The Blake by QSL Management

This is a clean community. The staff is friendly. Their care services are good for what they’re set up for. We don’t have anything bad to say about them. It’s a good community to check out that might meet your loved one’s needs.

My first visit to a Holiday Retirement Home was in Akron, where a nephew & niece that I was visiting in the summer of 2013 wanted me to move to live with or near them. Copley Place was very attractive, and I was delighted to learn of the Holiday Travel Program. However, Ohio's climate & weather do not appeal to me, so I declined to move there. Because I was now hooked on living in a Holiday Home, I next visited one in the mountains of North Carolina, but it was too far from family & friends. Then I visited Smoky Springs in Gainesville, GA, about midway between family & friends in Atlanta and friends in Clarkesville, which was my home. It suited me perfectly, so I moved here in December 2013 and am extremely satisfied with my decision. The staff and residents are great people, and the food is excellent!

My parents moved in a couple of days ago and everyone, residents, staff, etc were so friendly and helpful. The setting is very homey and there are several activities throughout the day. The three meals are very imaginative and nutritious. The day my parents moved in was a special birthday event for the folks with a March birthday, which my mother had. It was a Rock-n-Roll party at dinner with live music and birthday cake. What an amazing welcome for their first night there! The director contracts with a nearby home health agency to provide specialized additional services, an innovative idea to individualized needs. I am so thankful to A Place For Mom to help me to link my parents to this wonderful place!

After reviewing several Independent living/assisted living facilities, we chose Smoky Springs in Gainesville for our aunt. The first impression was an open, cheerful, living space. The dining room is open to the second story with tables for four and restaurant style service. The hall ways are open to the atrium giving that light spacious look, with many small sitting and game areas. Her room is very nice with lots of closet space. And she has a nice balcony with room for two chairs and a table. Smokey Springs serves three meals a day, with snacks and tea and coffee available at all times. The residents we have spoken with are happy, with the only complaint we heard that it takes too long to serve lunch and supper. I would not hesitate to recommend this facility. Call me I'll be glad to talk with you.

My dad is there and so far, his first month has been going very well! He really likes the food compared to where he was. The room seems more bright. He has met quite a few nice people. Good Experience!

Mario and Paul were very helpful and understanding in dealing with my demanding Mother, and I think Smoky Springs is a cheerful and well-managed facility. Mom does not require care at present and she does not take part in activities so I can't rate them fairly but it seems that other residents value them highly. I know that care is available on [removed] I see the caregivers making their rounds each time I visit. Insofar as I know at this time, the single elevator is the greatest drawback. It would be possible to install a second elevator adjacent to the existing shaft, but it would be expensive, disruptive and would decrease capacity by two apartments, so I doubt that will ever happen.

It has made a huge difference in my mom, just in the last couple of months. She in in independent living, but she gets two meals a day, transportation, and her apartment cleaned twice a month included in the cost. They have a lot of parties to celebrate; they had Oktoberfest, and they celebrated for Halloween. They have a pontoon, so they take them out on Boca Ciega Bay. They take them out to eat, they took them to tour one of the navy ships in the Tampa Bay Harbor, and they toured a couple of mansions on the market in the area. The Fountains blew out all preconceived notions of what these places would be like. The residents are all happy and busy and moving around. It's very, very active. They even have a 25 seat movie theater! They have a gym and physical therapy that will come there to work with people, so you can stay in the same facility no matter what your care needs are. Everyone has been wonderful there, my mother has really embraced it. She lived by herself in Iowa, but now she has made a lot of friends. When residents first move in, they assign a peer mentor to help the new resident get the hang of it there.

Memory care supervisor and activity director are great!!! Beautiful grounds. Occasional issue with care but am glad I chose The Fountains for my mom overall.

I really liked the Fairmont best, but I didn't like the location. It was too far for my family in Reston. They had a one bedroom apartment that was bigger than the two bedroom in Sommerset and it would have been easier to arrange my furniture. I was particularly struck by the lightness, there were big, large windows in the apartment, the hallways were light as were the common areas. They had a full meal plan which might have been too much for me because I'm on a restricted diet and it was the same price or less than Sommerset but I couldn't imagine getting in my car and driving to Reston everyday.

We chose The Fountains because its location was convenient for my family to visit our loved one. They were also recommended by people we knew and when we asked about The Fountains only heard good things. Our loved one seems to be adjusting very well and is starting to look better. Her appearance looks healthier and fuller of life then she previously was. We had looked into 7 other communities, but we chose them and feel it was the right decision. (Can not rate Care Services because have not used them)

Our experience with The Fountains has been quite positive. My loved on is doing well, going to daycare and becoming stronger and getting better. So far it's been goibng really well.

From management, culinary, activity, and maintenance staff, all are 5 star. The building is beautifully decorated, immaculately clean, and a joy to enter. The meals are superb,the staff could not be more helpful or welcoming. I specifically want to thank the managers for making my mother's move to Lighthouse Pointe such a smooth transition. Their personal touch and caring attention to my mother made all the difference in the world. I would love to live there myself.

even though my Bro in Law paid for Aug; deep clean was not done prior to his moving in during the month of [date removed] .Quality of care 4 so far; however, 3rd party (ADDIS) being used for health care help is very expensive and are not doing all duties they say they will

Ask about a standardized orientation. This was the weakest point of the moving in process. The strongest point is the friendliest of most of the staff. The location is ideal.

The residents complain a lot about the food. Housekeeping services could be improved. They need additional staffing to clean the apartments more thoroughly. Refrigerators are never wiped out. Overall is adequate but not to my standards. It is a nice environment overall and I feel my loved one is safe and well taken care of for the most part.

I have been happy with The Blake. we've had a few hiccups along the way, but they worked really hard to correct them. The place is usually kept pretty clean and the staff has been wonderful to my mom. I would recommend it to others.

People are very nice! Yes, we would absolutely recommend this community to other families based on the experience so far.

Location is great in Lexington close to shopping grocery and medical hospital. One bedroom rooms are kind of small. Recently changed ownership and the food and portion sizes went downhill food is not as good or portion sizes are smaller

Helpful and accommodating but recently had a lot of turnover. Seems to be settling down at the moment.

There isn't really any exercise facility or equipment. Only one or two treadmills. I'm not sure if they have any group activities together based on what my Dad says. He also feels that most of the residents are less active or mobile and that makes it difficult for him to communicate or make friends. The shuttle services are useful though. He also says he doesn't like that there isn't an oven in the unit and the one he's in at least doesn't have a very large fridge. He also thinks the meals are served too close together 8, 12, and 5 I think he says.