Nursing Home Communities in Pensacola, FL

"my wife was here over 3 months .She has nothing but praise for whole staff nurses, aides, pt and ot personal,and kitchen staff. the food is great put weight on my wife witch she needed. ITS A GREAT GREAT PLACE!!!"

"I was a resident of Coral Bay at Pensacola for about four months. The nurse practitioners were always on staff. The CNAs went above what they do. The therapists were excellent. They not only help you, they explain why they were doing what they were doing. It's extremely clean. It's a large base. It has 200 residents or close. So, I highly recommend it. They have arts and crafts. They have movie nights. They have church services. They have a library. They had somebody come in who did nails and cut hair. There were bingo games, and there was always something going on."

"The nurses at Specialty Center of Pensacola gave my mother-in-law pretty good care. She was at the facility for rehabilitation purposes and they were able to help her get her strength back. "

"The staff at Arcadia provided excellent care to my family member. The nurses and CNAs were always attentive and compassionate. I could not have picked a better place in my family's time of need. "

"This, like any other large scale facility has issues that can be improved upon. But overall this is a great place to live. The staff is very attentive to the recovery and condition of each individual needs. The staff respects resident privacy and life choices., example sexual orientation. The administrator cares about the residents welfare and happiness greatly. the rooms are clean but need some minor repairs such as the window blinds."

"Here at Azalea Trace you have a choice of rooms varying from single bedroom(of "effeciency apartments") to double bedroom - with a variety of sizes and layouts available. My wife and I moved in on March 18, 2018, to a two bedroom (1,200 sq ft) apartment in a single story building (the section called Garden Apartments). We are the end unit in our building so we do not have to worry about noises from the next apartment or the above apartment. There is a "sun room" (with six windows) on the back of the apartment that looks out to a large pond with a fountain in the center, with ducks (and at times other waterfowl) in and around the pond. There is a paved "patio" behind the sun room for times to be out in the sun. I had begun to notice my wife's short term memory fade for a few years before we moved in. At that point I began my search for what to do to prepare for the future. As a CPA for 40+ years, I had several clients who were elderly, many in "retirement facilities." I asked how they felt about where they were living. Of the clients I asked who lived at Azalea Trace 100% had nothing but VERY GOOD things to say about Azalea Trace. This confirmed my personal observation. In 2000 (26 years ago) my father's dementia began to manifest itself. After many months it got to the point that my mother was no longer able to handle it. My father was in the "Army Air Corps" (before there was a U.S. AirForce) during WWII. When he got out of the army, he was one of millions of men, with only a high school education, looking for a job. He finally got a job as an Insurance Claims Examiner. He made a decent living (we never lacked for anything) but he did not make enough to enable him to enter Azaea Trace the normal way. The Social Worker helping my parents found a Medicaid Qualified bed at Willow Brooke Court (the memory/dementia center at Azalea Trace). Many times when one visits a "retirement home" there are unpleasant smells. At Willow Brooke Court I did not ever get even a "slight whiff" of that. The facility was cleaner than most hospitals. Also, I was VERY impressed with the dignity and kindness the staff showed my father. He was at the stage where he did not remember everyone's name, and could not understand everything said, but to him it was VERY important that every Sunday he be at the Kingdom Hall for the weekly discussions in the Watchtower. I would drive out here every Sunday to pick him up. The staff would have him already dressed and ready to go with a coat and tie. Who does that for a MEDICAID PATENT? About five years before I began my search, I had an elderly client who went to another retirement facility in Pensacola that had a very good reputation. The first four years he was there, when he brought in his information for me to do his tax return, he was paying $4,000 a month for a one person apartment with one bedroom. The sixth year when he came in his monthly fee had jumped to $6,000 a month. I asked him "Ted, what happened?" He replied "they had to move me to assisted living." I asked "What will happen if you have to go to "assisted living?" He said, "Oh yes, the fee will go up again." Thankfully he came from a family with a lot of money, so the cost was not a problem. But it made me worry "What if my wife and I end up both needing "skilled nursing?" I realized that it would not be long before I would be looking up bankruptcy attorneys if we faced a fee of $6,000 (or more) for each of us - making the total fee for the two of us $12,000 to $16,000. The financial model at Azalea Trace that we chose was that there would be no increase in fee as one (or either) of us needed "Assisted Living" or "Skilled Nursing." There would be no 50% increase in monthly fee when either (or both) of us needed additional care. We were on the "waiting list" for a couple of years, coming here several times to look at available apartments, before we found the "Independent iving" apartment we liked. When we moved in we were paying the same amount for two people in a two bedroom "independent living" apartment (complete with "sun room" and a back patio) as my client had paid for a single person in a one bedroom effeciency apartment many years earlier! When the COVID 19 pandemic, and resultant "lockdown" occured, the people here did "backflips" to care for the residents and comply with the "social distancing" requirements. For several months they had to deliver our meals to our apartment. When regulations finally eased up so they could serve in the dining room again, we still had to call ahead for reservations so they could control how many were in the dining room at a time to maintain the "social distancing" still required. Finally, as regulations eased, we no longer had to call ahead for reservations. When my wife's memory got to the point that I could no longer cope with it (there was one week when I had to call my son every night at bedtime and he had to get out of bed, get dressed, and drive here to convince his mother that he knew I was his daddy and he had lived with both of us for 50 years, so he knew we were married. It finally got to where my wife would not believe him, and I had to call the Wellness Center here for help. They send a Nurse and a Security Guard to our apartment. The nurse finally convinced my wife it was not a sin for me to sleep in the same bed with her. Later, the administrator called me and said it was time to move my wife the Willow Brooke Court (the skilled nursing/memory care/dementia center here). They moved her there September 1, 2021. True to their word, our fee did not change when she went to the skilled nursing center!! From September 2, 2021 to February 1, 2026, we had two places here. I still have the same two bedroom "independent living" apartment at the same time as my wife had her private room in Willow Brooke Court (the "skilled nursing/memory care/dementia" section) here at Azalea Trace. Thankfully, when my wife passed away, she was peacefully quiet at sleep. The attending nurse had been checking on her every 10 minutes that morning. Every time she checked my wife was peacefully sleeping, breathing easily. It was 9:10 in the morning (Sunday, February 1,2026) when the nurse checked that my wife had quit breathing. After my wife passed away, and my fee went down because there was not only one person in the apartment. One can always find something to complain about anywhere they live. But I have difficulty finding anything to complain about since my wife and I moved here 8 1/2 years ago. My complaints are centered around my increased difficulty doing things as I get older, not about the facility and people here. My son, also a CPA., has told me many times that moving my wife and myself here was the best thing I ever did. He and his wife just went trough a two year ordeal where bother of her parents suffered considerably from cancer and died."

"The rooms are private and spacious. Mom enjoyed the food, especially ice cream in the afternoon. Mom was being treated for a wound. DeLuna wound care team was excellent. Needing some financial assistance, Allison worked tirelessly to help us find assistance. Visited mom daily, if a staff member wasn’t in the room when arriving, they would pop in to check on her. Encouraged her to eat in the dining area for some companionship and just not stay in her room all day. Hopefully mom will not have another need for a rehab, but if she does, this is the place I feel comfortable for her to be."

"I've been living at Bay Breeze Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center for a while now. This place is fabulous. I get excellent care, and the food is very good. They're always there for me. I can't say enough about Bay Breeze. I think people ought to know that this is an excellent place. The staff is excellent. They are kind, considerate, and caring. They do have activities for people who want to go."

"This is a very dirty facility. There were cockroaches everywhere in my father-in-law's room. There were boxes of another previous patient's possessions stacked in the room. When he brought to the facility in the evening they left him in his street clothes and put him to bed. He was still in his street clothes when my mother-in-law visited him mid day. She was so distraught and upset at the condition of the facility an lack of proper care in just over 12 hours that she called us to help her get him out and bring him home. They also gave him fruit juice to drink when he is diabetic. "

"The Santa Rosa Health and Rehab Center is very nice. I would recommend it to anyone looking for quality senior care in a convenient location.  When I toured the facility in Dec 2011, the first thing I noticed was the grounds. The lawn is well manicured and the simple landscaping  appropriate. Upon entering the facility, the lobby was clean and had no foul odors. Two residents standing at the nurse's station waved to me. They appeared well groomed and were being attended by one of the CNAs.  After a short wait, one of the nurses kindly directed me to the guest services areas. The tour started in the residents' room which were a little small but nice and had no showers in the bathroom, just a sink and toilet. Most all rooms accommodate two residents with the exception of the "suite" rooms. They were single rooms with private showers.  The communal showers were probably the worst part of the tour. They were dark and had an unpleasant odor. The staff told me they were planning to renovate/update them very soon.  The common areas were pretty and full of residents. A local church was preparing to sing. I was told that they have bingo and other group activities. A hairdresser comes in every Thursday.  They also provide weekend outings, a fishing trip was planned that day. The dining areas was nice but the food looked just okay, a little bland. Overall, I was pleased with the tour. The staff was nice, appeared to enjoy working there, and interacted well with the residents. The residents seemed content and safe.  "

"My husband is at Diversicare of Foley for rehab. I like that they have been very supportive and caring for him, making sure that he gets the physical therapy he needs. They have been so wonderful to me. The food is not the most appetizing looking. Also, when it's only like three ounces for him, it's not a whole lot. It's half a cup of some things, so it would have been nice to have a little bit more on his plate. They take wonderful care of the facility, especially the girl that cleans the rooms every day. She is so nice. Medicare has been paying for it, so I don't have any complaints. They've got so many activities. However, my husband hasn't been able to participate in any. His inability to do much in the way of walking and his distance is so poor as well."

"As a patient in the rehab unit (skilled nursing, memory care) my Dad was treated with the utmost kindness and care. The facility is not new and fancy, but the workers are attentive and helpful. We felt confident that our Dad was in a safe and caring environment. They often went out if their way to meet his needs with compassion. "