Belvedere Commons of Fort Walton Beach

Bradley

I toured Belvedere Commons of Fort Walton Beach. They had bigger rooms. They had more activities. It was a fine place. The cleanliness was great. It's clean. They didn't show me much except for the dining hall and the television room. They showed me the different rooms. The staff who guided me was nice. Very good.

Mary

The people here seemed nice and very accommodating. They've got reasonable prices. I thought it could be a good choice. I saw both assisted living and memory care, but mainly the assisted living. They had changed it, so now it's a locked facility, which I really liked. It means nobody can just walk in the front door. You now have to be buzzed in. I think they changed that with COVID. I liked that just because it does increase safety. It makes it more difficult for people wanting to come in, but in the end, it's the safety of the residents. That to me was a big thing. The staff was great, answered all of our questions, just really nice, and knowledgeable, just really good.

Denise

We toured here for my mom, and their facility was very nice and small, which was something to our liking. We decided to go with another community because it's closer to my house. The tour was good, and they were ready for us. They were very pleasant, and they explained the different rooms, the different sizes, and the different amount of care. They described that they had exercises, but unfortunately, the day that we were there touring, the person who led the exercise got caught in traffic, so she wasn't there. We talked about their menu and what they offered for meals. They said that their staff would come around and get medication for people. They're good-sized rooms with their own private baths. The building has been used for a while, so they've obviously had a lot of residents living there. They had a beautiful courtyard where you could sit. I think the surprising thing for me was that I didn't know where it was at first, because they're set back from the road over by the hospital in Fort Walton and you don't see it, which can be very good because it's very private back there. It's just when you're first going there, you have to pay attention to the directions they give you. It's not hard -- it's only a block off the main street -- but I didn't know it was even there. They did say that they were working on clearing their line of sight from the street to the building so that people could see their facility more easily.

Zach

I toured both the assisted living and memory care here. It's excellent. I like them over the other place. They have a bunch of daily activities scheduled for the memory care. I like it a lot better. The rooms were nice, and the staff was nice. It was a very nice facility. I've seen the staff helping people when we're walking around, and everybody seemed to like them.

John

We looked here. I thought it was small compared to the other places. None of the rooms we looked at were furnished, so we didn't have a really good idea of what was happening in there and how my wife would fit in there. The staff was very helpful. It looked very nice, and it was kept up well. They give you a big pamphlet, and there's exercising, walking, and they take tours.

Kenneth

My sister-in-law is in the assisted living side here. It is a little bit older, but very clean, very nice, and laid out simply. The staff has been excellent. My sister-in-law seems to like the food. They have all sorts of different activities. They have everything from Wii to card games. Of course, they go out to eat and to shop, and they have other community events that they can go to. They provide a wide range of activities.