Leisure Care, LLC/One Eighty

Not an option because mom wants to be in more of a group home setting.

They really weren't able to really handle him, they did come out and evaluate him but after three days they called an ambulance three times for falling out of bed or something. I think because they are new they didn't have things coordinated and all put together yet. After they are up and running a while I think they will be a lot better because, they were changing things on the fly and there were a lot of miscommunications. Depending where your person is mentally and physically you really have to give that a little consideration. They really weren't up to taking care of him, they really do have a lot of activities, some of them are good some of them are not so good, but they do keep them busy but if you need assistance, that can be kind of tough. The food was ok, it wasn't bad. We had a problem with being told that any medications I already had, which I had quite a few, they would use those first. I took them in and talked to the nurse on staff at that time and they agreed to that. However the very first day they ordered all his medications. I wasn't aware of that, but noticed they didn't use them and charged me. Of course the insurance wouldn't pay for them because I had just gotten them. Their communication links one to the other needs a lot of work, and I attribute that to the fact that they were new. They did have a drowning three weeks ago, they are surrounded by little lakes, the person must have gotten out the front door, and I don't know how the person got out it's a lockdown unit. The main reason I picked it was the location and the outside, to sit outside was delightful, they have a lot of water surrounding it which I thought was nice, it was newly painted, newly carpeted, newly furnished. They had some little birds in there which I thought was so cute. Little live birds, I liked it and it was pretty. There was no traffic noise.

My mom is in a wheelchair and an assisted living facility should be wheelchair friendly, because the person that is being assisted could be wheelchair. We were originally signed for a one bedroom apartment, but when we saw that she could not maneuver, we downsized to a studio with more access. It is a very uncomfortable bathroom for her. This place was originally an independent living senior community that was purchased by Grand Villa. If you are a wheelchair bound person, forget it. Their housekeeping is not great, and I am being kind. They are putting people in slots because they don't have the proper person right now. A young woman is the activities director, and that's not what she usually does. The head of housekeeping is a very nice man, but that is not what he does, either. They don't have enough aides because whenever I tell my mom to request something from them, she says that they are out the door so fast she doesn't have time. The food, sometimes it is OK, but if you come in a little late, the food is lukewarm or have to wait a half hour. This is not a constant. There are times when things are functioning well. They have nice entertainment. Bingo three nights a week and she enjoys that. They do try to help when I call, I will get through to the director but sometimes I feel like she says what I want to hear and is too busy to address the issue. They are taking in more than they can handle, but they do try and get their act together. I really don't want to move my mom, so I hope that things will work out.

They were OK, it was more of a location factor for me. I didn't find anything that was all that outstanding about it, but nothing horrible either. The only thing that I didn't like was that the lady that was giving us our tour was the head housekeeper - the marketing director should made time for that.

The units were very small and rather pricey.

Very pleasant place, food is good, biggest problem is the on-boarding of father-in-law into new community. A resident ambassador is needed to be a buddy for new residents. Especially, around who to sit with at meals and being invited to activities for at least a month.

One of things that I didn't like about that place is they only had one nurse and none of the other caregivers are CNAs or anything. They wanted my mother-in-law to have a very set schedule for care. Their care price was based on how many times they would have to come to your room. The care was more expensive and on top of that I wasn't assured she was going to get the care she needed. If something were to happen outside of their schedule we were going to have to provide a land line where she could call down to the front desk. That's not going to work. She's paralyzed on the left side and she was left handed. She needs total assistance so to have to make her be on such a schedule wasn't going to work. Everything else about them seemed good. The energy and everything there was really great.

Property looks tired but undergoing renovations now. Very small kitchen. Want you to eat 3 meals in the community.

I talked with Freddie and she was very helpful. Both of us agreed that Fairwinds was too expensive for us. In addition the apartment size was too small for our comfort.

the shared living quarters were all we could afford but there was no privacy they shared the same room

Good possibility - great food, like the apartments size and layout

farther away than we hope to find, otherwise sounds ok

only assisted living. They don't offer nursing care.

I really enjoyed the outreach coordinator who gave me the tour and answered all my questions. I nicknamed MacKenzie Place "the cruise ship" when describing it to my family; it had all the bells and whistles (comes with a price, but insurance was paying). The rooms are huge. Studio was large too. I dropped in for a visit to see the Yahtzee game hour and found NO ONE in attendance. This swayed me away. I believe MacKenzie Place is better for senior independent living than assisted living.

Very nice and upscale.

Good services, close by, tiny apartments, no full kitchens.

Possibility- offers memory care and independent living.

I found that did not change the pee pad they would put new on top of the old one. Room was decent and can not answer about the food.

There's a very steep learning curve trying to figure out how to get your family member's needs met. And there's no one to help you figure it out, so good luck. They say that they can do things and offer services, but then they have to backtrack on it because they can't actually offer those services. And that's after speaking to management. They tell me they'll take care of everything. It'll all be fine. And then it's not. And there is no one anywhere to help me negotiate this.

Grand Villa of Dunedin was kind of an older facility, and the room was very small.