Legend Senior Living

I would recommend this community only if your loved one doesn't need skilled nursing. It is a good community with a very pleasant atmosphere. There is some communication problems with the staff i think there responsive time needs to be better. This is nice community to take a look at.

I really like the community, it's been a good experience. The only problem I have is the food. I have swelling in my feet and legs and they use a lot of processed foods loaded with salt. The dietitian says they don't use salt but I can taste it. It's not easy to overcome the swelling. We just finished having March Mayhem, annual thing. I enjoyed that, it was fun.

I toured this community while looking into care options for a loved one. I saw quite a few options in the area and I just was not impressed with what I saw at Brookdale Gainesville. The general presentation was not up to par with similarly priced places I saw. The carpets looked like they hadn't been cleaned in quite a while, and there was a noticeable odor.

We had an issue at another community, and we were reluctant to pick one. We decided to give them a try, once the issue with the other place was resolved. This was close enough to family to be able to visit frequently, and see how things go.

My big concern is with meals, a lot of it is inedible, I would give the food a one. It's not great quality, and not prepared very well. They don't have a lot of variety for someone with stomach issues. They are starting something new, if there is something on the menu and I can't eat it, they won't put it on the plate so you can have something added or removed now. We are frequently short staffed, and they are working very hard, and for the most part they are friendly. You have to go down and sit for the meal whether or not you are eating, because that is when you get your medications. They have a big swing set in the back yard next to an open hole, and I worry about that being dangerous. For the most part the community is kept clean, but there can be occasional odors from residents not cleaning up after the pets good enough. They have activities depending on what one likes. A lot of the activities are repetitious they do the same things over and over again. The instructors for the fitness class could use a little more training. I chose them because of the friendliness of the staff. I like the location too, the neighborhood itself is really nice.

It's clean and the staff is very friendly. I just am not sure how I feel about the care. My loved one fell twice, and we weren't there for very long when it happened. I'm not sure if it could have been prevented or not, but I am just not sure what to think. Maybe if your loved one is steady and just needs meals and medication management it would be fine, but I just don't know about more than that.

$9000/month; no skilled care but memory care; like Sunrise in Glen Ellyn -not sure this would work as Papa might need more help than memory care area would provide-need to ask

She was bored to death. There just isn't that much to do. It's all a big show, it's a beautiful place, but unless you can take care of yourself you are just lost in the crowd. They have some activities but not a lot. Unless you can get up and do things on your own, it just doesn't work for someone that needs help.

They didn't have much in the way of facility. They didn't have a gym for activity like other places. It seemed more like a bed an breakfast with no library or computer room. It was also much more expensive, probably because of where they are located near the beach on San Pablo Road. Didn't appeal to my dad because the units were very small and seemed like a small motel room.

It was not as friendly. They have a memory care center and an assisted living side and they were separated. I just think for someone with memory issues it might be better to at a place where everyone is the same.

I think he's liking it as well as he can, its very nice, comfortable, friendly and the food its good. It seems like they're ironing some problems out; they seem to have a large turnover in administration, the aids and such and also the resident director. When we went there she was new and she's gone already and there's another new one today. Things aren't the way they should be with the staff, theres confusion with transportation and you have to pay for vans on your own and that's annoying to me because hes paying the top for care. Once they get some stability in the administration maybe things will change. I think its because of lack of supervision, its not a bad place, I'm going to wait and see if things change with this new director of residence.

The rooms were nice and big, The place look beautiful inside and out but the prices were very high. when the I was taken to the secured area it appear like they took out the patients and were working with just because I was there.

I did not like this community and did not get a good feeling about this community. The tour was not good and we did not like this community it had a nursing home vibe and was not as clean as what we were looking for.

I would encourage you to look elsewhere. The Regent is on the expensive side. The food isn't ample enough for the residents, sometimes you are made to feel like you don't matter in the dining room. The food is mediocre. Some of the activities include arts, music, speakers, shopping trips, and more for the residents to participate in. If there is something the residents wants to do, the activities director tries to make it happen.

The community had left dirty clothes in my loved one's apartment. It didn't seem like they weren't doing their job or didn't have enough staff. There was a caregiver that was on their phone during a visit. Only one caregiver that was nice. We only wanted female caregivers and they used a male caregiver after explicate instructions. The communication was great from the community though.

Be Attentive. Visit often to avoid surprises...

The care has gone down since Legend took over this facility. The food quality has also suffered and basic dishes, like grilled cheese, is no longer offered. There are no accommodations for people who don't like the options for meals - like a sandwich, etc. You are served only what is served. the taste of the food has gotten worse also. Water quality in the facility has become an issue. Residents are complaining of grit in the water and recently breaking out in a rash. Staff do not listen to residents' complaints despite having meetings to discuss issues.

Looks beautiful on the outside. Had a tour and thought the atmosphere was homey and nice. The deal breaker was the condition of the tiny apartment we were shown. It was old, dingy, and didn't match up with the building's exterior.

We have two years experience at this community. We are still waiting on new carpet. Trim is off the cabinet, reported multiple times, still waiting to be glued. Weekly cleaning is not thorough enough. Although dad could make his bed, when mom was alive and living there the bed was made daily. Don’t understand this. When things are brought to their attention, staff avoids you and are less available. During this time the community has had complete administrative and nursing staff turnover. Each time we visit the door code has changed which is an indication someone has quit or been let go. One on the CMAs seems to be a snitch and reports every little thing. Trust is becoming an issue. Someone in leadership needs to stop by or be around at evening meal. This seems to be the toughest time when servers are not cooperating with one another to serving the residents. Seems money is the focus of the care. I don’t understand the scoring method for the best of senior living award. Although a nice place, it certainly does not give the feeling of home nor has the facility delivered all the warmth positive experience we were sold when we made the decision to move in.