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We love Cherry Laurel. [name removed]the manager is great. They do struggle to keep help on for cleaning and serving. Mom has been extremely happy. We have had meals with her and the food options are nice. I love the dining room. Mom goes to bingo. We had dinner with her last night and she said they were going to be going some renovations. I do think the activity room could be nicer. The staff is friendly. They just need more staff.... Read more
Escape to a tranquil and relaxing paradise at Holiday Cherry Laurel — a Holiday Retirement community offering chef-inspired meals, daily entertainment, and exceptional independent living services in Tallahassee, Florida.
This rural community is surrounded by towering palm trees, lush greenery, and beautifully landscaped grounds, creating a picturesque environment where residents can continue practicing their independence while having access to the care and support they need. Active residents will love residing next to rolling, green golf courses and wooded State Parks. There is also an abundance of on-site amenities and cozy common areas to enjoy.
Great Place to Work Institute has honored Holiday Cherry Laurel with certification as a Great Place to Work® for their 2022-2023 awards.
At Holiday Cherry Laurel, professional associates offer a variety of convenient services — including housekeeping, linen, maintenance, and scheduled transportation. Delicious, well-balanced meals are prepared fresh daily by the culinary team and are served inside the spacious, restaurant-style dining room. Multiple menu items are offered at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so you can choose a dish that satisfies your unique dietary needs.
Holiday Cherry Laurel offers a wide range of activities and events. Associates create a new activity calendar every month, filled with different recreational,...
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Total monthly costs depend on room type, select services, and the level of care needed.
*Prices quoted are monthly rental charges and are provided by the communities themselves. Actual prices may differ due to one-time fees, timing and care services required. Speak with your Senior Living Advisor to learn more.
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A Place for Mom has scored Cherry Laurel by Sky Active Living with 9.3 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Cherry Laurel by Sky Active Living has 52 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.2 out of 5.
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I have lived here for seven and a half years. I have enjoyed some of the entertainment. I am very comfortable in my apartment. I am an ambassador. We have good chefs. We have an excellent, safe driver off building,van. Management currently and other staff members are the best since I moved in in 2013. Our current activity EMP is really good in her role. This shutdown was made less stressful because of puzzles provided by her daily.
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Satisfactory, due to the covid-19 Restriction, things are not as good as could be. Staff is making the best of a bad situation.
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Since COVID we have not been able to really see the rest of the community except for our loved ones room. He is living in a studio type of an apartment with a kitchenette and a patio. It is spacious and just perfect for him. The staff as done a wonderful job caring for our loved one. Before COVID the food was fairly good, however currently if the staff is shorthanded it may not be up to what it was before COVID but overall its still fairly good. l
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Clean, friendly, reasonably priced, and value residents.
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I have lived here 7 years. I have all the comfort of home. I enjoy walking outdoors most every day. I am one of the ambassadors here. I teach a bible study class in the chapel in our building. Our present management is excellent. I feel safe here.
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Hurricane Irma took out my house in Miami-dade... My son [name removed] brought me up here to his home, after a year he brought me here, which is better than living 16 miles out of town! At his ranch! The food is great, the people are gratefully doing everything.
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I appreciate the excellent job management is doing to keep us safe in these trying times. I miss the snack bar, hard-boiled eggs, etc. and the popcorn.
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The management team is great.
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Love it here!
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Cherry Laurel is such a warm and inviting place. The staff treat the people who live here, my grandma included, like family.
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This has been a very good experience for me. In the beginning I was very depressed but then I found that seems to be the general feeling just cause we miss our homes. Now it’s become my home. The servers/housekeeping are more than generous and friendly.
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This is for the Corp headq thanks for no virus now not [name removed] fault but yours the food sucks I am losing muscles because not enough meat the food distributor is bad our chef and crew is great but their not getting the product no decent fresh fruit 1banana a week don’t cut it we are getting old outdated stuff out of distributors also the portions are really funny we get chicken with no meat understand u didn’t want to give us anything but coffee no juice No milk etc I hv an ear to capital how Much stimulus did u get any way make it easier on us and don’t pick on our management do not raise my rent this year 200 in 3 years is ridiculous my mother lives here too I wish u deduct the money I am giving u for food and order out you will get old
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Response from Cherry Laurel by Sky Active Living
August 7, 2020Hello Cynthia, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We understand the frustration and limitations we are navigating through together during these unprecedented times. Our team is working hard to deliver 3 meals daily to our resident, and look forward to being able to accommodate our residents even better as things progressively improve. We understand you were able to speak about your concerns further with the local team, and we want you to know that you were heard and that we are always looking for ways to improve for everyone. Thank you
The cost is a little high for us but we make do so we can stay here. The staff is AWESOME!
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My family is beginning our search for later-life living arrangements for my father and my mother. [Name removed] Love provided great tour. We would define consider Cherry Laurel as an option when the time is right. Nice place with good amenities. Great location.
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Very informative meeting and tour of the facility. [Name removed] explained how they were run and covered just about everything that a person might think about asking. The meals are served restaurant style with waiters coming to table and asking what you would like, salad, main course, & dessert. They do not have security after hours, to get in you must use card key and if you have problems after hours, you have an electronic pager device that when pushed, it will notify someone on management, your point of contact and the EMT who will get to you as soon as possible to see what is wrong. Personally, it makes me feel slightly uncomfortable knowing that minutes of waiting for help to come. Compared to having resident manager living there.
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Mother was staying her until she had a fall and had to be moved to somewhere with occupational therapy on-site. Even with a doctor's note stating it was medically necessary for her to be moved to a unit with OT on-site, Cherry Laurel staff as well as their superiors refused to reimburse mother for the prorated rent due (nearly $1000).
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Response from Cherry Laurel by Sky Active Living
August 1, 2018Hi there, we are sorry to see your mother move out of Cherry Laurel and hope that she is doing well in her new home. Your review has been forwarded to the regional and community management teams who have reviewed the situation further. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a refund due to our terms and conditions of the lease. We hope nothing but the best for your family. Thank you for reaching out to us.
Mother was staying her until she had a fall and had to be moved to somewhere with occupational therapy on-site. Even with a doctor's note stating it was medically necessary for her to be moved to a unit with OT on-site, Cherry Laurel staff as well as their superiors refused to reimburse mother for the prorated rent due (nearly $1000).
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The food is horrible and the portion sizes are small. My parents have both lost at least 20 pounds since living there. The cook needs to be replaced and they need to get a new source for food. Thanksgiving was a joke. For the price they are paying I would expect top notch food. One of the girls working there needs to have a dress code. She looks like she's been working the streets.
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