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Overview of New Era Assisted Living

New Era Assisted Living is a senior living community located in Lakeland, FL, committed to providing exceptional assisted living services to their residents. As part of their assisted living services and program, they provide 24/7 personal assistance, a special memory support unit for residents living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, and a bi-weekly visitation by a physician. They also offer respite care, hospice care, and scheduled transportation for medical appointments.

New Era Assisted Living doesn’t only offer quality care, they also make sure that the residents in their community are living comfortably, which is why they offer a myriad of services and amenities designed for comfort and entertainment or leisure. These include meal provisions with consideration to the residents’ diet and food preferences, access to a well stocked library, regular trips to the mall, housekeeping and linen services, and regular activities promoting physical and mental well being.

Overview of Good Sam‘s Assisted Living Residence

Good Sam‘s Assisted Living Residence is an assisted living residence in Palm Coast, FL, in the Belle Terre neighborhood. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, transfers, and medication management, allowing residents to receive support with daily tasks while living in a private room.

The residence has 6 beds and offers private rooms, which provide each resident with a single personal living space. Its small size may suit someone who prefers a smaller community, while respite care can support a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

Payment options include insurance and/or HMO, Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits; Medicaid may be relevant to families whose savings may not cover a long stay, while Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits apply to eligible veterans or surviving spouses. Leanne Judith Fermin-Ostrin serves as the administrator, and the residence also offers rehabilitation services, religious services, an adult day program, and hospice support.

Cloudberry Lodge is an assisted living community in Brandon, FL, where residents can receive help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while keeping a private apartment. It may suit someone who needs that support and wants to maintain a private living space.

The community has 79 beds. Medicaid and Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits are accepted, giving an eligible resident or surviving spouse those payment options. Gamze Belli-King serves as the administrator, and Caring Heart Tampa operates Cloudberry Lodge.

Overview of Atrium Gardens

Recognized by MemoryCare.com as one of the best memory care communities in Tampa in 2020, Atrium Gardens is a senior living community dedicated to memory care. It is a family-owned and operated facility that offers an all-inclusive service for seniors experiencing memory loss who need both short-term and long-term care. It provides top-of-the-line care through its multidisciplinary team of caregivers and medical professionals and the individualized service plans created to ensure personalized care is given. 
Each resident can opt to stay in a private, deluxe, or shared room complete with daily housekeeping, private bathrooms, spacious closets, and maintenance services. Around-the-clock care staff reside on the premises to provide 24-hour assistance with ADLs, medication management, health maintenance, and regular wellness checks. Other features of the Atrium Gardens include charming landscaped grounds, planned social events, sizable gathering areas, special dietary menus planned by a registered dietitian, and transportation services.

Kozy Kove Assisted Living Facility is an assisted living community in Plantation, FL. Assisted living here includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication support while residents remain in a residential setting. With six beds, the home may suit someone who needs this support in a smaller community.

Residents can choose private or shared rooms. A private room offers personal space, while a shared room provides a room with another resident. Low salt and kosher diets are available when a resident’s meal plan requires either option.

Several payment options may help eligible families cover care, including insurance or HMO plans, Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Affairs benefits. The area has a Walk Score of 35, making it car dependent, so most errands require a car or a ride. Harper June Ramsey serves as the administrator.

Heron East provides assisted living and memory care in Sarasota, Florida’s Fruitville neighborhood. The community has 112 beds and may be a good fit for a resident whose needs may grow over time, since both care types are available in the same community.

Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing and medication while a resident keeps a private apartment. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and Medicaid is accepted, which may help when a family’s savings do not cover a long stay. Margine Rivera serves as administrator, and Suncoast East operates the community. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to keep a pet while living at Heron East.

Overview of Gold Choice Ormond Beach Assisted Living & Memory Care

Gold Choice Ormond Beach Assisted Living & Memory Care offers assisted living and memory care in Ormond Beach, Florida. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and medication, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. The two care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

The community has 75 beds, with private and semi-private rooms. A private room gives one resident an individual living space, while a semi-private room is shared. Pets are allowed, so residents who have pets can keep them with them at the community.

Medicaid and Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits are accepted as payment options, which may help an eligible resident use those benefits toward care. A Walk Score of 38 places the area in a car-dependent setting, meaning most errands require a car or a ride. Monica Hall serves as administrator, and Ormond Alf Management operates the community.

Swankridge Care Centers offers assisted living and nursing care in Homestead, Florida. Assisted living includes help with personal needs and medication support, while nursing care provides nursing support for residents who need it. Having both options in one community can suit a resident whose needs grow over time.

Swankridge Care Centers opened in 1965 and has 12 beds. It is a small community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Private suites are the available housing option, giving each resident a private living space.

An 85 / 100 Walk Score means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot. A resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Qualified medication aides are on duty around the clock, while nurses, CNAs and personal attendants support residents’ care needs. Shannon Swank serves as administrator, and Swankridge operates the community.

Overview of The Lynmoore at Lawnwood

The Lynmoore at Lawnwood provides assisted living and memory care in Fort Pierce, Florida. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident maintains an apartment. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering. The two care levels can support a resident whose needs grow over time without leaving the community.

The community has 140 beds, with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom housing. A studio provides one private space, while a two-bedroom may suit a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion. Pets are allowed, so a resident can keep a pet at the community.

A Walk Score of 40 out of 100 places the area in a car-dependent setting. Most errands require a car or a ride. Medicaid is accepted, giving families using that program a payment option for the resident’s care. Kevin Daniel Carroll serves as administrator, and The Lynmoore at Lawnwood Opco operates the community.