been on my list. The staff was very friendly, very knowledgeable, and open. It was a good place. It was small. It wasn't a facility. It was just a house with I don't know exactly how many rooms. I saw a couple of people there. I spoke, I believe with the owner, and she was great. I only saw the main entry in the house where there were a couple of people. I didn't go back and tour any of the rooms or anything."

"It is a very big community. They have several floors. It is the best one I've visited. It's very clean and very well structured. The staff was very nice and seemed to be concerned about our situation. However, in the end, they couldn't help us because of my brother's criminal record in the past. The dining area was set up like a hotel. The private room was nice and roomy, and it had a bathroom. The residents all seemed happy and engaged in whatever activity they were doing."

"I toured The Meridian at Brandon. It was very overwhelming. It's a very large facility and it's incredible. It's beautiful and very well decorated because it's geared more towards people who are non-dementia patients who expect to be able to take care of themselves for the most part. They offer different levels of care, but they also charge for those different levels of care, and that was one thing I did not like. It could get very expensive very quickly. It was very tall and very, very long. They had hundreds of units there, but they had lots and lots of scheduled activities. The scheduled activities were just out of this world. They had chef-prepared meals and stuff like that. The only thing is that, because my mother has COPD and she can't walk very far, that was the downfall of the place. Just to go eat in the dining room, if her room wasn't down the hall from the dining room, she would have to take an elevator and then walk all over the facility, which is ginormous. They had studios, one-bedrooms, and then they had two-bedroom companion suites, so they had a lot of floor plans to choose from. The staff who toured us was very professional. Everyone that I encountered was very professional. It's not as friendly or family-oriented as with the other place because they were a very large community. The price was out of my mother's range. They catered more to affluent individuals and couples. "

"My husband and I are in here. We chose this place because I wanted to be close to home, and a lot of people from my church recuperated here. When I came and looked at the place, I really liked it too. The apartments are nice-sized. We get two meals a day, and the food is terrific. They have two choices for every meal, and we get a paper the night before, check off what we want to eat the next day, they pick it up, and then that's what you'll be getting. They also make your bed, change your sheets every other week, do housekeeping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathroom, cleaning the kitchen, and you can use the washing machine at no cost. It's everything I could have asked for. We have a living room on one end, and a kitchen on the other end. The kitchen is just small, because we only make breakfast in there. It's got a full-size refrigerator, a four burner stove, and an oven. I have a queen size bed, a large dresser, a chest of drawers, bedside tables on each side, and a huge six-by-six feet walk-in closet. The bathroom is also huge in case you need any help getting out of it. There's room for everything. They take you shopping, or a van will take you to places for sightseeing. They have an entertainment room, and they play bingo, cards, and other games. They have a beautician that comes in to do the hair, and a girl that does the nails every weekend. If you have some company, you can have them serve your supper in the library, or you can have a private room to entertain them. Right now, we have to wear our masks in the common areas, and we're not allowed to have anyone in our rooms. I've only been here for a little while and nothing has come up that's just been a problem. It's so wonderful. The people are so friendly, and I feel like I'm on a cruise. I just love it here."