Vitality Living Hudson

Rich

My friend has moved into Vitality Living Hudson. The dining area is nice, and his room is nice. He's getting good care. I wish their maintenance department would take care of the problems, which they do eventually. I know they're busy, but I like to see it done quicker. Cleaning the floors, they only did it once every quarter. He's got a carpet, so it needs to be cleaned more often. You walk into his room and it smells like ammonia. I did mention it to them and they said they do it once a quarter. I think they should give it a little bit more thought about that. There's just a few little things they need to work on. I know my friend went to the library because he had a book the other day. There's a small gym. Off the back porch, there's a big bird bath and you could sit around there with benches.

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Christina

My father-in-law moved to Vitality Living Hudson. We chose it mainly because it's right down the road from us. It's a large facility and very clean. The rooms are nice and they have good views. They have a restaurant on site and they serve them the food. They have good food. All of the staff have been really helpful and very friendly. They have daily activities in the little calendar that they print out and pass out to everyone about their agenda for the day. So, it seems like they have a lot of options for the residents. They have bingo activities, yoga, some workout activities, and tea parties. From what we compared to other places, they were a better deal. I think with everything that they include in their rent, it's a good price. So the value for the money is very fair.

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Nancy

We toured Vitality Living Hudson. It was gorgeous. I came away very positively. I would have loved to have my mother there. The only thing is we were there mid-afternoon and I saw some residents, but I didn't see a lot going on in terms of activities. I know they had activities, but I didn't see any of that happening. We even went to all the community rooms. But this was the prettiest senior living community I have ever seen in our area. The staff was lovely. She's new at her job, so she wasn't able to answer some of the questions on the financial end, but she gave us information. The apartments were beautiful and they had them decorated beautifully. They were quite lovely. Assisted living and independent living are interspersed together so they said that if somebody went independent but then needed to go to assisted living later on, they'd stay in the same apartment, which I thought was a great idea.

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Grateful Child

I am a daughter of a resident who has been at Vitality in Hudson for a year. The facility is fantastic and I am so grateful we found this place for our dad. The rooms are clean, bright and many have lovely views; the complex is on a lovely swath of land that is private, quiet and serene. The staff is friendly, caring and prompt with service, and management is extremely responsive, and communicative and seems determined to address any concerns. The staff is very attentive to residents' needs, calling on them if they are not at dinner at their usual time, as an example, to make sure they are ok. There are wonderful gatherings on a frequent basis that bring residents together, and there are also many activities (games, bingo, modified bowling, bible studies, social hours, etc.) that seem to be a lot of fun. Our father has so many new friends, we are overjoyed. His room is impeccably maintained (the floor is always vacuumed; the other day it was steam cleaned) and we know help is always a moment away. I could not recommend Vitality Hudson more highly.

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ReviewerRD#1125s

Vitality Living Hudson was very nice. We were very impressed with the facility, but I didn't have any follow-up with them. I would like to have had more information afterward still, but we didn't pursue that. Our visit was very positive. It was very bright and cheerful. It looked like it was very well taken care of. It was very striking that it was very cheerful, bright, and had a lot of light. We were shown a model apartment, it was a one-bedroom, which was very, very nice. I realized it was a model, but it was very nicely furnished and decorated. It was an extremely nice apartment and a good size, too. It didn't feel like you were squished in. It was sort of a place where anybody would like to live. The dining room was also very bright and had a high ceiling. Overall, we were very, very, very impressed with the environment. They explained that there is a nurse who does an evaluation and they also get an evaluation from a doctor, so I think that process probably would answer our question. I think we were given lots of time and certainly had opportunities to ask questions when we were there. They had three meals a day. I took a glance at the menu, and it looked good, but I didn't have a chance to try anything.

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Jby

I love this place for my parent. As far as services go, it's great. I do have 1 MAJOR issue. Rent is due on the 1st but my parents pension / SS arrives on the 15th. They charge a $250 late fee. Can't pay online or pay by CC.. when it was Atria this was never an issue.

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Jo

I was impressed with how clean Vitality Living Hudson was. I liked the arrangement and the floor plan that they had for their two-bedroom. I also liked the floor plan of the bigger one-bedroom. What I did not like about the regular one-bedroom was the closet space was so tiny. I want a walk-in closet. I liked the brightness of it, and I liked that they had a swimming pool. I just don't want one of those regular one-bedrooms because they're just too small. I'm not going to cramp myself. I like the park setting. It's not on the major road. I toured and I also visited one friend there, but he was just in a studio and that I wouldn't even consider. The only one I had an interaction with was the tour guide and she was very pleasant and answered all my questions.

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ReviewerRD#081422g

I toured Vitality Living Hudson. I like that they have two bedrooms. The other place has one bedroom and a studio, but they have two bedrooms, which I like better. I prefer two bedrooms better. The overall rooms are the same size, but two bedrooms will give me a chance to keep my room clean, and the other room I can use as a guest room. If I'm downsizing, I still have my stuff, but I don't like to bring them into a small room. They have real-size appliances. They have a full-sized refrigerator and a real stove. The staff answered all my questions and they even followed up. They've been calling me and asking me if I have any more questions and stuff like that. I like a little more brightness to the facilities, but it was closer to the hospital.

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Johnna

Vitality Living Hudson was a little bit too crowded for me, but it's very nice. The rooms were small. The staff was very good. I was told that they have a big pool, but I never saw it. They have balconies on their apartments and they've got 10 acres of area that you can walk around.

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Melissa

Vitality Living Hudson was great. It was very clean, very friendly, and very nice with great staff and great amenities. The lady was very welcoming. She walked us through and explained to us about the place. She was very helpful. They have a pool, a salon, and they are dog-friendly. The rooms were very nice. They're very spacious and looked very clean, too.

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Harold

We stayed at the Vitality Living Hudson and had a deluxe studio, but when COVID hit, we wanted something with a two-bedroom, two bath (which they didn't have), and my wife was progressing a little with her memory issue, but we were very impressed and pleased with our stay there. The place was clean and the chef was fantastic. They had a good menu selection. Plus, the fact that the dining times weren't regimented like a lot of places were. The staff and everybody were fantastic. They had a lot of good activities, like they had people coming in to play piano/instruments for the residents, they played bingo, and a variety of things you could do, if you wanted to. That was the best part of it. You are not coerced into going here or going there. Everything was left up to the residents themselves, which I think was very, very nice.

Donald

I went to look. They had very nice rooms. It was convenient to my doctor's and to the hospital. The church I go to is ten minutes away, so everything was very convenient. It was very nice. The two women who ran the place were nice. They sent me a Christmas card and a note thanking me for coming. The people were excellent. It's two blocks from my primary care doctor and four blocks from the hospital where my cardiologist is. The staff was very knowledgeable, courteous, friendly, and caring. It's a beautiful building with a nice pool, a gym, and all kinds of activities. I think every room had a balcony. The one I was interested in was a living room and a bedroom. There was a small kitchenette and a bathroom.

KS

It was close to friends of ours that live in Port Richey. It looked more of a contemporary place. They did have a very nice area that they opened up, and they were having a thing for the veterans because it was Veterans Day that day we went. They've got a calendar of activities. They've got chair exercises and yoga. We walked through while they were having an exercise class, and there must have been 30 men and women exercising in chairs. So that was very impressive. The staff was very helpful, very kind and considerate, and listened to all the issues I have with my husband. Seemed very interested in making sure that he was the right fit for the right place. They gave us a sample of their baked goods. They've got a pool and a gazebo that they can go and sit out on, and walking trails. Each apartment has either a balcony if it's on the upper floors or a patio, and the balcony is screened in.

Patricia

It was a huge facility. There were hundreds of people in it. The dining room was huge. My mother-in-law was there for three years. It was a very nice facility. She just needed to be closer here. She has more family in Georgia than she had in Florida. Other than that, everything was fine. She was in independent living. She loved it except we had one major issue. We were very shocked that it happened. She had a little poodle that used to ride on her lap, on her scooter. She was there for years and years. They let another resident move in a few weeks before this incident happened with a big dog which was a Rottweiler. It was an older lady in her 90s with this big dog. While she was walking the dog and my mother passed her and the dog on her scooter, the big dog snatched my mother-in-law's little poodle off her lap and tore it to shreds. I don't know why they would have had such a size of a dog in their facility. Other than that, the facility was very nice. She loved the facility, but that was just too much for her to handle. The staff was beautiful. They had a chef. We used to eat there with her, and the food was excellent. The facility was gorgeous, huge, and beautiful. Everything was taken care of so nice there. We just had that one bad incident and that was all it took for a senior. They had lots of activities. They had arts and crafts, bingo, cornhole, exercises, a pool, pool activities, and outings. You could go catch the little shuttles to go shopping, grocery shopping, or shopping for clothes. They went to the casino in Tampa once a month. It was a nice facility. You can't really tell anybody what size of dog to own but when they go in a facility with senior people, unfortunately, you shouldn't have a 100-pound dog that you can't control, so we had some problems with that and we had to get the Animal Control involved.

AM

I toured for my grandfather. It did not look like a living facility, but it looked like an apartment complex. They are very friendly, and they seem to care about their patients. It seemed open and just seemed like the perfect place. They have a lot of activities and it seemed like anybody would be able to find something there.

Ed

I am staying here and it happens to be close to my doctors. That was one of the deciding factors since my doctors are all less than two miles from here. I'm in a studio, and they were kind enough to supply me. I'm actually from out of the country, so it was a crux for me to get furniture. They actually supplied me furniture, which is not included in their basic contract. They supplied me with a bed, furnishings, some dishes, pots and pans, and that actually wasn't originally in there. Cable was included, but it didn't include a TV; I ended up with a forty-two-inch TV. I think the price was fair. I'm at the level of care where it's just simply assisted living. Along with that includes three meals a day. I can go to the kitchen if I want to get a juice in the middle of the afternoon. They have events. They have busses that will go to large stores, and they're starting to go to banks. The bus goes to the doctors on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then they go to stores on Mondays and Friday. On weekends the busses were not operating because of Covid, but they will be operating soon. The food is actually good. They give you a menu for lunch and dinner. They give you to two main entrees. They have what they call light items, and it's just separate items that are there. It is always the same items, but you can order them. The dining area is where they have waiters or waitresses. I was in the restaurant business, so I'm always particular. The entree comes out cold, but that's from lack of training. The people are nice enough, and they're pleasant. They say hello. The waiters and the people in the kitchen are all basically friendly and polite. They are clean. They do my sheets and towels once a week, and they vacuum my floor. They actually come around if I miss a meal, or they call me on the phone. They get in touch with me and ask what happened. Sometimes the food service gets a little messed up. They make fresh soup every day, and it's not canned. Actually with the soups, I have not had a repeat of the soup, and I've been here for almost a month. They have an executive chef; he's not a cook. I had spoken to him. He went to Jonathan & Wales and he's well educated. He is also particularly well educated in the institutional food business. For the tables we get cloth napkins, and the water is individually served (not just put on the table, and you have to pour it yourself). Coffee is available at meals. They allow you to take items, if you've finished your meal and want another piece of cake or a scoop of ice cream. They give you a go item, and you can take it back to your room. On one meal of the day, they allow you up to two glasses of wine and up to two beers. You could bring liquor into your room. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but to me I don't mind a cocktail sometimes. I see that the hallways are clean. The dining area is clean, and all the public bathrooms (which if I'm not in my room I have to use) are exceptionally clean. They have a maintenance staff here. They clean up the room, and they make sure they make the bed after they do the laundry. They also have a 24-hour person at the desk. They're very secure. All guests wear masks, but the residents do not need to wear a mask. I'm in the assisted living, but they have a safety band that I wear in case I fall in my room or anywhere in the facility.

Sal

I have lived here for 3 years. I love being here where I feel like I am family.

Ciro

I like the setting. It was set back near the hospital, which was very good because if something happens, it's close by. It's set back into the woods so it's very quiet because it's like a woods setting. It was a very nice place; as you get older, you want quiet settings. The staff is very friendly, very helpful, very knowledgeable, and very accommodating. They're very, very good people. I didn't try the food but I saw the menu and I saw people eating. They also told me about what they're serving and how they're serving the different foods available. I was pretty impressed. It was very comfortable, you walked in, it's very open, high ceilings, and chandelier. It looks like a hotel; it didn't look like a senior living place but it was like a big fancy hotel. The rooms were well displaced, they have balconies, the views, and the place was just perfect.

Christine2

I toured and the tour was excellent, it looked wonderful, and it's not in an urban area. They have a pool, but we were not able to visualize any activity being done. The rooms were beautiful, they had several floor plans, but the ones we looked at were smaller than the other place we've seen. The dining area was beautiful, it's like walking into a resort.

WW

We lived in here. It's an excellent facility, but my wife needed more care than they were licensed to give. The staff was excellent, very accommodating, and very helpful. The girls knew that my wife generally had to go to the bathroom after a meal, and they would be waiting at the door for us to come back. The accommodations were excellent. Our room was nice and large. The dining area was very good, and their meals were excellent. Their chef cooked for two different presidents. It's a very pretty environment, and it's back in the woods a little bit. I would recommend it. They seemed to have a very good variety of activities.

James

We found it to be a really nice assisted living community. Their individual apartments were really nice and the staff was very helpful. They had a really nice activities room, a library section, their facilities are very nice. I saw the dining area, it's very nice and the food was very well-planned out. We really enjoyed our stay there during the tour. A few of the residents were playing cards, I saw some of them watching TV and others were doing some reading.

George

It is excellent and out of this world. They were friendly. They have a smoking area, which is unusual. I loved the place, and you can just come and go. The food is great. The lady in charge was excellent. The rooms are like apartments that have a patio out back so you can sit outside.

Jean

My mother has been a resident for several years now. I think the community is very good, and the appearance is beautiful. The staff is extremely loving and kind; I couldn't ask for a better staff. I don't have complaints about the food when I've eaten there. My mother says the quality of the food has gone down, but I'm not sure if that's true. They do come and tell my mother each day the activities they have where sight is not required, they're very good about that. They do have a lot of activities. Her apartment has a living room where she has room for four chairs and her TV, and she has a kitchenette with a bar she can sit at to eat. She has a two-burner stove, but she really has no reason to cook. She also has a microwave and a refrigerator. There's plenty of storage space. She has two very large closets and a linen closet, a large bedroom, and a nice bathroom with a walk-in shower. The staff is wonderful.

Gary

This community and its staff were very good. My mom will be moving in next week.

Kelly

Everything was fine. The only thing we didn't like was that the rooms were smaller than we would have liked. However, the staff was very accommodating and helpful.

Christine

It was nice. The staff was really friendly, and I got a thorough tour of the place, but it was very large for my grandmother. The staff was very friendly and informative, and even gave us brownie bars. The studio room was unfurnished with a small kitchen but was a very good size. The dining area was very large and like a full-service restaurant. They come to your table and take your order, which was very nice. The place was very clean.

Ellen

I visited for my brother, and it was very nice and very clean. The staff was very friendly and very caring. The director was wonderful, very helpful, and accommodating. They had a one-bedroom and two-bedroom that were not very large but were very clean and very nice. Everyone had a balcony or porch. They allowed pets and had a very nice dining room. They had two or three places where people can eat.

William018652

It was very nice and very clean. The people were very friendly. It was a nice place. They had activities, like bowling and a pool table. We saw the dining area and had some delicious cookies that they made.

Anonymous151776

I visited and the place was clean, secure, and large. The staff was friendly, and the food was good.

David068402

It was a very nice place, and they did a really good job there. Mom lived there for 3 and a half months, and they were the best out of all I saw. Staff looked very attentive and good; it’s just that in that facility they have their own little room; they can’t really monitor the people. They have a lot of activities as well. Food was really good; they have three dining rooms and a wide selection of food on the menu. They have physical therapy, activity room for different games, a library, and bands coming in to play music. They have a bus that takes them to shopping.

Jack48

My friend has been in here for two months now. He is impressed with it and likes the layout and the food. He is happy there. The staff is tremendous. He is in a room with a kitchen and a bathroom. However, they should get him a roommate; he would be happier, then.They have a lot of activities.

Christine115709250

My parents used to live here. My mother loved their apartment which was on the ground-floor and very spacious with a big porch that led out to the pool.

Jennifer110963250

I was very impressed. It was very clean and home-like. The people there were very friendly and nice. They have a chef there, but I just felt food was fair. Also it was in a very safe neighborhood. There was a hospital within walking distance.

Jean107023150

We chose here because it's my mother's favorite. We will be signing with them. It was very elegant, and it had everything that we were looking for as far as her being to age in place. The food is good. Everything was clean and very fancy. The staff we dealt so far has been wonderful. The apartments were beautiful and of perfect size. It has a beautiful view from all the rooms.

Mike104323550

I liked it more. It’s independent-living, but you have the ability to go from independent to assisted without having to move. You didn’t have to go out and find somebody to come in and give you the medical care that you needed; they actually had them on site. We had a very good meal. It was stuffed cabbage -- something I hadn’t had for a long time -- and I was very impressed with it. Their dining area was an elegant dining room with a wait staff so it was very nice. There was a 2-bedroom. There was no oven, but you had a 2-burner cooktop that you could do cooking on in case you didn’t want to go down to eat breakfast. They had heated swimming pools, water activities, outings, and transportation to medical appointments within a certain radius of the facility. The lady that we met was very knowledgeable. She had lunch with us, sat down, and answered all of our questions the best that she could. We did not feel like we were rushed at all. If she didn’t know, she actually would find help for us, so it was enjoyable. They do evaluations on the residents every 3 months as to whether or not they feel they need to have any type of assistance which is good. My in-laws were both impressed.

Caring104302450

We decide we will go to here because it is a cozy place. It is warm, and the food is great. It is a very pleasant place. The staff is terrific. It is close to a hospital which is right across the street. I have a calendar of the activities, and there is plenty going on. They take bus trips. They have all kinds of exercises, crafts, and bingo. They have the whole nine yards.

Caring94009650

We looked here and the staff was very welcoming and nice. They had a pool and an exercise room. They had field trips all the time. The place was really nice. It was comfortable. It had a restaurant style dining room, which is very clean and very neat. The waiterss were very nice, and the meal was very good. It was very impressive, and we decided that's where we would like to go, if and when we need to go.

Caring87141450

I really liked it a lot. They have different sizes of rooms. They have studio apartments. The staff that I met was very, very good. I tasted some desserts; they were good. They had a movie room; they had bingo. They had quite a few things. I like where it's located. It's a very attractive and cheery place. There are stores around there, too. I liked pretty much the whole thing.

Cindy5017

The staff who gave us a tour was very nice. The rooms were very nice.

Reeni

We were able to visit. The staff, the facility, everything I saw was better than I imagined. They were really good. We considered this facility to be at the top of our list. They had beautiful grounds, and you could look out at any window and see nature, which was nice and uplifting. The apartments were open and spacious and very practical. The halls were like you're in a nice hotel. You can just go down and order anything you want at any time you want in your dining room. They also allow pets.

philly5695

It is a beautiful facility and everything there is top-notch. It has chandeliers and stained glass windows, and covered parking. They don’t have a dementia unit, though. The cleanliness is excellent. They have a separate dining room and adequate waitresses. The food is excellent. The staff is excellent as well.

Mike35

It was pretty much a ground level operation. It looked nice and I was comfortable with it. It's right across Fivay from a regional hospital there which is handy also. The big drawback was the distance from my home. It was too far to be convenient if Mom needed me for whatever reason or when I have to take her to a doctor's appointment or get her hearing aids adjusted. They had pretty extensive activities to keep everybody entertained and communing with each other.

Taz1

The Sales team (mainly Sharon) was wonderful and so respectful to my father. They spoke directly to him and listened to his questions. It felt collaborative and they introduced us to various department heads as well as residents. We came back a second time and had a delicious lunch followed by more apartment viewing. My father committed to moving in on this 2nd visit! This was major shift from his anger and sadness at prospect of giving up his home and "stuff". The staff enabled him to see himself as a resident, and the fact there are so many other Veterans there is a major plus. This facility is close to my home and I feel he will be safer and happier here.

Michelene

My grandmother is staying here. This community is not far from her hometown. It just felt comfortable there. The rooms they have there are very clean and are of a good size. She got an apartment that includes a mini-kitchen, a bedroom and a living room, and the apartment overlooks the pool. She just really loves it. The staff is very professional. They check on her every morning and remind her when it is time to eat. If she is not feeling good, she can order food up to her room. They also offer medication management which I think is really important. They just seem hands-on in terms of care. Also they have many activities throughout the day. They also offer transportation around the community and they can take her to the doctor. My grandmother is happier since she moved into this community. I just wish they could add on a unit that specializes on Alzheimer's care.

caring1326

My parents live in a two-bedroom apartment. They love the food there. The staff are good and they have entertainment all the time. They have all kinds of games like mind games. They bring the residents to the stores and they go to church. My parents are happy there.