Summerfield Senior Living

Friendly, new owners are doing a lot of improvement work outside for some nice hang out areas. It's clean with nice rooms, and it is safe.

They are a tight knit community - both staff and residents - which gives it a warm feeling. There is a lot of live music entertainment; and staff is very responsive to calls and questions.

They were very supportive, even before we signed a lease, to help with the hospital and rehab forms. The move in process was seamless, very adaptable to my timing, and very friendly about letting me have the room a couple days early. The meals were better the first few weeks, but since they moved from Truewood to Summerfield, the meals seem to have gotten more sparse. We hope that picks back up. They are willing to let me text them, which is good, but the front desk never seems to pick up the phone. I would recommend them to others. It has been a month and a half, and I am very pleased with the entire experience, and the is one of the nicest and friendliest places that I looked at.

The staff is welcoming and friendly. Immediately after move in prescription drugs were not administered although family provided the medication for a couple days until our loved one was put in the system - a bit concerning. Then medication was misplaced and again no meds for a couple of days and Truewood verbally told us they would pay for meds, however we were billed by Truewood. However, all other aspects of this facility are wonderful from housekeeping to food!

Very pretty facility,, open layout, spacious rooms, fun activities, clean and updated...we worked with [name removed] and she was friendly and outgoing... I would definitely recommend Truewood by Merrill, Bradenton to others looking.

Overall, Truewood by Merrill Bradenton is a pretty good facility. However, the night shift isn't so good with meds and there is only one nurse for the whole facility. My loved one was a resident there for three weeks and then I pulled her out.

Truewood by Merrill, Bradenton was a great place, however it was just not the right place for my stepdad. What we did really like about the community was how spacious the rooms were as well as the staff, they were very responsive.

Stay as far away from this chaos as you can. It starts at the top. Turnover is rampant. It’s an us versus them community. There is no respect or empathy. Credentials for aides is non existent. Workers do not respond, even to the alert system. I personally witnessed a man fall to the floor and the available aides barely looked up from their cell phones. The general manager is caustic at best. What ever happened to managers wandering around the facility saying hello and chatting with people. I’ve led a great professional life and I’ve got to say this was the worst experience of my life. Hold your loved ones close, they may be afraid to say anything.

When it comes to the overall experience, we do wish there was more availability when it comes to physical therapy, massage and case management - especially about VA case management connection. For the care services they seem to be disconnected with adapting to personal needs. I expected more advocacy on the part of staff. Instead it's the least involvement that looks uncaring.

Overall staff retention needs to improve. I would recommend to others. We've liked it so far. One negative is that nursing staff has a high turnover rate. But the staff seems to care about patient well-being. My loved one loves the food there.

The faculty and staff are amazing. They are kind and helpful. We love them all! Based off of our experience so far, we would absolutely recommend Truewood by Merrill Bradenton to anyone who is looking!

This was a very, very nice community during the tour and signing the paper for our loved one. There is a huge book they provided to the family to review. They seem to care about our loved one. There is some confusion to the family on who to approach for our questions about our loved one. It is confusing to know who does what to care for our loved one. There are three meals a day served to the residents. There are snacks and plenty of food provided to the residents as well.

This has been a positive experience with the community for us. I feel it was better than a prior community my loved one was at. I believe the community could use more staff; however, I feel a lot of communities could all use more staff as well. If your loved one needs more assistance the communities will place your loved one in Memory Care instead of Assisted Living. The meals currently are buffet due to the community working on the kitchen updates. I believe once the kitchen reopens the meals will improve.

My father was not thrilled to be going into Assisted Living, but he loves Truewoods! He has made a lot of friends, and the staff there is wonderful with him. My father loves the food. Based on other facilities and their costs, I believe Truewoods is a tremendous value.

It's a nice place, and overall its a good deal. The activities director is very busy all the time. Activities include get togethers with musical guests and entertainment, crafts, bowling, Margarita Monday's, etc.. My apartment is the 1 bedroom with a fridge, cabinet space, and a nice bathroom. I also have a fairly big closet. I would recommend Truewood by Merrill Bradenton to others.

We had an opportunity to meet [name removed]. The staff and [name removed] made my loved ones and myself feel like family and welcomed us immediately into the community during the tour. The community recently set up a group text message to keep us updated when necessary. The kitchen is in the middle of being remodeled, and there has been a limited menu options available. The quality of the food is great. The community has numerous activities for the residents to participate in. They also have family rooms for the residents to utilize and still have a quiet space but a way to interact with other residents as well.