Love this place! There are two identical cottages with 18 rooms each. The kitchen is in the…read moremiddle, the dining room on one side of the kitchen, the living room on the other side, and two hallways of rooms. Each room has a large window, and its own bathroom with toilet, large shower with a padded bench, and sink. Each cottage has a wonderful covered porch with comfortable furniture. There is also an enclosed patio. One building is for memory care residents, so it is locked. The other building is not locked. The property has lovely, large, shady oaks, and a large lawn where I like to have picnics with my mother. Most important is the administration and caregivers. There is a full time nurse, activities director, chef, manager, and the all important caregivers. They are all wonderful, caring individuals for whom I am so grateful for.

My mother has been an AL resident for 6 years. Currently the quantity of care staff for the number…read moreof residents is bare bones - a strong concern! The quality of care provided by the long-term staff members is five star! I would hate to see resignations due to burnout. Management must address this issue to prevent staff and resident turnover.

Run away! ... don't walk if you are considering this place! Always understaffed, no one knows what…read moreis going on, my Mom constantly falls & no one knows what is going on, they lose her clothes & belongings all the time, most of the time I have to bring them home to wash them, they don't help keep the residents clean, smells like poop all the time in the hallways, the cable never works in her room, their internet is out all the time and the management doesn't do anything about it except keep increasing your fees after you move in! This place is awful! Look elsewhere!

On November 23, 2019 Grandpa was moved from memory care room 48 to memory care room 35 because of a…read morebed bug infestation, as told to me by the staff. The name tag on his old room that still contained some of his personal items and is unoccupied says "RICE CRISPIE". Today I went to the room to retrieve his personal items from room 48 and made a complaint to the staff and Director. The staff admitting to seeing it...but left it. In the past I found Grandpa lying in a soiled bed, with a soiled room floor, and a soiled bathroom on a Friday around 11am. The staff admitted to me he had been left that way from the night before and the staff was angry because he had been fed ice cream and didn't want to clean him or the room up. We also discovered him sleeping in someone else's room with a mouth full of denture adhesive. Grandpa passed on December 8, 2019 and is finally free of this horrible place. Please look up why someone would be called the term above and you will be disgusted to think a dementia patient, WWII veteran, and loved one could be addressed this way by a so-called health care provider.

This facility neglects and abuses it's residents. They Loose (steal) their medications & personal…read moreproperty. They claim to be giving them medications that they are not then refuse to provide the residents with a list of their own meds. They are chronically understaffed. Residents often wonder around searching for someone to help them. i have seen several aides hiding in the cafe between meal times so they can chat on their cell phones. Aides have even been know to nap while on duty. I've overheard aides tell residents that they are 'bothering them' because they are chatting with each other. The call buttons they give the residents to wear around their necks are useless because the staff completely ignores them & never responds when called. The housekeeping is a joke. The food if horrible. It's all processed, frozen & out of cans. The refuse to transport them to medical appointments.

The Cottages of Bradenton and their staff, especially Toni & Michelle have been amazing & very…read moreattentive since we moved my father-in-law in. It's been several months he's been here. He has a great room and we are pleased that he can age in place here. The property is beautiful and peaceful. My husband and I Highly recommend the cottages for your loved one.

My mother was a patient at the Cottages. We choose it because it was small and the setting was…read morenice. The service was alright at first but then later, they didn't give her as much attentive care as we would have liked. Food wasn't that great. They finally fired the nurse in charge of that unit and things improved a bit, but then she passed away. We had some valuable stuff, jewelry, of my mother's that disappeared, then later her dentures, which we had replaced, very expensive, and later they lost her that new denture again. They also kept losing her clothes and bedsheets. Would not recommend. However, if you chose this place, DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLE STUFF IN THEIR CARE.

We paid $5000.00 in advance to get a room for my father. He was there until I saw the third…read morefloor(6days). Since my father was rented an apartment when the facility full, I was told he would be on the third floor..... The Third Floor is where the mental patients that must be locked in are kept, however not one employee of the facility could be bothered to tell us that. I am disgusted that Saber Healthcare Group of Cleveland, Ohio would keep people like this, where the mentally unstable are pushed into clusters of humanity, left to sit and stare with no supervision beyond keeping the elevator, and stair doors locked. My father was there the last few days of March 2016, and removed as soon as I saw the conditions. Henry James

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I have been with Elan Manatee for two years and I love working at this community. Our Executive…read more Director has over 20 years of experience in the Manatee County area. She advocates for our residents and staff on a daily basis. Passionate Service, Passionate Cleanliness, Passionate Care....every day!!!

My Parents have been here about 2 years. The care is mediocre. They always have staffing problems…read more My Mother is at the lowest level of care while Dad is the next level of care up. The only thing they seam to do for them is showers twice a week for him and med management for both. Mom is always complaining about the poor house cleaning. The food is terrible there. They both will have grilled cheese on most days because they don't like menu. Shannon, the manager is very difficult to talk to. They do have an awesome activities director. I mean the person, not necessarily the actual activities. They give her such a small budget.

My family had a loved one reside at this facility and while our experience with the day-to-day care…read morewas not the reason for this review, our experience with management after his death was extremely disappointing. The facility had been paid in advance for the month. After our family member passed away, there was an unused portion of that payment that should have been refunded. We made multiple attempts to resolve the matter with the facility and management, but received little meaningful communication about when the refund would be issued. I understand that administrative matters can sometimes take time, particularly after the death of a resident. But families dealing with the loss of a loved one should not also have to repeatedly pursue money that is owed to them or struggle to get a clear response from management.

If you want your loved ones to be safe and attended To keep them with you safe this place doesn't…read morecare and is only seeking your money there have been deaths due to lack of care ! Their memory care patients are neglected and there healing room is like a room where ravers go to do drugs neon and trippy lights bizarre things like umbrellas and planes fake windows make ya feel like your in a FX production where's the hidden cameras

My dad lived here for 18 months. He began his journey as a level one resident, as he was still…read morequite independent at 96. As time progressed and his health weakened, he was moved to level three. At this point it was really when we began seeing the dedication of the staff towards his needs. I can not say enough regarding the nursing staff, present 24/7, and the attention dad received from the clinic. He was easy to be liked, but I must say he had friends at all levels.. cafeteria, housekeeping, maintenance and reception desk. Toward the very end, I received calls during the night as to how he was doing, during the day we were there with him... until his last breath. Discovery was so helpful in facilitating the difficult task of us, the family, cleaning up dad's apt. No pressures, only assistance and guidance. Thank you. Fernanda Baker, Daughter

The facility is wonderful! My parents just moved in a short while ago and couldn't be happier. They…read morejoke it's like being on a cruise ship that has run a ground. The building is only 2 years old. So, it is up to date with hurricane standards for new construction. The staff is all friendly and very accommodating. It is a very comfortable environment with attention to every detail. The residents are friendly and positive. We couldn't be happier.

I do not have anything positive to say at this point until they get their nursing staff to be…read morebetter. The nurses dont have their heart in it.

I am writing this as a daughter that took care of my parents after their health failed them both…read more My parents were happy at Water's Edge in Bradenton. That is the only reason I am giving 2 stars instead of 1. When it came time to have them leave, all went wrong with the billing and finances. They were charged double rent TWICE during the months we were working on moving them out to be with family in another state. I HAD to find the errors and chase them with the property finance person - one was refunded promptly, the other refund has dragged out for months after dozens of emails, many ignored and unanswered. I kept pushing for an answer and was finally told it would be refunded, but was "so old" from November of 2023 it would take several more weeks. It never happened. Now their finance rep says they don't owe us the double payment refund and to "look at their ledger" and sent me a copy. Means nothing when we have a charge twice taken from our bank and I have to justify and decipher their ledger? NO WAY TO TREAT A CUSTOMER, much less a family in our position. Lack of customer service and follow through is appalling. No way to treat a family or run a business.