Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch

Inspired Living community has a great meal and dining service, and they offer a lot of activities every single day. They have an entire monthly calendar filled out with different activities for the residents.

It is overpriced. It was a roomy and engaging community. I would change the under staffing and overpricing in the community. My loved one was there for a short amount of time. During this time frame the communication with the staff was excellent.

We chose Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch because it sounded reasonable for what my brother needed at that point in time. They were very good with communication throughout covid. I would recommend them to others looking.

We chose Inspired Living at the time because the director was very nice and the price was right. The location was also great for us. Everything was great in the beginning then started to go downhill once management and staff members changed. The communication was not great, they never called me. They did have a big covid outbreak and had to isolate some of the residents and split everyone up. After all of this, then they raised the rent $500 a month. We ended up moving my wife out of here to a different place.

We toured Inspired Living LWR on [date removed]. As with Hidden Lakes the details in the design for memory care are very evident. There are some touches at LWR that are unique and provide even more supports to residents. The outdoor space is inviting and accessible to residents, providing opportunities for exercise, fresh air and sunshine. With the adjacent Assisted Living community there are also options for escorted walks along the lake and visits to the other amenities.

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.

I chose this facility for my brother because it had a separate facility for memory care and although he has had a stroke, his cognitive abilities are just fine. I was impressed with the outdoor choices such as a pool, pond, walking paths, lanai, etc. I am hoping for some pool therapy for him.

Dog park and religious services a plus!

We never see any mess and the community is usually clean and smells fresh. The staff is all very helpful with the whole admission process. We never had any issues with the care either. We do feel like Inspired Living At Lakewood Ranch is a good value for the price.

My parents lived at Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch from the time they opened. When they opened we had great hopes for the facility. In the almost 4 years they've been open, they are now on the 9th Executive Director. They even changed Executive Directors during the pandemic. This once again cause loss of key personnel. I've had many issues over the years, including my parents getting stuck for 45 minutes in the elevator during a power outage! Their cleaning crew has never been good but I've found out this week they are horrid now given th pandemic and noone is inside checking on them. After the new ED came in and their best nurse left I started looking at other facilities. I found that they are gouging me on cost. I've been able to cut the costs by about 40%, and the new facility provides a higher level of care. I moved my parents into a brand new full memory care facility with amazing care and attention this week. They are so much happier already. I was not allowed to go in and pack and move them, had to have their named movers do it. When their belongings arrived at the new facility I was called by the Executive Director to tell me their beds were in awful condition, I needed to buy new ones (theirs I had bought 2 years ago but they weren't keeping the mattress pads on it). Also that their clothing was in awful condition, smelling of urine. The furniture was caked in dust. Before the pandemic I went in 2-3 times a week and picked up their apartment, always telling them what wasn't being done. It appears since I haven't been in there they have not done their jobs. Also, in the time that I gave them notice they ran out of one of my dads meds and I had to complain to get them to fill it (I pay for them!). I also found that some other things happened that they should have called me about and never did. I have called the parent company CEO in the past to voice my issues but they were never addressed properly. This place has had ups and downs since they opened with all the turnover, but this is outrageous what is going on now. Don't let the nice pool fool you, your loved ones need much more.

I am concerned about communication with and from Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch. When calling in, staff is always "at a meeting" and when messages are left, calls are never returned. Staff apparently was accepting whatever my sister (Alzheimer's patient) told them without checking validity. She appears to not be showering and skipping other personal hygiene. If communication was better this could be handled rather than neglected. Activities offered seem appropriate and in time she may become more involved. Facility is attractive, friendly and well-maintained.

My mother has been at Inspired Living Lakewood Ranch for respite care and words cannot express how truly amazing the entire staff has been! It was very hard for us to find a place where we felt as if my mother would be happy and treated with respect and the level of care you want to see a family member receive, but everyone went above and beyond. The facility is beautiful and they take pride in keeping it extremely clean! Immediately t he staff makes it a point to know the residents name, even if they are only there for a short time

After an intense research for the right place for my husband, this one made the grade!

It is one "Big Family" at Inspired Living Lakewood Ranch. I am reassured this is the right facility for my father. I had inquired seriously at 3 other places, then discovered Inspired Living Lakewood Ranch. They treay their residents like their own mother and fathers (family) Thank you LWR Inspired Living to each employee and volunteer for your kind attentive care to my father and listening to my concerns. I would like to add the nursing staff is exceptional.

Not only a premier facility, but a warm, happy, loving environment. The staff is beyond amazing. I have a feeling they will become extended family.

I moved my mom to Inspired Living when it opened about four years ago. Previously she was at two other facilities in Sarasota. Neither one of them compare to the care she is receiving at Inspired Living. My wife's family has been so impressed with my mother's experience all these years that they decided to move their mother into Memory Care. They have been very happy with their decision. My mother- in -law loves where she lives.

My parents have lived at this facility for seven weeks. We have experienced that the facility does not live up to their motto that "we take care of moms and dads". My parents and I have had a negative experience with the executive director and the associate executive director (nursing) revolving around communication of which there have been four issues that have resulted in significant stress for us. I have 25 years of healthcare management experience and I decided to write this review after my dad was not interviewed after I reported that insulin pens were missing from his refrigerator. The resident and family experience and getting what you are paying for is not #1 right now. The marketing events and great move-in specials are smoke and mirrors.

I had my mother there for approximately three years between assisted living and memory care Over the three years the turnover of personnel here is just Not believable Numerous managers nurses CNA’s etc. every few months different personnel Although the facilities is quite nice management in nursing care is pathetic Please do yourself a favor and look somewhere else I’m not sure where these are the reviews are coming from probably people that work there but again look elsewhere

My mother and father have been there for many months they have never bathed my mother. My sister had to get to other people to put my mother in the shower. Because she just became accustom to not bathing. The staff pressures my father to get my mother to eat. And now pressuring him to do something about the 'stink.' They are pushing him to give care that he can not possibly provided. He is getting more and more stressed out.