The Best Memory Care Communities in Brevard County, FL

"The thought of moving from Assisted LIving to Memory Care was daunting. However we could not have made a better choice. Alura and its staff provide a safe and secure environment for our loved one and offer amazing activities to engage them in fun, entertaining and enriching events. A recent planned afternoon visit by a hired Elvis impersonator had the entire unit hooting and clapping to the music. It was unbelievable how alive the residents in memory care became the moment the entertainer stepped in. Memory issues? Not that day, everyone was signing the words, lots of dancing (wheel chairs and all) and even a peanut butter and banana sandwich snack. Kudos to Mary and her team for putting this together and for making a very MEMORABLE experience for the residents and their families."

"The staff I dealt with at Century Oaks was very nice. They would have accommodated everything that we needed. It was clean, and they had pretty much the same things as the others. They had a salon, they would take you to places where you needed to go, and had in-house doctors. They had different sized rooms depending on how much you want to spend and the rooms were decent size."

La casa assisted living facility is a unique facility. We are located in the historic district of merritt island. We have 2 wings to accommodate assisted living and memory care. Our staff is very caring and we bring all the services to the facility to make it easier for rthe residents and loved ones. We have a podiatrist, primary care physicians, x-ray, blood work, podiatry services and pre-packaged medication that is delivered every day sometimes twice a day. We have an electronic medication service with the most up to date technology. We can accommodate any resident that meet critiera. La casa is the best place for your loved one. Our presence in the community is prominent. We look forward to having you as a resident.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Florida Agency of Health Care Administration

"My brother was at Palm Bay Memory Care for respite and he liked it there. I would go and visit them and maybe take them out for lunch or something. They were very attentive. Everybody was very good. All the nurses right away answered my questions or whatever. Meghan, she was great. She sold me on the whole idea of just doing the respite and it worked out perfectly. All the staff was nice. They have long hallways and wrap around so they can get around in a circle kind of and then there's a thing in the middle where they can go out in and out as you please. So they could go out and sit at a gazebo or take a walk in the garden, and they're safe to do that. The rooms are very nice. They have movies every night. My brother said most of the time the food was good, but there were days or sometimes he didn't care for it."

"We have chosen it for my brother. When you walk into this facility, it will knock your socks off. It was gorgeous. The facility was almost brand new. It was very clean, with nice wide hallways and an elevator. It was more affordable than where he is now. I met some of the residents and they were very nice. I took my brother over there too, and he met one resident that was a veteran like he is. They had a veteran's wall, which was nice. They had a beautiful view of the river. They had choices for meals, so it was not the same meal for everybody. They had a choice of two meals at dinner. They also have a canteen type of setup that's open all day long, if you want a hamburger or grilled cheese or a drink. They had way more activities than where he is now. They had a gym, a movie theater, and a swimming pool. Their dining room was gorgeous. They had a menu actually on the dining room table for the residents to see what they were having that day. They had two choices for a 1-bedroom with a separate bathroom. They had a kitchenette in each room with a nice-sized refrigerator. If you have someone in memory care that you would like to have a caregiver with, they have a 2-bedroom in memory care, for someone to be there with the resident all the time. The staff who gave us the tour tried to give us choices. She told us that if my brother wanted a 1-bedroom and had a good friend that would want to be there, then it would cost less for the two of them to be in the 1-bedroom she gave us. She thinks outside the box, which is a good thing. She tried to give us different ways to lower the cost, to make his money go further."

"Beloved senior living was the right choice for my mother. The best of care you could ask for to care of your loved ones."

"My mom will be moving into Chateau Madeleine. For memory care, there are 11 beds on the first floor and 11 beds on the second floor. I like very much that the rooms can be personalized to whatever the resident is comfortable with. You provide your own furniture, so you could make it your own to match your own personality. It doesn't look like a hospital or a nursing home. It looks very homelike. The staff was very friendly. I was introduced to the night nurse. She was very patient and answered every question that I had. I was allowed to speak to the residents on my tours. Some of them were very friendly, and some of them were very shy. I love that the residents are only in their beds at night. They keep them busy and visually stimulated. They play calming music in the background so that all their senses are stimulated. They eat all together in their own dining room. Memory care has a separate dining room as opposed to assisted living. It was a very small group. It seemed like this was such a very calm and warm atmosphere. I also love that they had an enclosed courtyard that had a covered area so they wouldn't be out in the sun. But if they wanted to go for a walk in the sunshine, they had that opportunity. They take them on outings as well. They have specialized vans, and they'll go to a restaurant or to a shop or take them to the beach with enough supervising staff that there's no danger whatsoever to the residents. I met four staff members all together in different capacities. I met the nurse, the director, the receptionist, and one of the CNAs who helps the residents during meal times."

"I've been to Discovery Village at Melbourne several times. What I like best is the security. They make sure that they have a good security system for visitors coming in. The place is very clean. The elevators are operational. The residents seem to be very content, and they do intermingle. It was an old hotel that they renovated. The staff seems to be very professional and very dependable. They pick up the trash and clean some of the rooms as required. The person I visit occasionally gets food from there, but basically, she does her own cooking. The price is a bit high."

"Market Street is a gorgeous place for memory care only. It is brand new. Their food is fine; not something that you find in a restaurant, of course, but it is fine for the residents. The dining room is very nice, very accommodating, and very easily accessible to the residents, and it makes them feel like they are at home. They have daily activities and do outings every so often. They have a bus available to go out to lunch at least once a month and a salon. They have games and an area for baking where they bake cookies and brownies, and the residents can help or just sample. It is very nice and expensive. The only reason we chose Market Street is because the ratio of residents to employees was almost one-on-one."

"Victoria Landing was very nice. They gave us a really nice tour. They had a really nice activities list, and the religion part was there. The dining room was very nice, and the views were beautiful because it's on the river. The activities seemed fun. The chef would give cooking demonstrations, and the people would do all the eating. The 1-bedroom apartments were nice. The one advantage that Victoria Landing has over the other facilities that are on the beachside is that they don't have to evacuate during a hurricane. The menu looked good."

"Sonata East at Viera has a beautiful environment for their memory care residents. It's a new facility. It's very modern, very clean, very open, and airy with very light colors. They have large windows in their rooms. My mother has her own restroom and she gets all her meals there. They are restaurant-style and are very good upgraded meals. There are a lot of activities and that's what my mother likes the most there. They have a variety of things from music and trivia, to exercising. They also have a beautiful garden. Then on occasion, they'll have outings. They have been assisted by a family member and they go to places like the zoo, and a restaurant. I think they even went to a play once. I can just call my mother and talk to her. The nurses take good care of them."

"The tour was very good. They have a swimming pool, and it looks like it's user-friendly with handicapped people because they're redoing it with the ramp. They have a wheelchair that would go down that ramp. I think for people in Florida who like water and being outside, that was very good. They also have a little small smoking area outside. The staff was very good, too. The building looked very clean, and they had ice cream day. The only thing I didn't care about was that the rooms were upstairs, and you had to use an elevator most of the time. So that's the only downfall with that one. It was clean but the accessibility I didn't care for. When I stepped in, it felt OK."

"Hibiscus Court was very clean. It was close to home (to where my friend was already living), and all the staff members were excellent. They've answered all our questions, helped us with paperwork, and helped us with everything. They will accommodate my friend with everything once he's there. They have a salon, they do your laundry, they take them on little field trips to the store, and they have in-house doctors."

"My son has moved into YourLife of West Melbourne, a memory care facility. The first thing we noticed at the place is the cleanliness and the friendliness of it. Everybody met us with a smile. We've had him in three other places before moving here, and they did nothing for him. In just two weeks, the people here have done more for him than anybody else has done in a month. He is better taken care of and happier. They can assist the patients and treat them as necessary. They are specifically trained to take care of the needs of the people with all kinds of memory problems, whether they just sit down and quiet or those who are active. They're wonderful. They have a fitness room and a list of activities they do all day. They also take some time to take the patients out for a walk or to a restaurant. They have special days when you can come in with your patient and have a meal. They have a treadmill, and they do physical therapy. They have music, singing, and play games outside. They even have a little miniature golf course that they play on. The rooms are cleaned every single day. They have people who clean the floors and are always there to make sure everything is up and running. They also have tablecloths on the tables, which makes them feel more homey."