I toured Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles. We liked the location of the facility, and the woman who did the tour was very nice and helpful. They have a game room. The people that I met were all really nice. The building itself was nice. It's a little dated, like the furnishings and things like that. They said when someone new comes in, they redo the rooms, so they were nice, but the facility itself was a little dated.

My mother was particularly difficult to move and adjust, but the staff were all amazing helping us with the transition. One reason we chose this facility is because of the location. Now I am extremely happy to have chosen this well-run, clean, attentive, happy place and am feeling fortunate to know she is safe, secure and close by. Brookdale PGI has made this stage of life so much easier.

When looking for a home for your loved ones the best advise I can give is GO SMALL! Don't get pulled in by the fancy furniture, linen tablecloths etc...that many of the large facilities offer. I did that and my mom was just another number. There was no continuity of care and the staff changed so much that they didn't know who she was. Then I found Brookdale Punta Gorda and my mother has been there for almost 8 years. She is part of their family and they are part of ours. I can rest easy knowing that she is with friends who know her so well. Thanks to the current management and CNA's she is getting the best care and attention that I have seen in a long time. Thanks Brookdale for all you do to insure that my mother is well cared for!! Also, when researching facilities, look at the tenure of the staff - especially the Health & Wellness Director, nursing and key CNA's (certified nursing assistants). It's tough to keep staff for long in this industry but Brookdale Punta Gorda has done a great job and created an environment that makes staff enjoy where they work.

My mom is at Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles and she's doing well. She's settling in and interacting with other people, particularly during meal times and playing bingo. One of the reasons why I chose Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles was because it's a smaller facility and the ratio of staff to residents was a little higher, and so she gets a little more attention. The other reason is it's close to home. She is in a small studio and it had been refurbished before she moved in, with new flooring, paint, and all new cabinetry. It has a walk-in closet, which gives her a lot of storage, a nice bathroom with no lip going into the shower, and everything works well. The staff is also very attentive. We have her under a medication management program where they order her drugs and administer them to her. The nursing staff has been very good and done a good assessment of her needs. They serve good nutritious meals. They have a nice courtyard with a nice garden, and it's very attractive. They accommodate people in a variety of ways, too. Small pets are allowed and they also have visiting pets that come in. The first day she moved in, they had a Halloween party where everybody dressed up and they had treats and a scavenger hunt through the whole facility. So, I've been pleased so far. It has been a good experience and they've gone overboard to welcome her and acclimate her.

My mom moved into Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles. It's very nice, clean, and well-appointed. The staff is friendly and the food is good. I'm happy with it and would recommend it. They have activities every day and they have an activities director. They do different things and little field trips. They have a lounge area where there are lots of books, games, game table, and big-screen TV. They also have a living room where there's a fireplace and piano. Once a week they have live singers come in and play music during lunch, and another day a week, either in the afternoon or right after supper, they have another musician come. I think they don't have enough aides and they could use more staff since they don't get to everything that need to be done, but they've all been nice and helpful.

My loved one has been at Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles for three weeks. I am very impressed. The people who work there have been so helpful. They got her a bed and a dresser left over from the previous person and they even set up a room for her. I can't say enough wonderful things about them. The whole atmosphere is wonderful and the clients who live there are happy. The food is delicious and smells amazing. It just worked out so beautifully. Her room is very nice and the pricing is based on your needs. They have a basic fee and you pay for whatever you need above that. I think it's very fair.

I liked Brookdale very much. Everybody was very friendly, and I felt very good about the place. I felt that everybody was sincere and that my father would be safe there. They had lots of activities besides playing cards. Yesterday, I saw them playing the Wii. They had Wii competition between them and another facility. They had a lot of things if the residents wanted to do them. They were very accommodating. I felt that he would be safe and happy there.

Brookdale is a good place and convenient. They have a lot of activities. The rooms are spacious, they have a good menu, and the staff addressed all of my concerns.

I visited Brookdale Punta Gorda Isles. It had more on the assisted living. At the time, that's what we were looking for my loved one. They had very nice staff. They also had separate wings for different types of care. For dementia care, they had a separate locked wing, and that was a very secure feeling. They had movies, cards, and sing-a-longs. They had all kinds of things. It was not a brand-new facility. The rooms were very clean, but they were small.

We visited here. I came across them by looking it up on the website. It is all very good. It is a very nice place, and they were very friendly. They got a really high class show up there. We had our names up on the board like we were visiting. It was very friendly and very personable. It's great. The rooms are nice although they seem a bit small. They were all nice and very clean, so it was no problem at all. If we were a few years older, we would seriously consider it because it is a beautiful place and a very good location.

It looked fresh and clean, but I think the rooms were on the smaller side. Although I was not able to see much of the staff, the ones I saw seemed nice. I think they have an exercise room and they take the residents out. I would recommend this to some, but not to my mother because their clientele is a little more on the advanced stage than my mother is.

I visited someone from the church who lived here. I thought it was very nice, airy, and open. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Her bedroom was very nice, and she was very satisfied with that.

I had been very impressed. It was very nice. The care seemed to be thorough and good. The people they were sharing the environment seemed to be good too. One thing I liked, they had places in there where the doors were not lock and they had walkways where the patients could walk around and they had yards with walls around it where the patients can sit on a swing or picnic table. To be able to go outside by yourself or with somebody else and you know they were safe that would mean a lot. They do had different activities like crafts, art work, mind games and they gather at least once a day to talk to them and encourage them. I thought their motivation was good. The patients were always clean. They were restrictive when in taking a bath or shower. They had people who oversee all of that. I would recommend it to others. I noticed that they seemed to be happy mingling to other people and I thought that was a good thing. They provided transportation back and forth to bring them to doctor or dentist or other places. In some other places, they preferred the family to come and take them, if possible. It was a nice place and it was a place I wouldn't mind living myself.

It is very nice. We had a condo right across the water from it and it's very lovely. They have wonderful, beautiful rooms. They have an apartment with a living room, a TV, a little kitchen and a bedroom with a window to look out at the water. They have entertainment and a lot of activities for people.

People tend to only want to talk about things when they are negative. My father has been in this community for 2 years and has always been treated with respect and dignity. The employees are angels, they truly care about the people they are charged with caring for and it shows. You can feel the warmth when you walk in the door. Good food, good activities, I am very happy. It's very hard to please everyone but the staff here bend over backwards trying.

my mother lived here for a couple of years and I was always pleased with the personnel and delicious meals. I found the staff to be very caring, giving extra personal attention,especially around holidays.