Staying active is more than a trend, it's a lifestyle. Here, you can choose your pace of a life…read morewell-lived to be as relaxing or as full as you'd like. From recreations, social clubs, sports, events, golf to entertainment and so much more...the possibilities are truly endless. The Villages creates the scenic backdrop for you to write the next chapter in your story. Across the community, you'll find 110 dedicated sports, relaxation, and family pools where you can soak up the warm Florida sunshine. And if it's golf you're looking for...the best time of the day is tee time. Tucked around every corner, you'll find a wide selection of golf, offering unique features and designs complemented by picturesque views, manicured greens and beautiful fairways at over 54 courses. Florida's Friendliest Hometown.

The villages is an expansive senior community in Florida. We toured it for a day, enjoying lunch…read moreand driving around in a golf cart. Individual housing ranging from quaint and small to large and extravagant. The people are very friendly, there are so many shops and dining and live music in the park at night. Several different "villages" as well with their own town center and shops. Clean community, nice weather and a fun place. Probably not where I want to retire, but glad we checked it out.

Our big band has been using the auditorium at Grand Living for rehearsals in preparation for our…read morecharity events and wedding performances. The management here has been so gracious in every way towards us, plus it gives the residents of GL an opportunity to enjoy the music of the Big Band era. Great entertainment for the residents and guests. In the past several months, we have had a few friends become residences at Grand Living and it's certainly the place I will plan to go when it's my time to relax and enjoy the later Golden Years. Everyone at Grand Living is wonderful. The facility is impeccable and very impressive in so many ways. Always neat, clean, well staffed, and a smile on everyone's face! Residents and staff! Great location and facilities. If you should visit there for yourself or your elderly loved ones, you will think you are going to a five star resort. This is the way I personally think a home for retirement should look, feel and offer life in the slower lane. Thank you, Grand Living. Bob, and the band

I highly recommend Grand living. I recently attended the executive director's wedding with other…read morefriends and I was so impressed with the cleanliness and the wonderful smiling staff that we encountered. Many of the residents attended the wedding as well and they were happy and looked amazingly healthy. The food was outstanding and we were invited back for another meal and the food was just as good that time. I'm not ready for this yet and my parents unfortunately are deceased but if you are looking for quality with a staff that have been there multiple years then Grand living should be your number one choice.

Really kind and caring people here. They recognize and honor that a person is not just their…read moreinjury, not just a back, knee or shoulder. They do a thorough evaluation to be sure the treatment they recommend is tailored to your exact needs and do not take a cookie cutter approach. They listen! They don't fat shame. They really care about the people they serve. I highly recommend this business for all physical therapy needs.

I am a retire, golfer, and cyclist. I've sustained a few injuries over the years, a few requiring…read moresurgeries, a few not. But they ALL required physical therapy, and Gainesville Physical Therapy and Wellness really helped me recover each time. Owner David Lower and his staff know how to gauge how much a patient can handle at first, and intensity increases only when the patient displays that they're ready for it. They are knowledgeable. and clearly explain to the patient the intent of each exercise and how to do it properly. And they're among the most affordable in the greater Gainesville area. Go to GPT&W and get well! Bruce Teague

I came here in May of 2020 after being diagnosed with scar tissue in my Fallopian tubes, causing…read moreinfertility. We had been trying for 13 months to conceive, with no success. My HSG showed total blockage on both tubes. I was told IVF was my only chance at having a baby. I came here in May of 2021 and just tried to be open and receptive to the experience. I didn't really expect them to be able to clear my scar tissue, but I was hopeful. I felt very cared for by my therapists and enjoyed going to the clinic. Keep in mind this is not a relaxing Swedish massage though, there will be a little pain and discomfort as they work on your adhesions. I left Gainesville on May 6th and on June 20th I found out I was pregnant I am currently 25 weeks along and baby is doing great. I am extraordinarily grateful for this clinic and my therapists for restoring my fertility.

My husband had his first small bowel obstruction in June of 2022 and it was a harrowing experience…read morefor him, necessitating surgery to unblock it. When we left the hospital I searched online to find ANY options for prevention of this again in the future, and I was thrilled to find the Clear Passage online site which we both devoured in the days following his surgery. We decided to invest in our mental and physical well-being by taking money out of savings to go through the week-long physical therapy for him. Since it is a huge financial investment, we researched and chose one of Clear Passage's most experienced and committed physical therapists to work with, Sharon Hepburn, in St. Louis. We were NOT disappointed. We also learned that she is their Chief Operating Officer, and wow, were we grateful to have chosen her to work with. We had to wait to schedule the treatment for 3 months post-op and I just had my fingers crossed that we would make it to St. Louis before any recurrence of an obstruction. We did. We flew to St. Louis from California on a Sunday, settled into the comfortable hotel that they recommended, and then began therapy the next day. Sharon's office is located in a very nice suburb a short drive from the airport. There are gorgeous and spacious parks seemingly everywhere in this area and beautiful spacious estates. It was a lovely place to settle into for the week and we were fortunate to hit a week of gorgeous weather the last week of September. Between our daily sessions we had lovely picnics and walks in their parks. Sharon works with an excellent massage therapist, Maura Lee, and between the two of them we witnessed incredible shifts! I am a retired family therapist/psychotherapist and registered nurse, and I was enthralled and impressed to attend and witness each session. Sharon and Maura's deep knowledge and understanding of physiology, ability to tune into the body, adept capacity to work with emotions that arose in the treatment, and wisdom about what to do next was absolutely amazing and intriguing. The Clear Passage protocols are sequential and specific. We were both VERY impressed with the process and the results! My husband's belly is now soft and pliable. It was tight and lumpy when we arrived. A pain that he had in his lower back for many years is now resolved. He has specific self-exercises that he does daily and we both now know how to manage any recurrent obstructions should any recur, which I now strongly doubt will happen. We feel empowered and safe to travel should we choose to. We extend our very deep thanks and gratitude to Clear Passage for developing this protocol to bring health and freedom to us again, and we particularly thank the expertise and compassion of Sharon Hepburn and Maura Lee at the St. Louis Clear Passage office in St. Louis!

been living here for 6 months...so far so good ...99% friendly people...lots of snowbirds. Very…read moreresponsive to requests.

They brag about having a marina, its dockspace only. They are not boater friendly, they think your…read moremade of money if you got a boat.

My grandmother recently passed away and I wanted to write about where she spent her last couple of…read moreyears. When my parents and my grandmother moved to the Ocala area about ten years ago my grandmother was already starting to show some signs of short term memory loss and dementia, but she insisted on living in her own home and not with my parents. The retirement community they moved into was great and it's the kind of community where everyone seems to look after each other. When my grandmother got to the point where it just wasn't possible for her to take care of herself any more they sold her house and my Mom found her a place called the Bridge at Ocala. It was a difficult decision, and a very expensive one, but the employees at The Bridge cared for my grandmother until her last breath. When I say they cared for her, I don't mean they just took care of her, I mean they cared, they really did. When she was still able to get around they brought her into the community rooms and sometimes even forced her to have some fun (she'd fight it, but then tell my Mom afterwards that she was really glad she went). When over the past year or so she had gotten so weak and ill they would get her up into her wheelchair and bring her outside to sit with her or at least so my parents could sit with her. The place wasn't perfect, and there were times when there were miscommunications and even issues with things like her meals and the cleanliness of the place, but they were few and far between. The last time I visited my grandmother it took her quite some time to figure out who I was, but it was a nice visit for me...even if she didn't remember it the next day. My grandmother passed away yesterday in the early morning, in her sleep, and I'm happy she was at The Bridge with people around her who cared for her and about her. I can't thank you all enough for everything you did with my grandmother over the past couple years and for my mother who just simply couldn't be there all the time...I don't know what she would have done without you.

Abysmal facility and terrible employees. Lotti Smith had doctor's orders to distribute seizure…read moremedication to my grandma. My grandma indicated to multiple facility team members that she never received the medicine; to which they told her she was wrong and they know she took it this morning. She got denied today from each person she informed. I call and ask for the report of medicine distribution, at which point I was informed by Amber Grace that the delivery did NOT take place at 9am as I was first told. She will die without this medicine and nobody will give it to her without consent from a manager. None of the managers will answer...so the charge nurse Tamara refuses to give her the medicine that my grandma took by herself every day for over 60 years. I admitted her to this facility yesterday. I figured she could stay at The Bridge for around a month... Two days ago I took her out of HealthSouth acute rehab for a hip fracture. I will be taking her from The Bridge tomorrow if she is still alive and filing a lawsuit for incompetence and misconduct where they are medically liable.