Brookdale Tavares

Good option to consider.

Very sad news to find out within two weeks of moving our godfather to this facility that their staff was not able to handle his needs. I found that they were over medicating him and sending him to the hospital many times unresponsive. I addressed the facility many times with my concerns, and nothing was done. Our last straw was when I was at the facility on a Saturday expressed again to the nurses that I did not want him to be overmedicated in the mornings. On Sunday morning, I wake up to an email from the hospital, saying that my godfather is in the hospital unresponsive again. We received no phone call from Celebration Villa Of Tavares letting us know that our godfather was being sent over to the hospital yet again. I left a voicemail for Celebration Villa Of Tavares’s on Sunday morning and then again on Tuesday of that week. I still have not received a phone call back from those two messages. Needless to say that our godfather will never go back to this facility. I was told by the nurse that he got into the laundry room and they needed to medicate him so that he stopped wandering around the facility. I expressed that this was unacceptable and that a lock needed to be put on the laundry room door instead of over medicating their resident. They knew our godfather’s needs when they accepted him into their facility. I do not recommend this facility for anyone who has dementia or help with daily needs, even though the facility says they can handle them. There’s definitely not enough staff at their facility for the residence that they are accepting.

Staff is friendly. Food is very good considering they cook for so many. Faculty is just the right size so it's not intimating for the residents.

My sister in law had a number of falling experiences over several years that required hospitalization & rehab. She was also in the early years of Dementia and her husband had passed away 5 years earlier. She is 92 and couldn’t care for herself in almost every way. I researched over 60 places close to my home. I didn’t want a place with too few residents or one with so many the she was just another #. Brookdale Tavares was just the right size for the staff to know everyone, flexible enough to tailor their support to an individuals needs, big enough to have a variety of activities for residents to participate in, secure enough residents with Dementia not to leave on their own. Meeting areas for activities, playing piano or organ music, dining & big screen TV with comfortable seating. The staff are easy to communicate with, always in touch with me if need be. The suites are nice, the rates are competitive, it’s a small single story building simple for residents to navigate easily.

Very helpful moving resident in and keeping family informed. Staff is courteous and willing to help with resident needs. I would highly recommend this facility be entrusted with the care of a loved one who can no longer live by themselves.