Run away! ... don't walk if you are considering this place! Always understaffed, no one knows what…read moreis going on, my Mom constantly falls & no one knows what is going on, they lose her clothes & belongings all the time, most of the time I have to bring them home to wash them, they don't help keep the residents clean, smells like poop all the time in the hallways, the cable never works in her room, their internet is out all the time and the management doesn't do anything about it except keep increasing your fees after you move in! This place is awful! Look elsewhere!

My mother has been an AL resident for 6 years. Currently the quantity of care staff for the number…read moreof residents is bare bones - a strong concern! The quality of care provided by the long-term staff members is five star! I would hate to see resignations due to burnout. Management must address this issue to prevent staff and resident turnover.

My grandmother moved in to the Summit (formerly the Sheridan) in July 2022. She lived there until…read moreher passing in March 2024 at age 94. It was her third ALF since her stroke in 2016, and it was by far the best. I live about five minutes away and so I was there often. I was able to see first-hand the attention and care she received from all of the staff. From the CNAs to the nurses to the maintenance and cleaning personnel, I always felt they had her best interests at heart. They have several integrated doctors and PT/OT (though you can keep your own) and because of that they were able to catch a few issues my grandmother was having long before they became critical. There are some things you can tell from a tour - the activities, the physical amenities, maybe even the food. But what you cannot tell, and what matters most, are the people who work there. I'll be forever thankful of the care my grandmother received; it was very much the kind of care I'd hope to receive myself in her place.

From the owner: Our supportive senior living community in the heart of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, is conveniently…read morelocated right by Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Rangeland Parkway. At The Summit of Lakewood Ranch, you can enjoy time outdoors in our courtyard and walking paths, or stay inside to get creative in the art studio or catch a movie in the entertainment room. Our community welcomes residents from across the country and around the world. Designed to evoke a relaxed coastal vibe, The Summit of Lakewood Ranch is where family and friends come together.

Great place to live. The residents are very friendly and always willing to help pet friendly tooread more

From the owner: With its sun-bleached beaches, vibrant community and rich cultural history, Bradenton is a magical…read morelocation for Stone River. Between the world-class attractions of the Tampa Bay, the pristine Florida Keys to the south, and the bounteous nature all around, there is so much for our residents to do and see. Our all-inclusive 55 and over senior living community is home to those who relish living a luxurious lifestyle, complete with round-the-clock service, resort-style dining, and lavish accommodations.

STAY AWAY FOR MEMORY CARE! If you are looking to put an…read moreAlzheimer's patient into their memory care, do yourself a favor and seek out another facility. My mother was transferred here and the arrival was a disaster. She was found wandering the parking lot and asking for my father (who has been dead for 31 years). Then once they got her into the unit, I was told by the nurse that she was very uncooperative about taking her meds. Why they couldn't slip it into her food or drink is beyond me. Then when I called to see how she was, both times I was connected to Deborah. She had the most miserable tone in her voice and complained about my mom packing and unpacking. I did research on this and it's very typical for Alzheimer's patients to do that when in a new place. She also said that she refused to take her meds. Why is this even an issue for someone who is supposed to be trained to take care of people with dementia? Then we were told after she had been there for only 5 days, she was going to be kicked out. We asked for help from the staff there to find her a more suitable facility. It typically takes about a month for people to get adjusted. They gave her 5 days! The director, Michelle Orlando, told us she "exhausted the search for every place in the area." My husband called 2 places the same day and we were told there was plenty of room at both. The icing on the cake was when Michelle told me "Your mother has been absolutely vile to everyone here since she arrived." This was already an emotionally draining time for me and to be told those exact words about my ailing mother told me all I needed to know. She was moved to another facility and is doing great. This is because the new facility has properly trained staff - not miserable nurses who complain about my mom and a director who couldn't even be bothered to call another facility for me. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE! It's truly all top show. They entice you by showing you their facility and claiming to have properly trained staff. This is false! Good luck if your loved one comes here and experiences the anger that most dementia patients will go through. Their staff aren't trained to handle those patients. On a side note, they charged us $4400 which was fraudulent. Mom wasn't even there a month, yet they wanted to try to get over half her monthly rent on top of the $10,000 I paid them. They are truly fraudulent in their practices and what they promise people. All this while we are in an extremely vulnerable position. If this keeps one person from making the same mistake we did, I'll be happy. BTW, for those looking for memory care facility, please make sure the staff is licensed to administer alternative delivery systems such as a topical gel for benzodiazepines. This has been the saving grace at her new facility.

The facility is fabulous, the staff caring and engaged, and there are LOADS of activities to keep…read moreeveryone who wants to participate involved. I was so sorry to read about the previous negative review. It's not what most have experienced here.

The Cottages of Bradenton and their staff, especially Toni & Michelle have been amazing & very…read moreattentive since we moved my father-in-law in. It's been several months he's been here. He has a great room and we are pleased that he can age in place here. The property is beautiful and peaceful. My husband and I Highly recommend the cottages for your loved one.

My mother was a patient at the Cottages. We choose it because it was small and the setting was…read morenice. The service was alright at first but then later, they didn't give her as much attentive care as we would have liked. Food wasn't that great. They finally fired the nurse in charge of that unit and things improved a bit, but then she passed away. We had some valuable stuff, jewelry, of my mother's that disappeared, then later her dentures, which we had replaced, very expensive, and later they lost her that new denture again. They also kept losing her clothes and bedsheets. Would not recommend. However, if you chose this place, DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLE STUFF IN THEIR CARE.

Our mother was at this facility for over a year. Both my siblings enjoyed the care my mother…read morereceived, especially as she can be a little much on a good day. The staff was good-natured and helped our mother (and my siblings) through a few room moves within the facility because she is a little extra. She was labeled "memory care" at the time she was released from the rehabilitation center, so she wound up in Morningside House as a memory care resident, which is a higher level of care. Our mother was originally in Independent Living when she started falling a lot. She hid it from my siblings because she didn't want to wind up in a nursing home (between the two of them, they saw her more than twice a week, drove her to doctor appointments, brought supplies to her, etc.). Our mom is pretty crafty at hiding things. One day, she fell and couldn't get up, and the facility she was living in at the time found her the next day on the bathroom floor, covered in the bruises she was trying to hide. (For those who don't know, Independent Living facilities check on their residents daily to ensure they are ok.) The hospital diagnosed her heart as only working at 50% and said it was causing the fainting and falls she had been having. Our mother went to rehab, then to Morningside House. Morningside helped to readjust her medications and wean her off some Godforsaken prescription that was causing her appearance of dementia, allowing her to be much more cognizant of her surroundings. The woman is 98 years old, so her memory isn't spectacular, but old-age memory and dementia (not existing in reality) are two incredibly different things and require a completely different level of care. Anyone who has had to place their parent in memory care knows it is incredibly expensive these days, so this was one of the reasons for the five-star review. They took good care of our mother and helped her get to a place of more dignity than she came in with. Was everything perfect? No. People should understand that doctors are fleeing Florida, and they have been for the last 2-3 years. During COVID, the real estate market went crazy with investors, and housing doubled in price. Florida is well known for having very low wages, and the 100% increase in housing prices has made trying to find an affordable place to live for freshly minted doctors with student loans impossible. Housing loans get cancelled at the last minute for almost any reason, making it impossible to buy a house (you lose your deposit if you don't have a contingency for the mortgage falling through). Property insurance has doubled and, in some cases, tripled (if you can even find a company to write the policy). Even with the real estate market currently falling in Florida, the price of property insurance alone is prohibitive. That was a lot of information to say this. The only problem my siblings ever had was when our mother would cut herself (her physical skin is thin - all she has to do is scratch herself too hard). They would have to wait for a wound care specialist to come clean it and put a band-aid on it. Apparently, the wound care specialist was not in the same building as the memory care unit, so the amount of time they actually appeared to attend to the wound varied. I don't know if this was a staffing problem, as nursing homes have strict rules about who can administer what type of care (you have to be certified or incur fines). As I said before, people can't afford to live in Florida, so staffing can be a bit of a problem, but there was always some staff member available to our mother when she pressed the button. This facility was very good for our mother. They had a price increase for 2026, and so my siblings moved her to a different facility, but they were happy with the staff who took daily care of our mother while she was there.

If I could award Zero stars I would. I would not send my worst enemy here. Their idea of helping my…read morehusband was to give him multiple powerful medications daily and not offer enough food. When he was brought to the facility he was extremely mobil and could speak. After one month he was having trouble walking, took numerous falls, and was no longer able to talk and make sense. He began his stay as a strong athletic and agile person, but with meager and unappetizing amounts of food offered he lost 25 pounds in the first month and could no longer speak intelligently. He was weak and was often taking falls. He died there after 10 months on January 27, 2025. I agree with the review written by Heather C. submitted Dec 30,2024. Staff was negligent on cleanliness and not adequate in number to handle the memory care patients with compassion.

My sister has been at Liana for almost 3 years. Anyone having a loved one and needing a facility…read morefor 24 hour assistance knows there are constant changes in healthcare staff. I too always cringe when I hear a new owner has bought out a facility knowing changes are never for the best. Caring for a dementia patient is EXHAUSTING. Understanding this I try to help when I can by changing, washing.cleaning room, whatever is needed at the time. I am grateful for the staff at Liana knowing my sister is happy, cared for and management has always responded immediately if I have a request or concern. Any person willing to show up daily to care for these people willingly are special. A 24/7 care facility should never be looked at as a sole caregiver. When you love someone it is natural to also do your part to help make your loved one comfortable.

So disappointed with this place! Formerly Autumn Leaves - several ownership changes happened and…read morename changed to Liana Living. Quality went WAY DOWNHILL. Recently I was sitting outside visiting my loved one and some guy walked in, chatting with us and informing us he was sent by new management to determine how to cut costs on meal program. That says it all - but in addition to that, I had to beg for meetings with management - no one was interested, no one proactively communicated, when I asked to meet with the director she was usually doing something else while she met with me, like paperwork or desk work. My loved one also was never clean - did not have basic hygiene, bedsores that weren't treated, and was so dirty there were skin infections. Hallways smelled like urine last time I went in - and moved my loved one to another facility.

This facility neglects and abuses it's residents. They Loose (steal) their medications & personal…read moreproperty. They claim to be giving them medications that they are not then refuse to provide the residents with a list of their own meds. They are chronically understaffed. Residents often wonder around searching for someone to help them. i have seen several aides hiding in the cafe between meal times so they can chat on their cell phones. Aides have even been know to nap while on duty. I've overheard aides tell residents that they are 'bothering them' because they are chatting with each other. The call buttons they give the residents to wear around their necks are useless because the staff completely ignores them & never responds when called. The housekeeping is a joke. The food if horrible. It's all processed, frozen & out of cans. The refuse to transport them to medical appointments.

On November 23, 2019 Grandpa was moved from memory care room 48 to memory care room 35 because of a…read morebed bug infestation, as told to me by the staff. The name tag on his old room that still contained some of his personal items and is unoccupied says "RICE CRISPIE". Today I went to the room to retrieve his personal items from room 48 and made a complaint to the staff and Director. The staff admitting to seeing it...but left it. In the past I found Grandpa lying in a soiled bed, with a soiled room floor, and a soiled bathroom on a Friday around 11am. The staff admitted to me he had been left that way from the night before and the staff was angry because he had been fed ice cream and didn't want to clean him or the room up. We also discovered him sleeping in someone else's room with a mouth full of denture adhesive. Grandpa passed on December 8, 2019 and is finally free of this horrible place. Please look up why someone would be called the term above and you will be disgusted to think a dementia patient, WWII veteran, and loved one could be addressed this way by a so-called health care provider.

My Dad lives at DeSoto Palms. after touring several communities I felt the apartments were much…read morebigger than others. My Dad has made many friends at DeSoto. The staff is very friendly and really care about him. The Director is warm and always returns my phone calls. This was a great decision, wish we did it sooner!

My husband fell and fractured his hip. I needed a place for him to go to get stronger before coming…read morehome. I toured 10 facilities and chose DeSoto Palms mainly because of 4 reasons that were important to me. 1. They had a reasonable resbit rate that didn't include a huge community fee. 2. We got right in. 3. It was close to home. 4. The Physical Therapy is amazing. Bonus was the facility is clean, welcoming, cozy/not over sterile and the food is actually good. Based upon my experiences with a few other assisted living facilities where my mom lived, DeSoto Palms is great! For the temporary status we needed. I was pleased. Depending on your needs, the only draw back was the daily activities. My husband didn't participate much but that was ok for him.