Independent Living Communities in Valrico, FL

"I toured Azalea Park, and that was my favorite. We went in right around lunchtime. The dining room was excellent. As soon as you walk in the door it is to the left, and it's big. On their menus they show you an example of the food. They make the plates and cover them with Saran wrap and put them on a tray so you can actually see the food you're going to be eating, which I thought was very impressive. The apartment was excellent, too. It had everything you would want. It was just really good. The people were very friendly, explaining what kind of things they offer and the events they do and that kind of thing. I think everything is supplied but a microwave. Their apartment had one of those 24-inch stoves, but it was still a four-burner. The refrigerators were full-sized. They will do your laundry, they will come in and clean your apartment, and they will change your linens. They have a laundromat there if you want to do them on your own. They have a game room, an exercise room, and a fitness room. The game room has a pool table and different tables where you can do jigsaw puzzles and things like. They have card games and game nights and that kind of thing going on. The building was very clean and very organized. The grounds were beautiful. They serve three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner."

"We toured Lake Morton Senior Living, which was very clean. We ate lunch there, and the food was delicious. I viewed some of the apartments, which were very nice and reasonably priced. They have activities there, and the apartments are very roomy."

"The area of Tampa Gardens Senior Living was very well-kept. The young lady at the front desk greeted us with open arms as if we were family. They escorted us to different activities they have, whether it was bingo night or movies. The young lady gave us so much literature and information to take home. They showed us around the memory care facility, which was very well-kept and secure. My dad is a wanderer and likes to walk around, but we felt very secure that he wouldn't be in any danger or anything like that. The staffing was amazing. The place was immaculate. They have menus and so many activities that would keep my dad occupied and very busy. We even spoke to one of the nurses there who takes care of these patients with these needs. She was very, very helpful. She speaks multiple languages, which is fantastic, not only English, but she also speaks Spanish. Someone else spoke Filipino, which is fantastic. Somebody else spoke Hindi, who is very well-balanced. We saw the menu, which had a large variety. They had vegan choices and choices for special diets and special needs. It was a very nice menu that we saw. The dining area was very clean and organized."

"We toured Keystone Place at Terra Bella. I like that very much. I thought that esthetically, it looked good, it was clean, and the staff we spoke to was very friendly. The residents appear to be happy, the ones we saw walking around. If it was me, I would have gotten into that place. It was very nice. They were very helpful and very friendly. They did a great job giving us a tour and telling us about the services they provide and the activities that are available for the residents. It was great. It was a good atmosphere."

"I thought Grand Villa of Clearwater was nice. It was a little bit more expensive, but I like the facility. I like the people that I met there. It seemed very clean. It seemed like they cared about the residents. There were no activities going on at the time because it was a weekend, but they had an activity center. And it looked like they had a place for physical therapy. The room that my dad would have had would have been a shared room. It was like two separate sleeping spaces, a shared bathroom, and a kitchen area. The salesperson I met was very helpful and gave me a lot of useful information as far as getting Dad Medicaid assistance. The residents seemed happy there, too."

"I liked StrawBerry Ridge because it was quiet and serene. The mobile homes that I saw were the ones that somebody else had lived in, but the layout was very easy to move around in. They also had brand new mobile homes available. The people there were friendly. They have a lot of activities there. The staff was awesome and helped a lot in explaining things. It was a good location for me because you don't get all that noise even though you're close to restaurants and malls. The grounds were very clean and easy to maneuver. There were flower gardens, so they made it nice and cozy."

Welcome to Pleasant Living! Pleasant Living is a 55+ Gated Community located in Riverview, Florida. “Country Peaceful and Serene” Pleasant Living is less than 20 miles from the heart of Tampa and Steinbrenner Field, home of New York Yankees spring training, and 25 miles from the excitement of Busch Gardens. Only 10 miles will bring you to the Florida State Fairgrounds and only 5 miles will bring you to Brandon Town Center (one of Florida’s largest shopping plazas). One hour from Pleasant Living is the gate to an exciting fun day at Disney World in Orlando. Forty-five minutes will take you to a wonderful day of shopping at Saint Armand’s Circle in Sarasota. For a relaxing day on Florida’s beautiful white, sandy beaches, you can get there from fifteen minutes to an hour. Pleasant Living is a central location to all the excitement or relaxation that Florida has to offer. Pleasant Living is certainly pleasant, with screen enclosed pool, game room, exercise room, library, clubhouse, bocci, shuffleboard, bingo, planned activities and more. We also have church services on Sunday morning in the clubhouse. In Pleasant Living’s lovely wooded setting, you can be as active or as laid-back as you want to be. Pleasant Living lot rent includes water, sewer and trash pickup. We are a pet-friendly community allowing one pet up to 20 pounds. There have been lots of wonderful changes to the Community and there are more changes to come. When you want a wonderful lifestyle, nice home, and the affordability that goes with it, you want Pleasant Living.

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"I went to Hacienda Heights. I like the idea that it seems to have the feel of a cruise ship. You have your food and choices. You don't have to be involved in anything because you have your own place. Instead of having an apartment, you have a little house. I'm calling it my dollhouse, coming from a big house to downsize. The people in the community are all younger than those that you would find in a home for assisted living. These people are on their own and they give you air between houses; you're not sitting on top of the other one. That's what I liked. I didn't want to go back to the housing situation of back to back or neck to neck. Here, they give you a little bit (not a lot) of land in between. Some of them are even prettier, but they're a little bit more expensive than what I can handle. The only thing I'm a little disappointed in is I wanted something a little bit more secluded. In the area of Riverview, everything's being built up. It's a community attached to a community, where there are lots of mini malls, stores, and traffic. When you pull into the Hacienda Heights, you have a little bit of a way where you get a lot more seclusion. It's so beautiful. They have the aerobics heated pool session to help you move health wise. None of it has to be by a doctor's prescription or anything. It's up to you to take the classes with whoever the instructors are. I love that they have sewing, and they have volunteering to sew for children's hospitals. I like that they have dancing lessons, if you're able to. They have potluck dinners that you are able to do if you want. It's all available at the large clubhouse that's centrally located."

"Mom will be moving into Grace Manor At Hunter's Creek. She's happy with it. I like all of the amenities that they offer. I met with Heidi and she was absolutely lovely and very helpful. It's very clean. They had a patio out and a community room/reading room."

"My grandmother was cared for by the loving staff, she enjoyed taking walks in the park, she loved going to bingo, she also enjoyed meeting other house mates. "

"Mary Walker Apartments was a very nice community and the management was very informative. The lady showed me everything. She showed me the inside of one of the apartments and the laundry facility. The building is very well-kept. The residents were very nice. They have quite a bit to offer for the residents. From what I understood, they were doing a deal with the Meals on Wheels to come and the county was going to do a deal to have them deliver meals to the residents. I noticed they had a television that listed all of the events that the coordinator there had arranged. So, it was a nice visit. Everything was very clean. The residents were very friendly. It was an overall nice visit for me."

"I would like to live in Ella At Encore. It's a brand new building. It got spacious apartments. The apartment was 700 square feet, so it's more roomy. Everything is new so you're getting new appliances. They got nice and big bedroom. They also got screened balconies. "

"I will be moving to Aston Gardens at Sun City Center. They had a very good incentive, and the place was nice and clean. The staff was very nice, and everything was explained clearly. It's far away from where I wanted to be. My family lives about 25 minutes away, but that was less of an issue than the place itself. I got a one-bedroom, and the room size was more than sufficient for one person. I liked the size of the bedroom. They invited us for lunch with my daughter-in-law. It might have been a good day for me because I'm a sandwich person, and they had a Reuben on the menu."