Distinctive Living

A family member was a resident and moved out. Cannot recommend this facility. Current Management is over her head and ruining the reputation of the facility. The staff lacks compassion and does not do their job. If you need any level of care, this is not the place for you. Don't ask the front desk for assistance, she is rude to guests and residents and not at all helpful. Residents appear to be sedated, constantly sleeping in wheelchairs at all hours. Would not feel comfortable with a loved one living here, wish my loved one had moved out sooner.

Based on our tour, I thought The Chelsea was horrific. When we walked in, they had their residents in wheelchairs sitting all around the concierge area. And a lot of them were out of it and slumped over in their chairs. It just didn’t give a very nice impression. Also, the smell of disinfectant hit you in the face so strongly that my first thought was - if that smell is so strong, what smell are they trying to hide?

My loved one was here for about 3 weeks and during that time he was progressing very nicely and things were going great. He took a really bad turn and when they took him to the hospital it turned out he had covid. When we notified the facility, I am not sure what their protocol was before or after for the residents who are there because we had no interaction with them. This is the only concern I had about the place at all, everything else we were extremely satisfied with. He was happy and thriving before, he was participating in all of the activities and really enjoying it. All of the staff were great and we really liked the facility and we were happy with our choice.

Our family had an in person tour and we were very disappointed, we did not like it at all. The lady took us on the tour only on the assisted living, we had to ask to see the memory care residents. We saw them sitting in the art room with no paper, no things to color with, no music or TV on, the residents were just sitting there and we did not like that at all.

The administration staff would be a five out of five, but aids that give one on one care would be a two out of five.

Did not get a good first impression. Residents seemed very subdued. The inside smelled a bit and the floor in the dining room was sticky. I believe they said that have 30% Medicaid vs. state minimum of 6%

Rooms are minimal. No ceiling lights. Wall air conditioners do not cool off the room properly. No refrigerator allowed. No pets allowed to stay with resident. No guest meals when visiting. Only 2 choices for meals which are cheap................ghoulash a choice!! No soup. No fresh fruit or snack bar available 24 hours. No everyday menu such as a hamburger or grilled cheese sandwich. Only decaf was served until just recently after complaint. Coffee is still terrible. Pre-schoolers from a daycare are brought into the facility to spread germs to many for cheap entertainment. Perpetual colds is not fun. Stupidity cannot be cured in this place.

Felt very cold, and not temperature-wise.

This place was wonderful for a period of time, but things have changed for the worse at this facility. "Something" happened and several people were fired. They are now without several key positions and seem to be quite understaffed. While everyone is very friendly and the facility is gorgeous, the level of care misses the mark and there is no communication. There seems to be a "don't ask questions, we're handling everything and you don't need to know" kind of attitude. Calls to check on my loved one go unreturned, despite many friendly responses that they'll have someone get back with me. No one ever does. When we're there, we're told that everyone is too busy to talk to us and someone will phone is later. No one ever does. The physician's assistant that sees residents doesn't follow up either, despite medicine changes and medical issues. In a nutshell, if you move a loved one here, you're turning them over to a staff and hoping for the best. You will not know what truly is going on. It's almost creepy. Everyone smiles and says everything is great, but no one seems to be able to elaborate on anything (new bruises, changes in behavior, medicine changes, etc.) other than they'll get the answer and get back with you... Which doesn't happen. They're too busy.

Our experience with Chelsea at Tinton Falls was not a good one. They could have been much more thorough with their evaluation of my loved one. They told us they'd be able to handle it no problem, and by the second day we had to hire outside help, and shortly after that they told us we'd have to move her. The place just feels understaffed in general for the level of care they are claiming they provide. If you're planning on placing a loved one here I'd be very wary and double check that they are actually a match for what the community provides.

Our experience with The Chelsea was not a good one. My loved one lived here for a time, and the quality of the care eventually got so bad that we had to move him. They seem understaffed, and the staff they do have are often inattentive. Whenever I would visit I would see a lot of employees playing on their phones. I would not recommend this place.

I love the Chelsea! My mom has been here for 2 years but the new administrator puts a bad taste in My mouth. Very distant/cares more about herself then interacting with the residents or staff. I’m really happy with the care and social interaction however.

My first impression is place is in need of a major "facelift". Specifically, found spider webs, live spider crawling on the wall, chipped paint and dust. Residents appeared to be depressed, listless and not really happy. Staff also needs more professional customer skills. Screaming at the relative of a potential resident is totally unprofessional.

It pains me to write this, but it must be said. Inspired Living of Bonita Springs is no longer the community it once was. They had excellent Executive Directors in [name removed] and [name removed], but then the company was acquired by a company whose culture is so odious that it rattles me to the core. No empathy. No understanding. A woman from corporate named [name removed](sp?) told a family who had a complaint that if they didn’t like it they should go somewhere else, which of course they did. This same individual was also heard saying she hated dealing with the families. What?! The current Executive Director, [name removed], and her boss, [name removed], wouldn’t be able to point out more than three or four of the residents by name. Imagine. And Inspired Living no longer employs a nurse there, which is a big deal. They have fired all of the seasoned professionals and have replaced them with either inexperienced teenagers or woefully unqualified adults. It is clear that Inspired Living is no longer what it once was.

This community has gone downhill under the new leadership. The executive director is dismissive, and shows little regard for residents and especially their families. Transparency and trust have completely disappeared. If you’re considering this place for a loved one, I strongly urge you to look elsewhere. The well-being of residents should come first, and it clearly does not here. SO thankful we found a much better facility

I strongly caution against using this facility. During the initial contract review, the company presented terms that seemed clear and reasonable. However, when it came time to settle the bill, they contradicted those terms, demanding payment that didn’t align with our prior discussions. This bait-and-switch approach also extended to their care and attention to detail, which was severely lacking and fell far short of expectations. I would not entrust a loved one to this facility, even if it were free. Avoid at all costs. If you must consider this place, record your initial conversations and take the contract home to review thoroughly before committing.

It's so sad to see what once was a beautiful happy building filled with such caring staff turned in to what it is now. A few months into new management and almost all the directors are gone. Replaced by unfriendly people who don't display trustworthy qualities. Seeing reviews on Google, it's sad to see I'm not the only one seeing all this negative change. I feel bad for the people who live there.

If I could have given this place less than one star I would have. Sure this facility is beautiful (when memory care isn't covered in cheap dollar tree crap) but that's about all it has going anymore. It used to be so well run with staff who you could tell cared about everything and everyone. Sadly months ago that all changed. Almost all the directors and replaced. The new executive director is cold and not to be trusted. And no one seems to care anymore, especially management. Too many other options in town to deal with all the problems here! Save yourself the headache!

Facility was nice. Clean. Kitchen staff was fine and food was okay. Management was non existent after move in and would not return phone calls. Nursing staff was at a very high turnover. Head of nursing wouldn't ever return emails or phone calls.

My Uncle spent 17 days at this facility in memory care . He was doing fine until he refused to take his medication. He had an episode and was taken to the hospital, spent 10 days.on [date removed] the payment of $[removed] was taken out of his account. I had to find another facility for him before he got out of the hospital, because they were not going to accept him back. He also broke a window which we had to pay for replacement. His move in date was [date removed]. 17 days of care cost $[removed]. $[removed]for the deposit ,$[removed]for the retro amount and $[removed] for the broken window. . I received the refund on [date removed]. This could have been avoided if it had been handled differently. He has been at a different facility almost a month and is thriving. He is 85 years old and has dementia. This was stressful and expensive. A big thank you to [name removed] for helping get the refund. Without her help I would still be waiting for the refund. This facility promised they could handle him.