Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens is a retirement community located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a city of about 50,000 on the Atlantic coast. The facility is owned and operated by Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., which runs a nationwide network of senior living communities. Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services for seniors on one property.
FACILITIES AND AMENITIES
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens is a pet-friendly facility located on 27 landscaped acres that include a private gardening area, a paved walking path and a duck-filled pond. Residents live in studios or in one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, each equipped with air conditioning and climate control, fully equipped kitchens, cable, a screened-in patio or balcony and emergency call systems.
All Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens residents have access to a library, convenience store, game room, swimming pool, whirlpool spa, cocktail lounge and a private dining area. Meals are prepared fresh daily, served in a restaurant-style dining room and include seasonal and featured starters, entrees and desserts. All of the food is prepared by a professionally trained chef who receives nutritional guidance from a registered dietitian.
HEALTHCARE
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens offers residents three levels of care, including independent living support, assisted living and memory care services. All residents may request assistance with daily activities, including bathing, dressing, dining and medication management. For residents who need more assistance in order to maintain their independence, 24-hour-a-day personal care is available as well as ongoing monitoring and support for those with limited mobility.
Residents with memory care needs receive healthcare through the Clare Bridge Place program, which works to improve daily quality of life for those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The program includes behavior tracking and management as well as specially prepared meals co-planned by a gerontologist and registered dietitian to help residents with cognitive impairment live healthy, active lives.
Residents with specialized or acute healthcare needs are in close proximity to several hospitals, including the JFK Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Both provide emergency, cardiac, cancer and neurological medical services.
HEALTH PROGRAMS
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens offers residents the opportunity to participate in what it calls “Optimum Life” and “Celebrations” health programs. Optimum Life is designed to engage residents in activities that promote emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual wellness. The facility hosts events monthly that are focused on exercise, self-discovery, socialization and finding, rediscovering or refining one's purpose in life.
Residents walk together, exercise in and out of the on-site pool, read together, discuss and debate current events, and attend events during which speakers talk about the importance of having a sense of value and focus. The program is designed to stimulate intellectual and mental capacity, social interaction and cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and flexibility.
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens offers residents ample opportunities to participate in activities and events. On-site religious services are held every week. Residents may take classes in arts, woodworking, crafts, yoga, music, cooking and gardening, among others. Or they can take part in organized board game competitions. The facility also invites authors, entertainers and experts on a variety of topics to speak to residents.
Residents may also sign up for organized excursions into the city, which is home to the Gardens Mall, Lacuna boat tours and a wide variety of seafood, steak and sushi restaurants. The facility also offers residents transportation to theaters, world-class museums and other local attractions including the Palm Beach Gardens public market, Frenchman's Forest Natural Area and the nearby Mirasol Park.
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Reviews
4.1( 23 Reviews )
Edward
February 07, 2023
We've just moved to Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens. They feed you in the morning, they feed you at night, and they provide activities. Our room is a two-bedroom, two-bath with a balcony. It's a good size. All appliances are already here like the microwave, refrigerator, and dishwasher. The staff is so-so, they're mediocre, and some are more pleasant than others. They have activities like bingo and other things periodically. The activities are average. They have a pool, a pool deck, and a jacuzzi.
Reviewer#RD1121u
December 02, 2022
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens was a nice and pleasant facility. The bigger units were a little awkward though. They showed us a three-bedroom and it was all angles. They had a kitchen and it was like a really narrow, small galley kitchen. They had a refrigerator that wasn't huge, and then they had a stove. It was an older stove, though it didn't have the coil. It wasn't updated like the other place. The staff who took us around was great. He was very enthusiastic, very pleasant, and knowledgeable. He was able to answer all our questions.
Karen
October 06, 2022
When we were at Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens, which is the facility my mom was in for two years, it was great before COVID. However, once COVID hit, it just pretty much shut down. They're bringing a lot of people that were more assisted than independent, and so the independent people shrunk, and my mom had very little to socialize with and a lot of them left.
It's nice for families to feel comfortable that their loved ones are possibly being watched. They had to pull a button every day to say that they were up and kicking. My mom was more independent than she was assisted, but they do have those services. They supply food seven days a week, three meals a day, and that was a good plus. It's a little rundown on the building. There were different issues within the unit because they were older. Before COVID, they had a lot of activities. During COVID, they removed all the chairs on the pool deck, so how are you supposed to sit out and enjoy yourself when there's nothing there? The other thing with Brookdale is that it's corporate. However, the staff were very nice. They were always great, and the location is great.
Dana
September 08, 2022
We looked at the independent living at Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens. We had not even considered independent living until we sat down with the manager and then realized that independent care was really what my mother-in-law would be able to do and not need to go into assisted living. That was something that she could move into at some point in time. If we were gonna move her, that would be the one we would go to for our purposes, for our location and such.
The staff was excellent. The people that we worked with were extremely informative and professional, and really felt like they were concerned about not only her as a future resident, but also for us, providing us with all the details, and what we needed to know as far as accommodations, opportunities for her to be more socially active, and also pricing.
When you walked in, it looked like a cruise ship lobby. It's like an apartment building. I think it had five stories and it was very well-maintained. They have an Olympic-sized swimming pool where they were doing water aerobics classes. Many of the apartments face the pool and the outside. It was all landscaped. It looked like a country club.
Tom
August 10, 2022
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens is clean and cheery as can be. The people here are very nice, friendly, and helpful. They have a swimming pool, they play bingo, and do other stuff. I like the fact that the doctor comes to the room. So, health care here is good and everyone is great. Food could be a little better, though.
Anne
June 10, 2022
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens was a very nice facility. It had a large atrium feeling when you walk in. It's clean and there are a lot of activities going on with the residents. They have larger units. I was looking at the independent living for my parents and they have two- and three-bedroom units. The staff has been extremely friendly and has shown us the units a couple of times and given different family members tours. They have worked with us to get my parents in there. So far, we're very happy. The amenities are wonderful. They have a library, social room, onsite salon services, a physical therapy room, a pool, a dining room, and a separate big social area for happy hour and lunches. They don't have garages, but they have covered parking spaces. There's an in-house convenience store where you can have prescriptions sent there to have filled. They have a room set up for movies. There are walking trails and a trail to a little lake with a fountain. It's a large property that sits back in the woods. You don't feel like you're right in the midst of town. It was the most convenient location-wise for us, so we were happy with it.
Rita
June 28, 2021
I love the Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens. It's close to home. The place is very attractive when you walk in, and the people are so, so nice. Gwent, who is the sales manager, has just been so nice to me. I have a walking problem, so I walk with a walker and get around very slowly. When I came to visit him, he offered me a wheelchair. I took it when he showed me the apartment. I've met two of my would-be neighbors already. The rules and regulations, I don't think are too strict. I can't wait to move in. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm bringing some things over today so I can start.
Things that are a part of what I'm paying for are breakfast and dinner. There's parking. I'm using uncovered parking, and I don't have to pay more for it. There's a post office, a hair salon, a gym, and a library. There is something like a delicatessen too. There's storage, so if you rent a room you can buy that. Somebody comes and cleans your apartment. If you want to pay for it, you can have your laundry done.
Halaine
September 15, 2020
My mother moved into Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens, and it was a good choice. The staff is great and everyone is great. My mom says it's like a hotel.
Reviewer01032020
January 07, 2020
We toured all the levels of care at Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens, from independent, assisted, to memory care. Our tour was fine, but it wasn't what my uncle and aunt would want. We saw some of the apartments there, the ones that were updated were nice but those that were not updated were not nice. They have activities like water aerobics, bingo, and card games for the residents. The staff was very pleasant. But I just think that the building itself is an older building, and I think it should be upgraded a little.
Moglie814
December 24, 2018
My mother moved here when she started to feel lonely in her condo community, as she was in her mid-90’s and had lost most of her friends. Her 1/1.5 apartment is just big enough, and comfortably located near the elevators. The facility is not new, but it is a warmly comfortable environment. The staff are the best, food is better than she expected, activity schedule is full and diversified. After three years, she could still be interviewed to do a commercial - she is that enthusiastic.
Linda
September 10, 2018
I liked Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens the most. There were people waiting for a bus to take them somewhere, and everybody was dressed in red, white, and blue for the holiday. They had someone there playing the piano. When you walk in to the place, it almost looks like you're walking into a really nice exclusive hotel or even a cruise line the way because of the way it was laid out. It was very open, so I really liked that. The people were playing cards and they had movies playing in one place. They were laughing and everybody seemed to know each other. The staff was very nice and accommodating.
SG
March 29, 2018
Two weeks ago my aunt moved into Brookdale. She has a 1-bedroom unit. Their apartments are great. The food is excellent. It is very nice. My aunt is very much enjoying her stay there. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They have lots of things for her to do. She spends more time out of her apartment than she spends in her apartment. They have all kinds of activities for her to choose from, everything from going to the library to watching movies, to activities that they coordinate.
Cari538432
May 03, 2017
I liked Brookdale. The staff was friendly, but our main objection was the amount initially required to live there. I didn't like the fact that there wasn't a washer and dryer in the unit, but other than that, I liked the facility very much. I liked that they had an outdoor porch and nice dining area.
Sandra207542
September 30, 2016
Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens was gorgeous and done very nicely. We saw the 2-bedroom apartment -- and it was beautiful -- but the price was ridiculous. The staff was very nice and very cordial. The dining room was like a restaurant -- beautifully done, tables were set very nicely, and you can sit wherever you want to. The location of the place was perfect, and it was within the vicinity of shopping malls. It will also provide a service should we need to go to our doctors, go shopping, or go to restaurants. The manager was very nice and very cordial to us. The library was huge and astronomical. They had a meeting room, a movie room, and a pool.
William300210
July 02, 2016
We toured a couple of places and we decided on Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens for my friend. It was close to where we live and less expensive than most of them. The rooms were not just a room, but it has a living room, as well as a patio. They also have a full bath with a shower and a big walk-in closet.
The place also has a swimming pool and garden club that my friend is interested in. They provide a cleaning service once a week. They also provide full breakfast in a restaurant style facility and a full dinner as well. They have snacks at lunch time. They will also take them on a 10-mile radius in a limousine and they also take them to other places in a bus like Wal-Mart or other places. That is free for the residents. They have a bunch of activities where they bring in singers, comedians or magicians. They have bingo and other exercise programs.
Jean123818750
April 23, 2016
I had been to Brookdale several times to look around. I liked it. Everyone that I spoke to was friendly and knowledgeable. They had activities, and the dining area looked fine.
Neil8
June 08, 2015
I liked the location of Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens. It had a friendly feeling inside as well. The only drawback to me was that they only serve one meal a day. They had a lot of activities like going out to cultural events, shopping areas, and churches. They also offered transportation to doctor's offices.
Visitor98715550
September 11, 2014
We’re living in here. It is very nice. It is very roomy and quiet. The staff is very nice and very helpful. The food is fine.
Visitor84034550
May 20, 2014
I have just been here at Prosperity Oaks for a week. I'm just getting used to it. So far it's been fine. Everybody has been very friendly. I have a 2-bedroom, and there's never enough room, but I'm managing. I have some sorting out of some stuff to do, putting it where I can find it. I'm working on it in my spare time. I go for dinner and breakfast, and the food is excellent. It's a little chaotic because we serve ourselves, and sometimes they run out of things, but it works very well.
I went to the pool today for the first time. They have exercises in the lounge, and I have been to that twice. They had music and dancing two evenings a week, I think. I've been to that once, and then I got so sleepy that I needed to go back to bed. So that was fun. I am in independent living. They have assisted living and memory care here, too.
Christina5
August 15, 2013
It is number one, I think. The people have been really wonderful in helping take care of mom. They were right on top of everything. She has breakfast and dinner. We told them not to have it sent to her. We want her to be active and not get bored. Downstairs, there are plenty of activities there. The people are so nice. I would recommend that.
Nancy65148450
July 26, 2013
I like Prosperity Oaks. I think it's very nice. I visited the place may times and I think it has a lot to offer. I also like its location.
dr design
March 21, 2012
The facility is appealing however the management is aweful. The entire management team seems to be "too Busy" to actually care about the resident's best interests. They are however extremely interested in making sure you are spending every one of your last pennies on the elected care package, The problem is that the employees/aids do not follow through with the care you are paying for. We are extremely disappointed in the care ( lack thereof) we are receiving for my parents. It seems that this "home" is run like a corporate business.
IgnGuy
I think the physical building is very nice and for the most part well maintained. The activities seem interesting and are varied. My grandmother particularly enjoys the live entertainment. She has been unhappy with the provided cleaning services as she is very particular about the cleanliness of her home. She is only moderately happy with the food. It is sometimes fair and sometimes less than good depending on the day. I have eaten there with her many times. The main problem seems to be the quality of the meat and the care of preparation. The soups are always good.
