Assissted Living Places in Villages

[Arbud]

Hello.
Just found out last night that a neighbor is going to look into an assissted living place in the near future.
It must be in the Villages and have the amenities. Maybe even the ability to get around in her golf cart.
Any suggestions? Thanks. Bud

[ROCKETMAN]

Only one I know about is Watercress on 466 next to sprouts. You get the same benefits as a regular village resident. In fact they pay your amenity fee. Get one spot in a covered garage and second vehicle would be outside. A one bedroom cost $6100.00 and that’s just regular with no assisted living so I’m guessing over $7000.00 a month but that is every cost you can think of other than cell phone.

[ROCKETMAN]

Forgot to mention they were just bought out last week so things may change.

[Kenswing]

Just off the top of my head there's Buffalo Crossing and Freedom Point. Both have resident parking and are golfcart accessible.

[retiredguy123]

Another choice is Sumter Senior Living on Rt 466A. Note that there is a huge difference between independent living and assisted living. With assisted living, you do not get your own apartment, and you pay by the month based on the level of care that you need. With independent living, you don't get any medical care. Of the 4 facilities mentioned, Freedom Pointe is the best, and the most expensive.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Due to the massive concentration of a senior citizen demographic, I'm always surprised it is not the epicenter of American gerontology. I figured every doctor specializing in such, and every service geared toward the populace (like assisted living!) would be in abundance here. I find it shocking the opposite is true.

[mraines]

Another choice is Sumter Senior Living on Rt 466A. Note that there is a huge difference between independent living and assisted living. With assisted living, you do not get your own apartment, and you pay by the month based on the level of care that you need. With independent living, you don't get any medical care. Of the 4 facilities mentioned, Freedom Pointe is the best, and the most expensive.

My mother was in Sumter and she had her own apartment. Sumter provides independent, assisted and memory care to my knowledge.

[retiredguy123]

My mother was in Sumter and she had her own apartment. Sumter provides independent, assisted and memory care to my knowledge.
I think that if you are living in the independent living section, you have a lease of sorts that guarantees that they will not move you. The apartment comes completely unfurnished. At Freedom Pointe, you actually have a condo that you purchase. But, if you are in the assisted living building, they can move you to a different room if they need to. Different facilities have different living arrangements.

[Altavia]

Assisted living but needs access to amenities and golf cart?

Independent living with an aid visiting has advantages including control of who is the aid.

[Cuervo]

I'm no youngster, but I haven't reached the stage where I need assisted living, I did look into it when my wife took ill.
Most of these places have there only recreation for their residents.
Now I'm assuming at a point if she is looking into assisted living, she needs help and I'm also assuming she has lived here in The Villages for a while and has many friends.
My suggestion is for her to find a place nearby that best serves her needs that is the most important thing to worry about and if she does have friends here, she can always use the facilities in The Villages as a guest.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Due to the massive concentration of a senior citizen demographic, I'm always surprised it is not the epicenter of American gerontology. I figured every doctor specializing in such, and every service geared toward the populace (like assisted living!) would be in abundance here. I find it shocking the opposite is true.

If you talk with health care recruiters, doctors want a quality of life when they are not working, and for their families. Rural f* Florida is not considered a high quality of life area for the average age MD.

My wife and her nephew-in-law both work in medical center hospitals, and one works in HR. Doctors can get picky about where they work, the housing availability, the quality of housing and surrounding amenities for lack of a better word, outside the bubble.

Also, given the rates of Medicare reimbursement, there is not a mix of commercial payers to balance out the negative margins of generontology, which requires most gerontologists to be associated with a large hospital system where they can be subsidized with a higher profitability reimbursement mix.

[bowlingal]

Buffalo Crossings has an assisted living building behind their rehab center You are able to use the villages amenities. but you must get a pass from their office to do so. Located right next door to Hobby Lobby.

[Ptmcbriz]

My father was at Watercrest for a year in memory care. They have a beautiful facility and offer independent living and assisted living, and golf cart accessible. Since memory care ran $6800 3 years ago, I would say assisted living runs $5500-$6500. You do get your own apartment with assisted living. The facility has gourmet chefs, a wine bar, a pool, gym, spa, many activities including shopping trips.

[Angelhug52]

Another choice is Sumter Senior Living on Rt 466A. Note that there is a huge difference between independent living and assisted living. With assisted living, you do not get your own apartment, and you pay by the month based on the level of care that you need. With independent living, you don't get any medical care. Of the 4 facilities mentioned, Freedom Pointe is the best, and the most expensive.
Many assisted living facilities do have your own apartment. These are not long term nursing homes. You pay dearly and are normally on a month to month rent. Extra like medication dispensing or help with bathing, dressing, etc are an up charge. There are also memiry care areas in some of the assisted living facilities.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Forgot to mention they were just bought out last week so things may change.

The property changed hands, the assisted living management company is still the same. The lease rate may or may not go up depending upon the cost paid by the new building owners and their required rate of return.

[Fastskiguy]

Hello.
Just found out last night that a neighbor is going to look into an assissted living place in the near future.
It must be in the Villages and have the amenities. Maybe even the ability to get around in her golf cart.
Any suggestions? Thanks. Bud

My inlaws have been in assisted living at Watercrest Spanish Springs for about 6 months and it's been good. Staff is excellent, food is good, and the facility is beautiful. They don't do many activities so can't really comment on that. We're there nearly every day and see the leadership team all of the time, out and about, being available. We've toured 12 different facilities and feel this is the best assisted care option in TV.

Joe

[Singerlady]

Another choice is Sumter Senior Living on Rt 466A. Note that there is a huge difference between independent living and assisted living. With assisted living, you do not get your own apartment, and you pay by the month based on the level of care that you need. With independent living, you don't get any medical care. Of the 4 facilities mentioned, Freedom Pointe is the best, and the most expensive.
A relative of mine lives in Sumter Senior and YES, she has her own apartment! There are 7 care levels determined by points…every task they perform has a point/points assigned to it. When she first moved in to AL, she was paying LESS than IL because they had a DEAL on rent. After 3 1/2 years in AL, she has now caught up to her previous rent in Indepedent Living.

[Angelhug52]

Due to the massive concentration of a senior citizen demographic, I'm always surprised it is not the epicenter of American gerontology. I figured every doctor specializing in such, and every service geared toward the populace (like assisted living!) would be in abundance here. I find it shocking the opposite is true.
The Villages has always been depicted as Healthy, getting old ignored. Only recently do you see lifts for disabled by the pools. Back in 2004 to get a house built with wider doors, ramping, lower sinks etc to meet ADA regulations was a battle. Developer didn't want challenged seniors here. Many if the doctors are proficient in aging. It's just not openly advertised. After all must keep up the image of active seniors.

[bumpa]

Up here in the cold north, -4F this morning, Assisted living is quite expensive. We just moved my MIL, aged 97, into a nearby facility. With level 1 care her total monthly cost will be a little over $9000.

[ElDiabloJoe]

The Villages has always been depicted as Healthy, getting old ignored. Only recently do you see lifts for disabled by the pools. Back in 2004 to get a house built with wider doors, ramping, lower sinks etc to meet ADA regulations was a battle. Developer didn't want challenged seniors here. Many if the doctors are proficient in aging. It's just not openly advertised. After all must keep up the image of active seniors.

You make good points. Your input is appreciated, thank you.

[Marmaduke]

Due to the massive concentration of a senior citizen demographic, I'm always surprised it is not the epicenter of American gerontology. I figured every doctor specializing in such, and every service geared toward the populace (like assisted living!) would be in abundance here. I find it shocking the opposite is true.
I concur, but as a clinical gerontologist, you may want to consider the demographics of states like Pennsylvania where the graying of America has been occuring on a much larger scale than TV, for quite a long time.
Pay scale with all the bells and whistles in the Northeast & Mid-West vs. The Villages is quite frankly why I could retire early.
However, while I see your point, there are not enough Geritricians or Gerontologists to go around. It's a very specialized field not of interest to the 'modern' student, sadly.

When we asked Graduate Students, they confirmed the college students mentality-
Nobody wants to work with "OLD PEOPLE"

It could be their distress over the pictures of parking fopaws.
They were offered a quiet room. lol

[Holpat39]

Assisted living gets your own apartment but are assisted with personal care. Assisted living receives assistance with meds or medical problems and you do not have a full-size kitchen. You have a refrigerator and microwave, and units are usually smaller than independent living. Independent living means you have a full-size kitchen and do not require any assistance with personal care. Independent unites are usually larger than the assisted living units. It's a step-down system. Independent down to assisted down to skilled nursing. Skilled nursing is the most expensive. Next step up is assisted living a little less expensive. Then Independent is the least costly since you don't require any hands-on help.

[retiredguy123]

Assisted living gets your own apartment but are assisted with personal care. Assisted living receives assistance with meds or medical problems and you do not have a full-size kitchen. You have a refrigerator and microwave, and units are usually smaller than independent living. Independent living means you have a full-size kitchen and do not require any assistance with personal care. Independent unites are usually larger than the assisted living units. It's a step-down system. Independent down to assisted down to skilled nursing. Skilled nursing is the most expensive. Next step up is assisted living a little less expensive. Then Independent is the least costly since you don't require any hands-on help.
I didn't mean to imply that you had to share an apartment in assisted living facilities, although some facilities do have shared apartments. But, the leasing or ownership arrangement is different from independent living. Independent living is mostly geared to renting or owning an apartment, where assisting living is geared to providing and paying for a certain level of care.