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The Villages Senior Living

2.7 (13 reviews)

St. Petersburg, FL

Assisted Living and Memory Care in St. Petersburg, with spaces to feel at home and support for your next chapter.

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About this community

The Villages Senior Living in Saint Petersburg, Florida, offers assisted living and memory care. The community is near shopping plazas, bus lines, major highways, restaurants and hospitals. It is at the corner of 54th Avenue and US Route 19, near Interstate 275. Large common areas provide places to gather with family and friends or spend time with other residents. An outdoor gazebo offers another shared setting, while the common areas also provide space to relax or read.

Assisted living support is tailored to each resident’s needs. Staff assess activities of daily living when a resident moves in and at regular intervals afterward. The assessment covers practical needs such as dressing, bathing and hygiene. Care plans are developed with the resident, family members and health practitioners, taking the person’s needs into account. Personal assistance may include help with eating, bathing, dressing, walking, hygiene and other daily activities. Listed services also include mobility assistance and continence maintenance. Medication services cover help with self-administration as well as medication administration. Trained care staff and a licensed nurse are described as being on site, with care and supervision available around the clock, seven days a week.

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The memory care neighborhood is on the community’s second level and is intended for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or another memory impairment. Support may range from cueing to a secured setting intended to prevent elopement. The program includes the care and services provided in assisted living, while building on each resident’s current abilities. Daily structure and fitness are included, as are physical and occupational therapy. These elements are part of a daily routine intended to help residents complete daily activities and maintain functional abilities.

Daily life also includes meals, household services and group activities. Residents receive three home-style meals each day, served restaurant-style, with snacks between meals. Housekeeping and maintenance are provided daily, while laundry service is provided weekly. Activity options include exercise classes, bingo, puzzles and other games, along with arts and crafts. Monthly events may include live music, adding occasional entertainment to the regular activity options.

The community describes on-site medical services provided through work with medical care companies. These include doctors, home health nurses and therapists, as well as x-rays and lab work. Its care information also lists visits from physicians or nurse practitioners, dentists, podiatrists, home health providers and physical therapists, among others. The stated services therefore include medical visits, dental and foot care, home health support, therapy and diagnostic work.

Starting at
$3,782/mo
Care options
2 available
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Community reviews
13

Key amenities

Dining

Meal preparation and service

Pool & outdoor spaces

Garden

Fitness & wellness

Fitness programs

Housekeeping

Housekeeping and linen services

Transportation

Community operated transportation

Social activities

Community-sponsored activities

Staff & support

12-16 hour nursing

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  • 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance
  • Air-conditioning
  • Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers
  • Beauty salon
  • Cable
  • Community operated transportation
  • Community-sponsored activities
  • Computer center
  • Concierge services
  • Diabetes diet
  • Dining room
  • Fitness programs
  • Fitness room
  • Fully furnished
  • Gaming room
  • Garden
  • Housekeeping and linen services
  • Kitchenettes
  • Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management
  • Mental wellness program
  • Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space
  • Planned day trips
  • Private bathrooms
  • Resident-run activities
  • Restaurant-style dining
  • Scheduled daily activities
  • Small library
  • Special dietary restrictions
  • Telephone
  • Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Wellness center
  • Wifi

Care options available

Assisted Living

Support with everyday routines and personal care in a community setting.

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Memory Care

Specialized support for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

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“Friendly staff, clean facility, genuinely cares about their residents.”
Community review · 2024

Pricing & residences

Monthly rates starting at

$3,782 / month

Rates and availability can change. Ask the community for a personalized quote and details about included services.

Listed monthly residence rates
Residence Monthly rate
Shared room $3,782
One bedroom $4,538
Studio $4,916

Resident & family reviews

2.7 · 13 reviews

I am a current resident at this facility I do not like it I do not want to be here. The state came in to investigate this facility and Eric the administrator told me to hide in my room and don't answer the door if they knock yes I am a drinker I'm not going to lie and he they wanted to hide people like me from the state who comes by their food is crappy I can't eat it I drink coffee every meal or ask for a salad the portions are tiny they cook the same foods egg salad or tuna salad and that's basically all you get uncooked eggs in the morning they don't help you much there's no nurses here no…

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I am a current resident at this facility I do not like it I do not want to be here. The state came in to investigate this facility and Eric the administrator told me to hide in my room and don't answer the door if they knock yes I am a drinker I'm not going to lie and he they wanted to hide people like me from the state who comes by their food is crappy I can't eat it I drink coffee every meal or ask for a salad the portions are tiny they cook the same foods egg salad or tuna salad and that's basically all you get uncooked eggs in the morning they don't help you much there's no nurses here no doctors they won't even pay for us to have a full-time nurse at this facility. I feel sorry for anybody that's thinking about this place I am a current resident and I do not even want to be here but I have nowhere else to go so I have no choice the only drinking water is the water outside and that container is filthy it has mildew on it and they don't clean it. The cleaning people steals out of my room the technicians do sometimes stay away from this place also there still is a rat infestation I've seen two of them downstairs and you can hear them running in the ceiling but they will lie to you and say they fix the problem or there is no problem. The place is way overpriced you're only going to get left with $54 a month to live on and they barely feed you anything the elevator does not work half of the time it breaks down a lot there's holes in the pipes underneath the elevator that they just patch up and won't fix it I wish I could leave this place but I have nowhere else to go if you're thinking about it talk to me or one of the other residents if you walk in here they will talk to you

These are fake stock photos they put on their website for show. I lived at this facility for 6 months there's no access to clean water only when you take your medicine at night they keep filthy water and containers out in the courtyard and back I haven't drank water the whole time I was there. They don't tell you about the alcohol use the drug use but all you have to do is go out back in the gazebo area you'll see the liquor bottles and in the trash can you see all the all the beer cans. At dinner time they only offer you one small Styrofoam cup of iced tea and one Styrofoam cup of coffee if…

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These are fake stock photos they put on their website for show. I lived at this facility for 6 months there's no access to clean water only when you take your medicine at night they keep filthy water and containers out in the courtyard and back I haven't drank water the whole time I was there. They don't tell you about the alcohol use the drug use but all you have to do is go out back in the gazebo area you'll see the liquor bottles and in the trash can you see all the all the beer cans. At dinner time they only offer you one small Styrofoam cup of iced tea and one Styrofoam cup of coffee if you ask for any more you will not get it they'll say they don't have enough. Which is a crock of crap they get a food truck that comes in twice a week and they're always backer saying they have no food I can guarantee you half the people of staff there or not legal immigrants you can tell nobody's an idiot and was just born yesterday please if you're considering sending your family members here don't do it you just don't do it you're going to be sorry it's going to be the sorry it's a mistake you've ever made in your life your roommate might be filthy never bathes they dirty the toilet seat and if you don't clean it then it's going to stay like it is just they're going to lie to you don't let them lie to you take it from somebody who's been there and if you also want to know go talk to some of the residents there they will happily tell you they also tried to get rid of the rat infestation there but it has not worked I've been downstairs talking to people in the dining room in the evening time you can hear them like I heard of elephants going across the ceiling and the owner Sam or balsam they call him they'll say there's no problem but there is they've told the alcoholics to go stay in the room until the people from the state leaves because they know they're going to get questioned so the guy Eric is administrator he tells him to hide until they leave Eric throws everything under the rug just don't make the mistake don't go here

Everything said about this facility is true, I was a resident here for 6 months they don't tell you anything when you go to tour the place they don't tell you about the usage of alcohol and drugs outside they don't tell you about the people not bathing they don't tell you about the stench they don't tell you about the rats that are still running on top of the ceiling I talked to a friend of mine downstairs and you can hear him like a herd of elephants going across the ceiling but they don't tell you any of that they try to hunt it under the rug I think it's all I can say. They will lie to you…

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Everything said about this facility is true, I was a resident here for 6 months they don't tell you anything when you go to tour the place they don't tell you about the usage of alcohol and drugs outside they don't tell you about the people not bathing they don't tell you about the stench they don't tell you about the rats that are still running on top of the ceiling I talked to a friend of mine downstairs and you can hear him like a herd of elephants going across the ceiling but they don't tell you any of that they try to hunt it under the rug I think it's all I can say. They will lie to you until they get you in there as in when they said they do puzzles everyday and have afternoon tea and have all these things for people to do memory Care people stay hidden behind the door and actually the people that overdose on drugs and alcohol when this place knows that the facility state is coming to check on them? They tell those alcoholics to go hide in a room and don't come out until the state leaves what's that tell you I have no reason to lie nothing to gain at all I had to get out of there the place was just absolutely horrific administration does nothing the owners do nothing the administrators who tell the drunks to stay behind their door and don't come out when the state comes I had two or three of them come tell me before I left I had no intentions on staying at this place it's it's absolutely disgusting the food there's no nothing diabetic you're better off just not coming here and I have no reason to lie it's just unless you want to spend $1,000 your good hard earned money and just wasted away just please don't bother if you want to know more you're welcome to message me. The owners will never sit and have a meal with us they never will spend the night at this facility it's just don't get sucked into it cuz you're going to be making a huge mistake when you go to that backyard and see their drugs and alcohol that are being put to use everyday I'd rather let you come live in my home than to go to the facility even a dumpster with a blanket and a pillow is better. They also won't tell you about the people who urinate inside the elevator, outside by the fence where the backyard is the drunk people to avoid going to the rooms they go and pee by the fence they won't tell you about that either the urine inside the elevator the people who pee inside the elevator, or the people the men who pee at the fence out back when they're drinking which is everyday. Do not sit in the chairs that are in the front lobby those have been peed in and they won't change the chairs out so there is dried urine inside those chairs. Please avoid this place I'm warning you now if you go in you're going to be sorry as soon as you get in there the next day I have nothing to gain by the line it's just the fact of the matter and how they lie to you there please don't do it. And when you go into a shared room with a person who does not bathe or shower that's all you're going to smell this is just God's honest warning please avoid this place oh and just to let you know half of the photos that are under this website are fake photos they're just stock photos none of the facility not of the place not of the people who live there or work there half of these photo are false and I reported all the fake photos. A

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There is a rat,roach,flies,and termite infestation. There is drugs and alcohol behavior here. The food is not diabetic friendly. The portions are small. The building has an order. The 3-11 and 11-7 shifts the med techs can't be found at their stations. They are sleeping in residents room on the clock. The model room they have for show is not the rooms you are going to get. That's called false adverting. People here that in active addictions are still given their meds,knowing they are under the influence of substances. Everything here is a lie. There's no activities for the residence,no outings,nothing. I was given a 45 day notice to leave because I told the truth about this place. I have nothing gain by lying. The truth is the truth. If you care about your love ones don't place them here. You can make a report to the administrator and nothing is done. All they want is your money. No one here that's upper management tell the truth. They always have State and the health dept. here for vailations. The fire department is often here because of bad out of s date fire alarm system. All upper management do is cover up things or either just do patch work. My review as the owners say is bad for business, that's why I was given 45 days. I thank God for blessing me with my own place to call home.Their safety checks are not being done every two hours. This place needs to be closed down.You could die in the middle of the night and no one would know until the 7-3 shifts come in the morning,and that just happened recently. They covered up their selves by lying,as always. If you love your family place them somewhere better than this place

We went to the Villages Senior Living, but they weren't expecting us. There's nobody there. The elevator was out of order, so we couldn't get to the second floor to see the memory care unit. We were not impressed with that one. What I liked least is there was no one there to let you in. We had to search for the office and that was very difficult to find. They had to search for a person who didn't know we were coming, and it wasn't her job to tour, so it was ill-prepared. They tried to help, though. The facility was not inviting at all. It was not what we needed. The room was small.

Friendly staff, clean facility, genuinely cares about their residents.

This place needs an update, from the outside of the facility to the inside. As soon as you enter the facility there is an odor, , I'm not sure if the employees are smoking while taking care of loved ones. This place needs to be seen my OSHA, or Joint commission as I've noticed many things that to do not comply. Be careful when placing your loved one in this facility.

I do guardianship and have clients placed at Villages Senior Living. The care is amazing. The facility is very clean and has great food offerings as well. I’m in and out of multiple facilities daily and they go that extra mile for the things that mean the most.

What families highlight

  • Informative and helpful tour staff
  • Kind, supportive admissions assistance (named staff recognized)
  • Friendly, attentive direct-care employees
  • Staff who go the extra mile for residents
  • Clean and well-maintained areas reported by some families

Highlights summarized from community reviews.

Location & neighborhood

3479 54th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33714
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