Azalea Gardens Assisted Living Facility, sitting over at 1701 Mayo St in Hollywood, Florida, is a smaller place with room for 35 residents, and the staff there spends a lot of time making sure everyone's safe, cared for, and feeling at home, and you'll often see them outside with folks, encouraging fresh air and movement or helping people take a stroll through the gardens with the koi pond and butterfly plants, which the residents always seem to enjoy. The place allows cats and dogs, and that helps this facility feel even more like home, and you'll see people out on the paths or at the Saturday BBQ with their pets, taking part in the community that staff works so hard to foster, both indoors and outdoors, whether it's in the big open common rooms, the library, around the grand piano, or out with others on the scheduled daily activities like bingo, exercise, and arts and crafts.
The apartments at Azalea Gardens come as studios, two-bedroom, or three-bedroom options, with some special rooms called Friendship Suites and private rooms for those wanting a bit more privacy, and every suite has ADA bathrooms with shower grab bars and fold-down benches, plus California closets with shelves and drawers built in, so things are pretty accessible and thought out for folks needing a little extra help moving around or storing their things. The caregivers offer help with just about every daily task, including bathing, dressing, getting from bed to wheelchair, using the bathroom, and managing medicine, and they're trained to help with diabetes care, incontinence, and mental wellness. Memory care is a focus, too, so residents with Alzheimer's or dementia can get the extra supervision and activities they need to feel safe and less confused, and there's a 24-hour call system, cameras for safety, and supervision all night.
People get their meals in a dining room set up with restaurant-style service, with special help available for those who can't manage meals or need specific diets like diabetic-friendly options, and there's a big effort to keep things clean and to treat everyone with dignity, which you can tell from the way the staff interact with residents and their families. There's off-site devotional services for those who want to keep up their spiritual routines, along with on- and off-site activities like trips out to parks, attractions, or friends' houses, so it's not all in one place and people get the chance to mix things up if they want.
The community is focused on being energy-efficient, and they have some modern touches like Wi-Fi everywhere, a workstation with Skype for talking to loved ones, and all operations use their own paperless software system. Special programs and activity names give a branded touch, but the main thing is the steady schedule of social events, movement, and resident-run groups that bring people together so no one feels left out or lonely. Staff speak English, offer companionship and even hospice or respite care, and there's transportation, parking, a beauty salon, and library, so daily needs are sorted out along with some little luxuries and social time. The facility is licensed and keeps up state rules for health, safety, staff-to-resident ratios, and care, and it's close to medical centers, a pharmacy, and specialty care if something extra is needed.
Azalea Gardens is part of Timeless Life Care, and the staff there, often described as joyful and kind, work round the clock to help with comfort, care, and keeping the spaces clean for a supportive community where people can stay active, stay connected, and get help as soon as it's needed.
