Gardens of Gainesville

Rhonda Robinson

My mom is surrounded by Angels! Danielle Kies has quickly become like one of our family. Her love, care, compassion, service goes far above what we expected. How many jobs does she take on???? SO MANY! Noreli, who helps mom with showers is a wonderful, loving, patient, accommodating young lady with a sweet soul. Mom was apprehensive about having someone help her with a shower, but immediately fell in love with her and now enjoys the time she spends with Noreli. Melissa, at the front desk, has show great patience with all my phone calls, questions, etc. Thank you! Omar and his co-worker (sorry I can't remember his name) have been so prompt, precise, helpful with things needed in mom's room. They;ve also helped with carrying things to mom's room and providing carts to carry her things on. They get things done so well and with such efficiency and patience and I am very thankful. Cynthia and her team have been so understanding, helpful, and patient with all my medical concerns and questions. They're a step ahead of me when it comes to what mom needs and alert me with anything I need to know about mom's medical care. Ava, who leads exerceses, among other things, has made mom enjoy exercise and become more active than she has in years! Brittany Tilson has been patient with me and shows grace with my mutiliple questions, sometime the same questions more than once. Her response to my e-mails have been prompt. Everyone at The Gardens works so well together. They don't have one job, they have NUMEROUS jobs and they do them well and with enthusiasm and care. Deanna Scalera answered so many of my questions and concerns and was very patient with me. Mom loved her Welcome Gift Basket. There are so many others that I have failed to call by name, but EVERYONE has been so kind to my mom and learned her name right away. They really have made her feel welcome from day one. God bless you all!

Kathy Ricketts

My mother has been a resident for approximatly 7 years in independent living. My mother and our family have seen changes and many of them for the good over the years. Within the last few years (about the time 5 Star took over) we have seen a decline. The vehicles they have to transport the residents are in poor shape, breaking down often and leaving the residents with limited use. They have had some wonderful staff in the past and many have left for similar facilities for better pay. Many positions stayed vacated or where filled in by other employees with different job descriptions. I do understand Covid played a part in this, now that restrictions have eased state wide, activities should have opened up also. They have now taken away more days to transport residence to doctor appointments. They have tightened the perimeter that they will transport residence. The activities have greatly declined compared to other like facilities in the area. Group activities are very unimaginative and infrequent. Its seems the only bus trips are to the grocery store. The Bistrow has cut the hours of operation to two days a week for lunch. At the dinning room they are so short staffed that you are no longer served at your table, but are dished in the fashion of a buffet line. House cleaning was done once a week in each unit, now that is done only every other week. They have a very nice indoor pool that is poorly utilized. They have water aerobics at an extra cost to residence. The current director did indicate she was lobbing to have coporate remove the extra fee. She also indicated she was sure to have the ok for new buses. That was several months ago. Nothing has changed to date. The bottom line is they always increase the monthly rent by 5% a year and seem to take more and more away from the elderly residence. Hope for an improvement for all the residence.

Melissa Pass

This is a wonderful place to work!

Random Cosplay

So either the Reviews up now are fake or they take down all of the bad ones. If I could give this place zero stars I would. I came here to tour as I’d like to place my father in a home. His health isn’t what it used to be and so when the FIRST THING I WAS WAS A COCKROACH crawl out the carpet i was already shocked. Walking further down the halls you see various types of satins, beach, blood, fecal matter, and the has smelled horrible. I can’t imagine how these poor elderly people live in such horrible conditions! Especially for the price, this is a scam. Take your parents LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE. How embarrassing it is for the upper management of this facility let people who need help love and care live like this. There is a special place down below for such people.