The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Polk County, FL

"We toured Azalea Park. It's multi-floors, but it's all circular, so everything is kind of like a town square. The rooms circle around the center which is where the dining area is and all of the facilities for the residents. Everything is very close a..."

"We looked at Lake Howard Heights. They had plenty of things to do. We like it. The rooms were good size. The people were excellent. The staff who gave the tour were very nice people. They were open to any questions. They were very nice...."

"Windsor at Celebration is very expensive, and the staff told me that it's going to raise the cost every year. But the appearance is very good. It's very nice, it's beautiful, and it's clean. They're friendly. We had lunch, and it was nice. The meal e..."

"Our tour experience with Water Edge of Lake Wales was very good. They explained the place to me very well. I saw a studio apartment with a kitchenette that was unfurnished. So, you have to furnish it. The amenities were great. They had a library, a h..."

"Lake Morton Senior Living is a beautiful facility. I wish we could get in there. The staff and the residents were exceptionally upbeat and very friendly. It was a nice place. We interacted with the receptionist mainly, and she was very informative, v..."

"I am moving into Spring Haven. It's fantastic. It's everything I want in assisted living and more. They're in the process of remodeling. The rooms are nice. The assisted living is in one area. They have a chef who does all the meals. My daughter and ..."

"I like the Arbor Hills Independent Living. It was very pleasant, the rooms were fantastic, and overall a nice apartment building. The public areas were very open. They looked nice and didn't look shabby or have this old feeling about it. People were ..."

"Great atmosphere-communication-actitives, etc. Easy and caring community. ..."

"I like Westminster Lakeland because they're more independent living. It didn't give me the institution feeling. It had everything that I was interested in, including the laminated floor and the white wall. I saw a nice apartment with a screened-in po..."

"The Glades at Champions Gate is a couple of notches above the other facility because of its location. It was newly built. The rooms are a bit bigger than the other facility, which is a plus. You can transfer from assisted living to memory care or vic..."

"I currently stay here in Osprey Manor. I have not been here that long, but we have our meals at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and at 3:30 p.m. We have our bed linen, and towels done for us. The staff is very good. Everybody's very friendly and very nice. Wh..."

"Right now, we're in Lake Ashton. My husband loves to play golf, so that's perfect for him. The staff members are excellent. Everybody is just super, super nice. However, I don't care for the dining room because it's all like barbecue food. Our home ..."

"I like the fact that Beacon Terrace has residents who are related to me and are elderly. It has a nice area. It’s very current and modern. They have activities, like shuffleboard and things like that. They have the ability to have outside assistance,..."

"I chose to live here in Colonnades because it is not far from my family. It's also very nice and it's a gated community. The people are very friendly and very helpful. They give you all the information about everything you can and can't have, and eve..."

"I visited The Meetinghouse at Bartow last year. It's for low-income people, and it's been there for a while now. It's a nice place, and people like to live there. I never really met anyone except the person in charge of the apartments, but he was re..."

"I visited Mas Verde Mobile Home Estates. It was too expensive. It's basically modular homes, and there are some trailers in there. It was a very nice community. It was very well kept, and I was trying to get away from having to mow my garden and do s..."

"I'm staying in my own home within Cypress Lakes, which is a 55+ community. I came in and I like what they have here. The staff is very nice, cordial and very helpful. The food has been pretty good, too. They have plenty of activities, like golf clubs..."

"Solivita was very nice, and I would really select it if it wasn't so far away. They took us everywhere, gave us a wonderful dinner, and we had a wonderful time. I would recommend if you live near there. The food was wonderful, it was a lovely dinner,..."

"My parents have been at Grace Manor at Hunters Creek over a year now. Recently my mother fell and needed to be hospitalized for several days leaving my dad to be alone. My dad is totally blind and dependent on my mom to be his eyes. The wonderful sta..."