Memory Care Communities in Lecanto, FL

"My first priority deciding on an ALF/Memory Care facility: Medical care in a caring environment, provided by experienced staff. Choosing Elevated Estates, Brooksville met my requirements. The medical, support, and facility staffs attention to my husband was exactly what he needed. Yes, the facility is undergoing major physical renovations. While that was ongoing, it is clean, comfortable, and when something unexpected happened they addressed it practically immediately. I’m truly grateful for the care Elevated Estates Brooksville gave our family."

"I toured Vitality Living Spring Hill, and it was very nice. The residents I interacted with were very pleasant and happy about where they were living. The staff was very nice. I was introduced to most staff that we passed by at the time. The tour was great. The rooms were nicely done. They're open and light, and there were two different sizes that I thought my mom would be impressed with. This would be one of the places that I would consider. Their dining area was nice and open. It was cafeteria style. There were several places to do puzzles. There was a great room where they were getting ready to have a Mardi Gras celebration and a 100th birthday. The pool area was very nice. It's an older place, but nicely taken care of."

"I toured Casalia Gardens. It's a very nice place. The rooms were very nice. The rooms were private. The room was large. There's some furniture, and a bed was already there. I like this because it's a home. I think the capacity was 6 or 7 residents maximum, and they were all female, no men allowed. It was very clean. The staff was very nice. Everything was very professional."

"It was beautiful. I just felt like it might have been a little too upscale for my family, but it was again, definitely beautiful. The people were very nice and professional. The restaurant's dining atmosphere was also really nice. They had a gym and a nice therapy room. They were building some kind of little coffee shop in what they used to have an ice cream parlor. We saw people walking around with their pets. It was very nice and it was very clean."

"We chose Elevated Estates Forest Oaks for my mother because it meets all of her needs. She will be moving into their assisted living facility. I toured the place, and it was very nice, and everybody seemed to be happy. We were able to have lunch there, too, and the food was very good. She's also already picked out her room. They had a couple of different rooms, and she's happy with what's available. It's more like a studio, just one room, and it's possible that she could have a roommate. As of right now, no one else is in the room, so it would just be her. They have nurses on staff, and they have different types of doctors who come in at least once a month, if not more. For activities, they have bingo, and people come in and do different types of entertainment. It could be magicians or people singing. They print up a schedule for each month, as to what activity it's going to be for every particular day. They have a couple of libraries, too. If you don't want to participate in the activities, they don't force you."

"My father-in-law was in Serenades for a few weeks before he passed away. The Serenades was wonderful and had nice things for him to do. The environment was very good. It was very clean and organized. They had outside people come in to do programs with them. In each wing, they had their own separate dining area with meals served family-style. They also had food choices from a menu, which was very nice. "

"A Banyan Residence - The Villages was very nice. It was just too expensive for us, but it was very nicely done unlike any of the other places that I've ever been to. Normally, if you go into an assisted living/nursing home/rehab or any of that, you have two beds in the same room and a curtain. No privacy. Over there, they have the bed then a sliding barn door. In the middle, there's the bathroom and the kitchenette area, then there's another sliding barn door to another bed. They both have a door for them to come out. They have a garden that's closed in, so they can't run away. It's beautiful. From the time that I walked in the door, the lady was super friendly. The gentleman who toured us around was also very friendly, very knowledgeable, very caring, and understanding. He even followed up with a phone call to see if there's something that they could help my mom with. So, they were very, very nice people. They have a movie theater, an ice cream parlor, an arts and crafts room, and different activities. It's a very down-to-earth place. It's a home-like setting. It doesn't feel like a nursing home or an assisted living. It's just really, really nice. I liked it."

"I toured the assisted living facility of The Residence at Timber Pines, and it's really nice. The size of the rooms was really good and the place was very clean. The dining area was also very clean and very nice. It's also a good size. The staff members were really nice, very friendly, and very informative. They have a patio and a garden, and they're really nice. It looks clean with flowers and trees. The parking was not so good as there were a lot of people there."

"Brookdale Chambrel Pinecastle is very impressive, but it was not as bright and cheery. The dining room was on one side, living room on the other, a little kitchen right in the front, and then the rooms are built around it. The staff is very nice. The staff who gave us the tour was very nice and good. She came over when my dad was in rehab and interviewed him. I told her that he liked oatmeal cookies, so she brought him that as well as chocolate. The place is very accommodating. They were playing memory games when I was there, and the residents were participating very eagerly."

"The people here are very good to my mother. It's a nice place and I'm happy with it. She is in more of a studio, but they have one- and two-bedroom apartments. They play bingo, people come in for karaoke, and they're adding a gym. I would definitely recommend the place. The staff is very nice and caring. The place is clean and cheerful. My experience has been very positive. My mom is in a wheelchair and the van that takes people to doctors don't accommodate them, but they have everything in-house, like they have an optometrist that comes in."

"It was a nice community. It was a little bit different from the others I visited. They had different houses. It wasn't just one big facility. They had semi-private rooms and they were clean. They took me through two of the homes and both of them were very clean, too. The residents seemed to like their living arrangements. The person who took me around was very informative, very caring, and answered all of my questions. They also do different activities. Each home had a couple of people who worked there, and they would prepare the residents' meals for them. It was a good experience. I toured the memory care. There were people doing puzzles and people that were playing cards. They do group activities, like get-togethers, celebrate people's birthdays or the 4th of July, and all that kind of stuff. Each home was fenced in and they had outdoor patios closed in."

"The other facilities my spouse was in smelled of pee & poop. The caregivers at Crystal Gem seem to care about the residents. They are remoldeling so from my prior experience Cry . Gem is o'k. the outdoor settings need a bit of sprucing up, but they are nice to sit outside. "

"My brother just went into the facility 1-1/2 wks ago and my other brother, sister-in-law and I were concerned (stressed) how we were going to get him to stay there. With the help/advice of Julie, admin, it went surprisingly well. After being in there a few days I called to check on his progress/mood and we discussed the possibility of us maybe getting an acoustical guitar to give him an interest during the day bcuz he's been a musician his whole life and Julie thought that might be a good idea too. Before my family had a chance to look for one Julie notified me her husband had found one on Amazon and ordered it for him. How awesome is that - that they were so pro-active. Our experience has been nothing but great so far."

"I found on my visit there that the staff was very friendly and caring. They also offered a lot of different activities for the patients there, some of them were bingo, cards, checkers among other things. They also had a chapel for those that wanted to attend church service. There were computers and internet access for those wishing to get online. I liked the fact that they had keyboards with large letters. "