Brandon Woods at Alvamar

Staff is caring and very respectful, un troubled by wandering patients, their unusual questions and disrespectful comments. Nurses especially are constantly searching for patients to do daily test and meds. The Phusical Therapists encourage openly and ecpect a little more each session....

My mom lived at Brandon Woods nursing area called Brandon Woods South. It wasnt always perfect because honestly, I dont think the corporation that owns the facility pays enough to keep ample staff. That being said, the staff who was there did a very difficult job with patience, skill and love. They are like teachers, working directly with the patients, not getting paid enough for the important jobs they do. The doctor who is on staff doesnt communicate with family at all and we witnessed this when my mom had issues with her seizure medication that had a profound impact on her. But the staff working daily with the patients were absolutely wonderful. The kitchen staff, the cleaning lady, laundry staff and the nurses and aides were awesome. Wendy, Sally, Stella and Gladys worked with my mom closely and cared about her very much. Thank you so much ladies. You dont know how much that means to us. Im rating Brandon Woods with 4 stars because of the people who work there. They are kind and loving and Id take that over a more fancy place without those type of people on staff. Thank you all for your fine care of my mom.

My mother in law was there originally for rehab after a broken hip we decided to leave her there bc she has dementia and is now in a wheel chair. She was there 3 months and we decided to move her. There very short staffed, didnt attend to her hygiene issues, I would not recommend Brandon Woods to anyone. The place smells bad, they overlook everything and dont communicate with each other. We have moved her to a better place.

My FIL moved to a 1 BR independent living apartment at Brandon Woods 11/2017. He is unbelievably happy there and is beginning to 'thrive again' as he has access to wonderful people, new friends and food that he loves. He has put on much needed weight and simply loves his apartment, friends he has made, access to transportation services and all of the activities that are available. Any email or phone call I've made to BW staff/administrators has been promptly responded to. He has accidentally set off his personal monitoring system and staff has been at his door or called him within minutes to check on him. We visit him often and without notice. Any time we have been there, the facilities are clean, smell good and residents seem to be well-cared for. So thankful to have found his 'new home'.