Distinctive Living

We chose Elmcroft of Grayson Valley because they were one of the cheaper ones in the area, especially if you have a roommate. Even though it is a shared room, they have their own bedrooms and then they share a bathroom and living room. Their administrator came to our house since this was during covid and made the transition easier for us. Their caregivers have been awesome, they treat my mother like she is the only one there. They call me about anything and have been great with communication from the get go. They have a nurse on staff 24/7 which gives me peace of mind as well. The location of the facility is great, it is centrally located to a lot of different things that you might need. I could not ask for a better place for my mom and I would highly recommend them to others who are looking.

We chose The Chelsea because it had a homey feeling and was not too large. The room sizes here are a good size for what she needs my mom is in a studio apartment. She says the food is hit or miss depending on the dya. Overall the director and staff members are very nice. I would recommend to others looking.

We chose Inspired Living because the lady we talked to [name removed] was awesome and kept in touch with us. It is also within 2 miles of where they lived previously and they are very happy here. I would recommend to others looking.

If you've never had any experience whatsoever with Alzheimer's' or dementia, know that the things that you think are possibly occurring due to lack of involvement with the facility are actually what the resident is doing themselves. For instance, they give my loved one two options for an outfit each day. She'll choose one and then add things later in the day, or change her outfit entirely. And memory care residents have a tendency to share their belongings, so don't bring anything expensive, including jewelry or clothing. My loved one had an expensive pair of sunglasses, and now she has $5.99 pair because she probably gave hers away. For anyone having a loved one going into memory care, be outrageously patient, but know that it does get better. Honestly the first six weeks are probably the hardest thing I've done in my life. But Inspired Living tells you all of this up front. Inspired Living is an absolutely sensational environment. The people who work there are aabsolutely incredible with what they're dealing with an a day to day day basis. They're always smiling and willing to talk. I've talked with them for hours at a time about what to expect. My loved ones sate ebbs and flows - somedays she's good, and somedays she has a hard time. But they keep the residents really involved, and my loved one has made friends. They even created an advocate position for her, because she took really well to helping new residents get acquainted with the facility. At the end of the day memory care and dementia sucks. But Inspired Living is the best place for her. She's safe, she's protected, and she's fully taken care of. She loves the food there. Comparable to other memory care, it's expensive. But the residents are monitored 24/7, and its a smaller facility with only about 55 residents. It's expensive, but it's worth it. One of my dear friends happens to manage a large memory care facility, and during the interview process she told me to ask if they just give them medication to calm them down. Inspired Living does not, and that was extremely important to me. I didn't want my loved one to be pumped up with drugs to make someone else's life easier. They use discussion and redirect the patient instead, as well as other tactics instead of giving them medication. There's a surgeon in the area whose wife is at Inspired Living after being at two other memory care locations, and that speaks volumes to us about the care here as well.

Inspired Living at Sun City Center is a very calm and quiet community. The staff members are great about responding when we have had any questions or concerns. We love it there

The staff is very nice and very welcoming. They answered all of my questions. They're very caring. My loved one has fallen a few times and they've immediately called me to let me know what's going on. It seems like a very well run operation. The room is not huge but nice. There's a bathroom with a big bedroom / living room area. I kind of expected it to be a furnished room, but it's not. And that' seems to be the standard across the industry. Everything I've seen has been pretty clean - nothing dirty, nothing laying around that shouldn't be laying around. My loved one tells me the food is very good. They've just now all been vaccinated, so they're starting to get activities going again.

We toured this community and liked it very mucn. The tour was great and the staff was very professional. They were able to answer all of our questions.

It is overpriced. It was a roomy and engaging community. I would change the under staffing and overpricing in the community. My loved one was there for a short amount of time. During this time frame the communication with the staff was excellent.

Based on my experience the atmosphere was very caring and orginized. Communication

We chose The Chelsea at Forsgate because of the friendliness of staff members as well as the location of it, it was close so we would be able to visit often. The room sizes here were adequate for what he needed. I would absolutely recommend them to other families.

The whole staff go above and beyond to help you, including the directors. They get the struggle in regards to the pandemic. The nursing staff was wonderful. The feeling of home, from the second I walked in I could feel the warmth and it was the best feeling.

This is the best place to put your loved one. I would recommend them to others. The communication was very good with the staff. They worked with my loved one's dietary restrictions. They had activities available for the residents to choose from.

We chose Inspired Living because I really liked the people, they all came out to talk to us and I just got a good feeling and thought it would be a good fit. My mom is getting great care here and they have been great with communication, especially during covid. Next week we can finally go inside so we are looking forward to that, but based off of zoom meetings and visits, it seems like a great place. I think we made the right choice and I would highly recommend them.

The cleanliness of the community and friendliness of the staff members would get a 5 plus, they are just so good. They have only recently open backed up the dining room, and the people here have just really gone out of their way.

The community feels like home. They have a good layout and they have had a good covid plan and have kept the residence safe. The staff is very friendly and very quick and responsive. The residents are friendly too. I would recommend this community to others

The staff very attentive and treated my loved ones like family. They had a hugging wall that you could hug your loved one safely. They had lots of great ideas to still be able to visit during covid.

The few times we have been able to visit the community it was clean and there were no fowl smells. The staff members are very friendly and cooperative, and we had no issues with the care services. The meals seemed to be pretty good, and they are being hand delivered to their rooms right now due to covid. They do have a lot of internal activities. They have a wide variety of things to keep in interesting. They also have arts and crafts, quiet times and live entertainment.

It is a good place to go, if you need to go. I think they keep the residents engaged and care by the staff is good.

We toured Inspired Living LWR on [date removed]. As with Hidden Lakes the details in the design for memory care are very evident. There are some touches at LWR that are unique and provide even more supports to residents. The outdoor space is inviting and accessible to residents, providing opportunities for exercise, fresh air and sunshine. With the adjacent Assisted Living community there are also options for escorted walks along the lake and visits to the other amenities.

During the time our loved one was there, they were very good and the staff members were excellent especially our main contact, she was fabulous.