Memory Care Communities in Tampa, FL

"My mother will be moving into Angels Senior Living at New Tampa memory care unit. So far, so good. We have to move our own furniture in, but the room was clean and the size was good for us. The staff was nice, and they have good service. They have activities, but very simple ones. They have everything inside. They're pretty new."

"I went to look at Chapman Manor. They were excellent. It was an older facility. They had a nice dining room. A lot of people there seemed like they were happy. I liked Diana. She was nice. Everything looked nice. They have a garden and a patio area. The facility looked clean. They've done a great job."

"The visit at Angels Senior Living at Palma Ceia was very informative and very nice. The staff was fine. They had studio, one-bedrooms, and suites. There is a dining area, an exercise room, and a pharmacy."

"Tampa Gardens Senior Living was very clean and organized. They were doing a lot of remodeling. We've seen the remodeled rooms, and they were beautiful. The people were extremely friendly. We spoke to some residents there, and they were very, very happy with the facility. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They had a microwave. They had a lot of little garden areas."

"Amilcat Care Home LLC was a very clean house. It was well kept. It was actually more of what I was looking for my mom. It was much better than the other place. My mom is too old to do activities. The other place was for younger seniors, and it wouldn't really fit her. The bed wasn't comfortable, but I could bring my own bed. The room was kind of small. Other than that, it was more to my fitting. The facility is a combination of assisted living and a little bit of memory care."

"We went to the Promise Pointe It was very nice, and was 8 miles from her sister. The views out their windows were beautiful. On each floor they had really nice, open reading rooms that you could go in and read or play a game. I asked them to think about the last state inspection, and it was perfect. She said they have never had anything bad. Their rooms were bigger and nicer than the other place. You have a choice of meals, and I like that very much. They have crafts, bingo, and movies."

"Angels Senior Living at The Reserves Of Idlewild was a newer facility. I like the room for my wife. They were repainting everything. I like the lady who took me on a tour there, and it looked like they had everything that we needed. They even set us up with a preferred rehab specialist there, so it was pretty amazing. They had a rehab center. They had three meals a day. They had different levels of care. They had a bus to take people around, a beauty shop, entertainment, and activities. It was a modern facility."

"My mom is at Angels Senior Living at the Lodges of Idlewild, and it has been a very good experience. She is very well taken care of. They know if she doesn't come to meals. They check on her. They help with her meds, and they are caring when they come in. She has a good friend there now (one of the staff), and so she is very happy there. The rooms are very nice and spacious. They're kept clean and updated. I've tried their food and it's fine for me. The people down there who are waiting on the residents are very good. If she doesn't like what she's having, they take it back and fix it. They have a theater, a library, a sitting room, an area out back for walking or sitting on benches and reflecting, a mailbox area, a laundry area, and a restaurant-type dining room. During Hurricane Ian, I was down in Fort Myers, and she was up there in Lutz. We weren't going to be able to get to her, so when we called to check how they were going to take care of her, they had it all listed out and all planned and everything figured out. So, we were very comfortable with her being there as the storm came."

"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. "

"Legacy at Highwoods Preserve seemed very nice. The studios were an adequate size. They had activities, and we saw residents sitting around visiting with family. It was kept up and maintained."

"The staff was very nice and friendly. The food was good, and they have different things going on that day. The people were friendly, and I would consider the place in the future. "

"Keystone Place at Terra Bella was a very beautiful place, but it was very expensive. It's a fairly new building, so the apartments were nice. I saw a swimming pool. I spoke with the sales director and she seemed like a nice lady, but she didn't feel as welcoming."

"Everything about The Crossings at Riverview was really nice, but I thought the place was too big for my mom, and I felt like she might get lost there and won't be able to find her way back. The place was beautiful, and the people were very nice. "

"My mother has been a resident at Arden Courts, Palm Harbor since December 2011. I can honestly say that I haven't seen her so happy in years. The staff is so caring -- always ready to help in any way possible. The facility is clean and the decor is bright and cheery. In additon, I am kept advised of any issues concerning my mom (fortunately, everything has been going well). For the first time in years, I have 100% peace of mind in regard to her well-being. "