Legacy house is now called Cates place. I had taken a photo of the name on the building and informed the Yelp of the name change, but for some reason, it has not been changed. Obviously, you never wanna love to want to be in here because it is a Hospice. But everybody there was extremely caring and friendly and knowledgeable. They gave me a few pamphlets to read. I never did get to read them, though my mom passed the night that she was brought in. They called me within 10 read more

Legacy House - New name / front of building - Hospice Near Me - Ocala, Florida

My Mom passed away on Christmas morning last year after a brief stay. During that short time, I became very impressed with both the professional care offered by this hospice, as well as the facility itself. It's very much like a five star hotel. The rooms are very large and well appointed. It could easily accommodate a large gathering of ten or more (see photos). Everyone was so kind and helpful, fully understanding the pain and anxiety the family must be feeling. It was appreciated. But for me, I enjoy their electric recliner which made it so much easier to be next to her as she drifted off into a deep sleep. Thank you Legacy House. Merry Christmas, Mom! read more

Don't be fooled by the looks of this place, my grandmother prematurely died as a result of this facility. She came in due to a small inoperable hip fracture with the goal to stabilize her pain/anxiety so that a similar regimen can be given to her at home and instead was drugged around the clock until she went into a medication induced coma. They see the elderly and just assume they are imminently dying and they "don't chase symptoms" so they continue with their round the clock euthanasia cocktail of Ativan, Haldol, and Hydromorphone without even attempting to find a balance between controlling pain without totally incapacitating the patient where they can no longer wake up, talk, eat or drink. What do you think happens with the continuous round the clock administration of benzodiazepines and opioids? the medications begins to build up in the system faster than the body can excrete them and it will put any average person into a coma. Our family is not unrealistic and we do acknowledge that this cocktail is appropriate for some patients however managing pain/anxiety is not a one size fits all but they treat it that way here under the guise of "comfort" but it is actually all about THEIR convenience. They also have an excuse for everything, and if they notice any slight movement in your loved one they will deem it "terminal agitation" or claim they are in pain and once again come in with the syringe to put them out. The saddest part of this is that I'm sure a lot of well meaning family members probably fall for this. At one point, my grandmother was able to slightly wake up despite being unable to open her eyes and she was able to eat an ice cream that we were feeding her, at which point in comes the nurse with the syringe and puts the medication in her mouth in between the spoonfuls of ice cream she was enjoying. It was such a betrayal that the image still haunts me. It's as if their primary goal is to have every patient obtunded 24/7. They insult your intelligence and try to gaslight you that your loved one who came into the facility walking, talking, and enjoying meals (as their baseline) somehow went into a coma not because of their excessive use of sedatives but because "she was in the dying process". I truly have no idea how this doctor came up with the assessment that my grandmother was imminently dying considering she came in walking, talking, and eating on her own and that all of her labs from Advent Health on the same day she came into this facility were perfect, and her imaging besides a mildly displaced hip fracture, were unremarkable. My grandmother did not have cancer, copd, CHF, pneumonia, or any sort of kidney disease, she was just old and frail and they made an assumption due to her age instead of an appropriate assessment/record review. We watched my grandmother be slowly euthanized without food or water all while they continued to gaslight us that she came in dying. The truth is, she died after this facility continuously overdosed her while they watched her body slowly shut down from a lack of food and water for 9 days. After the 9th day, we realized what was happening and that she was over medicated and dehydrating to death and we demanded an IV but it was too late by then, she died on her 14th day in this facility. To add insult to injury, the socials workers and doctor attempted to bully us once we decided to hold the scheduled cocktail and only give medications as needed, they were frustrated that she had not died on their timeline wanted us to take her home in a now vegetative state so they could turnover the room. Our biggest regret was having allowed our loved one step foot into this place and it is a regret that will haunt us for the rest of our lives. Of course we know they will read this and come up with an excuse of "misplaced grief" or "miscommunication". I urge you to not bring any loved one to this facility, unless they are really in the imminent stages of death (less than 1 week of life), and definitely do not send relatives here on a respite, or for short term symptom management. read more

My grandfather just passed away here. They were so gracious. His nurse, Barbara on day shift, was an angel. She was completely amenable to our family and our needs, as a well as our grandfather. We can't say enough good about this place. read more

First of all, I'm sorry for not writing this sooner. I want to thank everyone even the Doctors. You all were my angels. Could not have gone threw this without you all..You made my Husband Douglas Stuart very comfortable. I'm still having a hard time, but I will be there to visit all my angels. Love to you all. And again Thank You. Robin Stuart O4-27-2017 Douglas Stuart Passed away Feb.11,2017 read more

A tremendous experience in a very tough situation. I found the staff to be very nice, courteous and professional. The director was really on top of things and made our loved one's stay very pleasant. The staff did everything they could to make him comfortable, but were matter of fact about the situation (which is completely appropriate in my opinion). They helped us understand the process of his dying and the various stages he was going through. I could not have asked for a more professional, factual, clean, organized and comfortable place. They supported the many family members that were visiting and provided access to facilities for us to eat together and get a few minutes of relief from the situation. It was all just handled very, very well. PS - I see another review that provided a low rating for Legacy House. From reading the review, I believe that reviewer has a very different view from me on what hospice does. I'm just a layperson, but I think that it is beyond the scope of the hospice to perform extended grief counseling for all involved parties. My belief is that they (hospice) are primarily about the comfort and well being of the patient on their final journey. They also help the rest of us understand the process. It seems the other reviewer may still be struggling with their emotions, so let's give them a pass on this one.... and if my assumptions are correct about what a hospice does, Legacy House checked all the boxes. I will be making donations to them going forward. Just my opinion and my experience....and I'm just one person. read more

I had a terrible experience at this place. My mom spent 29 days their and they took "care" of her. I was expecting much more "comfort & compassion" from the staff. I voiced my concern to the Doctor along with a VP, nothing improved since they believe it's a wonderful place. I was stressing since I knew my mom was near her life's end but I was also dealing with my dad's issue. He died 3 weeks after mom. The staff would ask what could they do for me a fee times and with my heavy issues I had no idea do I asked, what can you offer. They gave me hand out brochures to read. I started to wonder if I was just having issues with them and maybe it was me. So I chatted with other visitors that I got to know and all of them felt the same. The day my mom died, I got a call saying she was going down hill. I arrived within 10 minutes. As I approached my moms room, her nurse was rushing out shrugging her shoulders. I walked in the room and my mom just had passed. Next time I saw the nurse, she asked me to sign papers. That was it. Oh, I did get the "Sorry for your loss". The entire time was like One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest. The place NEEDS new staff from the Doctor down. read more