Independent Living Communities in Pompano Beach, FL

"We visited and it was very nice. The lady who gave us the tour was wonderful, and the apartment was the biggest one. More like a regular condo in a way. It was beautiful. The dining area was nice, it was full, busy, and the residents were having a nice time. They have a small exercise room, a salon, and a community room for playing cards and games."

"Independence Retirement Hall was a large facility for her needs. It was very elegant and very clean. There wasn’t much interaction with the staff. They were having a sort of Mexican party when we were there. The rooms were of reasonable size and were clean. The dining area was set up nice with table cloths and glassware, and it was very well appointed. It looked secure and had a nice view. "

"It is a very nice and upscale place. My mom is in a clean and nice quad room where there are four beds. They have bingo, an Elvis impersonator, and they play cards. They also have a lady selling jewelry and a pool for the residents. They also have a library and a lot of places to sit, and an atrium with plants. It's a really pretty place. The staff is nice and polite, but they're not very helpful or informed with what steps need to be taken, like they don't guide you very well. That's the one complaint I have."

"While driving through the region, we decided to stop in and visit Stratford Court of Boca Pointe, since we were looking for an assisted living facility where my friend's mother could live. We were impressed that they could accommodate our last-minute visit. The grounds were beautifully landscaped. The tree-lined walkways were peaceful and easy to navigate. The main area seemed clean and well tended with a beautifully designed décor. The furnishings were comfortable and easy to access. The staff was very nice and seemed to treat the residents kindly - many of whom were not ambulatory. They seem to be able to accommodate most senior circumstances with a variety of living options available. We knew my friend's mother would really like the little park area outside, which was close to the main door. We also thought it looked as though the staff could easily manage all of the residents, which is important to us. The fact that the facility is so close to so many cultural entertainment venues makes it easy for the seniors to get out regularly to enjoy them. They also have a variety of the typical activities that assisted living facilities usually have, including card games, socializing, films. reading and other hosted events. The rooms we saw were all nicely decorated - and better looking many we've seen before. The food looked well-prepared, appetizing and also smelled delicious. The dining room were comfortable and spacious, with very nice furnishings and a bright decor. The exercise room could accommodate many and offered well-maintained equipment and regular exercise classes. The book selection, which is important to my friend's mother - was quite nice. Overall, the facility looked like a nice place to live - we were very impressed with it - compared to others we've visited recently. "

"My mom and dad lived there for 3 years and then my dad passed away. Mom mom has had a wonderful experience at Park Summitt even though my dad is no longer here. She feels safe, well taken care and enjoys dinning with her friends. She is 95 years old. Big compliments to the dinning room. Great improvement in food and service since Covid. Thank you all for taking care of my mother."

"This is where my mother now lives. The food menu there is far more appealing than the other places. They serve nice and sophisticated food. My mother is very happy with the staff there. They are very nice and sensitive. Nobody is treated any differently than anybody else. Everyone in that place is very nice and they seem to know what they are doing. They had lots of activities. The first day that she moved in there was some kind of drum beating activity. They had bingo. My mother plays bridge. They have exercises in the pool. They go to the mall. I have no complaints at all. They are doing a really good job."

"I went to see Belmont Village Fort Lauderdale. I liked this place. The actual apartments were nice. The facility was very nice. It seemed like they had a lot of interesting activities, and the staff was very nice and very friendly. The residents seemed to be quite happy there. Also, it's located in the city, so you get easy access to the city. It was like an apartment building. It didn't have a big campus, but it had a pool, a gym, and physical therapy. They had a lot of different levels of service depending upon what your needs are. My concern about it was that it's quite expensive for what you're getting."

"My father is in Forest Trace. It has a section for independent living and a section for assisted living. The independent living has a lot of activities. They have a library and a card room. They have a beautiful dining room. They have movies and live entertainment in the evening. They have a large pool. They have a tennis court, and they have playing greens. However, when somebody is in the assisted living, those things become, I think, less important. My father has moved from the independent living to the assisted living, and those facilities are still available, but he is not capable of using those facilities, so it is not that important to him. They have different choices of rooms. They have one-bedroom facilities, and they all have private baths. They have a small terrace, a bedroom, and a kitchen. Then they have two bedrooms. Each resident has their own bedroom and bathroom, but they share a common kitchen and living room. I think the food is very good. In the independent living, they have 2 meals a day, and in the assisted living, they have 3 meals a day. I don't know what the breakfast menu is like, but the dinner menu has a variety of choices, and they are all quite good. I think the staff is very qualified, attentive, and quite good. One of the important thing is that Forest Lake -- for the same facilities and the same care compare to the other one I visited -- is probably 20% to 25% less expensive. I feel like it is a much more affordable and reasonable community. "

"We had a great experience. The business coordinator that we spoke with was just very knowledgeable. She was very comforting and very helpful. We've kind of been going through a crazy nightmare with my mom, and both my sister and I visited and we left there just feeling hopeful. The people there were happy, and the people that worked there were friendly. The place was clean. The rooms were nice. Yesterday they were having a huge fundraiser/baby shower for one of their employees, so a lot was going on. There were a lot of people sitting in the front. They did that in their ice cream parlor. She showed us all of the things that they had, the library and the movies. We're highly considering putting our mother there. The atmosphere seemed positive. The inside was immaculate and it looked like a lot of work had been going into it. The outside of the building is old, so they could maybe use some pressure cleaning and painting, but it certainly wasn't something that you pull up to and would look at and think it was horrible. They could freshen that up a little, but I feel like they're working on that."

"My parents have been living here for about three months. The property is pretty nice but the apartments were nicer and updated and we got my parents the biggest two-bedroom apartment they have there. They seem to be in the ball as far as the medical staff and the medications for my dad but they also have nurses every couple of days to check on them. I looked at a few but this was the best of the ones that I looked at based on the price tag also."

"Everybody at Covenant Living of Florida has been friendly and helpful. I couldn't say enough about Annie, who is the sales director. She held our hands through the entire process of moving my parents in. The facilities are all very well maintained and it's like living on a cruise ship. Having everything on site stood out the most to us. Everything is at your fingertips. Three activities are going on every hour. There's wellness, health, fitness, strength, and balancing, caregiver classes, all sorts of crafts, woodworking, flower arrangement, wreath building, plus games like mahjong, bunco, and Wii bowling. There's just so much to do. Then there are multiple dining rooms. There's a bistro, a coffee shop, and the main dining room. The food in the main dining room is average, the one from the bistro is above average and has great service, while the coffee shop offers very good food. It's a few hundred thousand dollars to move in because you're in a life contract. It's $5,000 a month for the unit they are in, but they're in a two-bedroom, two-bath. It's about 1500 square feet with a large 18 by 18 patio and 10 foot high ceilings. It's nice and it comes with maid service."

"The apartments at Verena at Delray were nice. The residents and the workers were outstanding and very friendly. My mom likes that the washer and dryer would be inside her apartment as well as the size of the bedroom. She just likes the whole community. They have a nice swimming pool, too. When we visited, they had a happy hour (which she loves) and drawing activities."

"Our mother has lived in this assisted living facility for three years. We are so very very happy with the care and the facility. They are so wonderful, everyone who works there seems so happy and very polite to all the residents. We visit our mother, so we do see what goes on with everyone. The nursing staff is exceptional with our mothers care as well as with the other residents. We have to say unfortunately in the assisted living part our loved ones are not easy to handle, they can get very mean and sometimes will go after the nurses. We have seen this a lot, there is not one time we have seen the nurses loose it on them, they handle the situation with love and care, lol better then we could. Not only do they help our mother but often have to help us understand why this is happening to someone we love so very much!!!! We can't think of another place that we would trust our mother the most important person in our lives. "

"My father, age 91, was here just over a month after suffering a devastating head injury in March 2022. The services offered were good and sometimes great but other times really left much to be desired. Bobby is an amazing chief of operations that always has a smile and gets things done quickly, as quickly as is in his capacity. We ran into language issues w/ staff caring for my dad as well as poor follow through when specific tasks were requested. All in all, they are doing the best they can with what they have, given the high turn-over work environment we live in. God bless the dedicated hard-workers in this industry - true Angels among them that help our elderly get by day to day. Yes, I would recommend this establishment."