Memory Care Communities in Winter Haven, FL

"My father is in Hawthorne Inn Lakeland. It is a wonderful place. He's on the locked-down unit. We have a party tonight to go to there. The rooms are very nice. Cleanliness is perfection. The staff is wonderful and they take very good care of him. They call me for anything and everything, and I can call them for anything and everything. The food was delicious. They have things going on all the time. It's kind of expensive, but we're hoping that he can get on Medicaid as a secondary, and it would cut it in half because it's $4550 a month, so that's pretty costly."

"The Grace Manor at Lake Morton is the place I would have put my husband if I had a choice. I liked everything about it, and I liked the fact that they had a flat fee and I would know exactly what I was paying every month. The facility was very clean and I just love it. I saw rooms where they played bingo and they did crafts. I saw the lunchroom too and basically, the whole facility. I saw a 1-bedroom and it was very large. I toured the memory care and it's a locked facility. I visited this place and was so impressed that I didn't go to any more places after."

"Windsor at Celebration is very expensive, and the staff told me that it's going to raise the cost every year. But the appearance is very good. It's very nice, it's beautiful, and it's clean. They're friendly. We had lunch, and it was nice. The meal experience was very good. I'm pleased with everything, but it's too much money. If it was much cheaper, I would have taken it. The staff who gave the tour was very nice. With all the workers there, you wouldn't imagine that you're in a senior living, and you would feel like you're in a plush hotel. I really like it. The rooms were sparkling clean. It smelled nice and it looked nice. The workers were very nice, and they had a lot of workers there. There's a long table in the dining room. You can take whatever you want. They give you ice cream, and they give you coffee. They give you what you like. The staff said it is left up to me to clean my room or do anything for myself, but every Friday, she told me that the worker would come and clean the apartment, which is very good. If they don't see you at breakfast time or hear anything, they come to look for you and see if you are all right. They bring the meals if you want. They check on you every minute. There's a big swimming pool, hot and cold. It's nice."

"The Courtyard At Granada is almost like a house that somebody converted. It looked very nice. It was a little bit cheaper than the other place, but with the drive, I'm thinking that the other place is going to be more suited to us. They don't have a memory care area. That's one of the other things I was a little concerned about. They don't have a locked-down situation except at night; they just close the main doors of the facility and lock them, whereas the other place has an actual place that's locked down inside the building. It seemed like a fairly decent place, but as far as staff and food, I don't know anything about it. I don't know about their accreditation. The food looks fine, but I don't know about taste or anything like that. The woman who took me around on the tour was the owner of the place, and she was very knowledgeable. I didn't meet many of the staff. I did see a copy of the menu, and it looked fine. A lot of the rooms are private, but they share a bathroom. That wouldn't work out for a lot of people, including my wife. She's a very private person, and she would not like that at all. Their dining area is very nice."

"I love The Canopy at Walden Woods. It was beautiful, bigger, and brighter. You are welcomed when you get there. The staff was excellent. They were very informative, and they showed me several different rooms. They have different dining aspects. They have transportation services to different places. They seem to have more amenities. They play cards. They introduced me to a couple of people who do cards. The residents seemed to really like the place. The place was clean. They have a beauty and barber shop, an enclosed lanai, and a garden. Everything seemed in order."

"My sister will be moving into Spring Hills Hunters Creek. We chose it because she needs memory care. Theirs was large, open, and airy, and they had a lot of staff and my sister is still pretty lively physically. It's just her mind is the problem. The room was very nice, very sunny, and bright. It is month to month, so if we don't like it in six months, it's not a problem. It's a little pricy like they all are, but the presentation was good and a lot of staff seems to be around. They have meals and they have a good active monthly calendar. They have musicians that come in and singers, and they have art on the walls that is interactive, so the residents can draw on this art. They do some outings on occasion, and they have an exercise class, which I liked. They take care of everything. They do laundry, they have doctors that come in, and physical therapists that come in. Everything is kind of one-stop shopping. The staff during the visit seems to be very caring. She went to my sister's house (who was my other sister's caregiver) and helped her fill out the paperwork and everything like that on a computer. They just seemed to be very involved and caring. I can revisit it once my sister is actually in there and see how the care goes."

"The Haines Manor was always clean everytime I visited my sister there. The Staff was always friendly and careing. Even the staff in the Kicthen was alway taking care of her needs too! Could now ask for better care of my sister while she was there. Thank You all for the great care you took of my sister Linda! Just a Great ALF!"

"It was beautiful. The people there were very interested in why we were there. They talked to us. The residents and the staff were very friendly and very informative. Everybody seemed to love everything about it. The apartments were beautiful. We saw the dining area, the living area, and all the common areas. We saw 2 different rooms. I saw the kitchen, but we didn't go into the kitchen. They had a beautiful courtyard where it's 100% safe for the residents to be out there because they can't get out."

"My mother is in the memory unit she is what do you call a runner I am glad the unit is locked so she cannot run away and be lost like in the past and that other places that she’s been at they take such good care of her and she loved it there I am so thankful for this place. And the staff is awesome"

"Wonderful caring staff who make a new home for your loved one. It is such a relief to know my father is happy and comfortable and safe. Special thanks to Tyrus, Scarlett and Barb. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive!"

"Arbor Oaks at Lakeland Hills was very nicely laid out. The rooms were nice. They have a nurse on duty. They have a doctor available. The staff was very nice. It was very clean. They had different room sizes, and they were OK."

"This community has a family atmosphere. It is smaller, which makes it feel more personal and friendly. It always smells and looks clean. The resident care coordinator is very kind and knowledgeable. The staff are all caring towards my family member."

"Merrill Gardens at Solivita Marketplace is almost just down the street from our house. My wife has been there two months, and I took her out of there because she didn't like the locked-down area for the memory care. She is in the hospital right now. The price is fairly high. It's just under what we can afford, but it's not cheap at all. It's right around $5,500 a month. She's going to go back to Solivita. She can't go back to our house. The service and everything are very good compared to some other places. The only problem we're having right this very second is that there's a change in the upper echelon of the place. It's a little confusing right now, but I'm sure that'll straighten out once the new people get in place and get the hang of things. Sometimes a message doesn't get to a certain person, and they may not get back to you right away. As far as my wife's experience goes, they're very good. They have all kinds of activities. The food is excellent and on time. You can come in and sign them out any time you want to, for as long as you want to. I could take my wife to a movie, I could take her to a county fair, and I could take her out shopping if I wanted to. The big thing would be at night, they would prefer that you bring them back before 8:00 or 9:00. It's neat. You can't find anything on the floor. It's probably swept or cleaned maybe four or five times a day. You always see somebody cleaning because there are accidents for older people. I'm a little shocked at the prices, but as far as other places are concerned, they're one of the lower-priced areas around. Some of the places go up to $8,000 a month, maybe even $9,000."

"I love The Glades at ChampionsGate. I thought it was beautiful. I wanted my aunt to go there. Carmen was very nice. She took good care of us. Their rooms were very nice. They have three restaurants. They have activities. They were opening a sports bar (they probably opened it since we were there), and they have a nice pool. They have a restaurant where you just go sit down and eat. We had BLTs, and they were very good. The facility was very clean. Carmen did a great job of showing us around. She was very friendly."