Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility

    970 Pinemount Rd, Lake City, FL 32024
    • Assisted Living

    Beautiful clean friendly lakeside senior

    I toured Grande Cypress and was very impressed - beautiful, light-filled rooms and lakeside porches, a homelike, very clean facility with plenty of amenities (music room with baby grand, salon, coffee/sports bars, movie and game rooms). The staff are warm, patient and hands-on, meals are excellent, and activities keep residents engaged. My mother settled in easily and is happy here; I'd recommend taking a tour.

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    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    4.90·(42)

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive staff
    • Engaged, accessible administration and leadership
    • Clean, well-maintained interior
    • Bright, window-filled rooms and communal spaces
    • Scenic lakeside views and attractive outdoor areas
    • Small-scale, homelike community
    • Wide range of social and recreational activities
    • Multiple specialty amenities (music room, salon, game rooms, movie room, coffee bar)
    • Customizable, comfortable private rooms
    • Supportive move-in and transition assistance
    • Proximity to shopping and medical services
    • Documented strength in personalized and end-of-life care
    • 24/7 beverage/food access in common areas

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality and temperature control
    • Limited menu variety and repetitive offerings
    • Pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Housekeeping quality-control lapses at move-in
    • Care-admission limitations for higher-acuity needs
    • Limited bed availability due to small community size
    • Community atmosphere may not suit all personal preferences

    Summary of reviews

    Grande Cypress presents as a small, well-kept assisted living community with a strong emphasis on a homelike atmosphere, scenic waterfront location, and active social programming. Multiple reviewers described a bright, modern-feeling interior with large windows, several sizable common areas, and a range of specialty amenities (music room with piano, game rooms, movie room, salon, and coffee bar). The facility’s scale—roughly forty residents—contributes to a sense of intimacy and individualized attention.

    Staff and management are a prominent strength in the feedback. Families and residents characterize the team as caring, patient, and hands-on, with an engaged director and administration. Reviewers highlighted effective transition support, ongoing responsiveness, and examples of personalized attention extending to end-of-life support and follow-up, which together indicate a high level of relational, person-centered care.

    Programming and amenities receive consistent positive remarks. The community offers a broad slate of activities (exercise, bingo, arts and crafts, social events) and accessible communal spaces that support social engagement. The layout and multiple common rooms encourage interaction, and the facility’s proximity to shopping and medical services adds practical convenience for families.

    Dining impressions are mixed and warrant direct inquiry. While several accounts describe very good meals and even exceptional dining, other accounts point to inconsistent meal quality, issues with food temperature on delivery, and limited menu variety. Prospective residents should ask about menu cycles, meal-service procedures, and temperature-control systems to understand current practice.

    Operationally, reviewers identified a few patterns that may influence placement decisions. A small number of reviewers noted initial housekeeping shortcomings at move-in and raised pest-control concerns in certain areas; these point to potential occasional lapses in environmental controls and quality assurance. The community also maintains limits on admitting residents with particular clinical needs, and one review specifically indicated restrictions around certain complex wound or ostomy care. The small size, while contributing to a homelike feel, can also constrain availability and on-site clinical resources compared with larger communities.

    Overall, Grande Cypress appears to offer compassionate staffing, attractive facilities, and active programming that many families valued highly. Prospective residents and families should confirm current dining operations, sanitation and pest-control protocols, move-in housekeeping procedures, and the facility’s medical-admission criteria during a tour to ensure the community’s services match the resident’s clinical and lifestyle needs.

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    Location

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    Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility is located at 970 Pinemount Rd, Lake City, FL, 32024.

    About Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility

    Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility sits on Jewel Lake in Lake City, FL, and you'll find it's part of the Circle of Life Assisted Living Communities, with other locations in Live Oak and Mayo, and what you get here is a licensed building-state license number 13688-with a quiet setting and locally-owned touch, where you'll find 42 beds in private and semi-private suites, each with its own mini-fridge and microwave, and eight rooms with kitchenettes as well, so residents have choices in living space sizes, and nobody allows pets, though the rooms come furnished for comfort and privacy. People who move to Grande Cypress can expect care that includes helping with bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, and medication management, and if someone needs non-ambulatory care, there's wheelchair access, plus a 24-hour staff to answer calls or emergency alerts whenever they happen, since safety's important here, and for peace of mind, there's supervision and memory care in a secure setting for those who need it. Folks in the building take part in community activities, socialize in the lounge, enjoy movie nights, get their hair cut in the barber/salon, and gather for meals in a dining room that offers all-day dining with food from a registered dietitian-plus, if you have allergies or diabetes, the kitchen can handle those needs, and snacks are always available too, with meals cooked on the premises and laundry and housekeeping taken care of by the staff, keeping rooms and clothes clean. Anyone who comes to Grande Cypress can use move-in help, transportation coordination to get to doctors or wherever else is needed, and there's respite care for short stays if families want a break, and the place doesn't take Medicare unless it's certified by Medicare and Medicaid Services, but the focus's been to stay affordable for long-term care for local seniors and give families less to worry about. People pay an entry fee of $1000, and the administrator is Jennifer Allender, and everything is woven together to feel homelike, calm, and dignified, aiming for meaningful social connection rather than just a bed, so seniors here can live with comfort and support in their day-to-day lives.

    People often ask...

    Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility offers assisted living.

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    The full address for this community is 970 Pinemount Rd, Lake City, FL 32024.

    No, Grande Cypress Assisted Living Facility does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses assisted living facilities and publishes the results of its standard, complaint, and monitoring inspections.

    License number11969955
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    Capacity54 residents
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    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    1

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    03 Mar 2026Standard
    Found no deficiencies during an unannounced re-licensure survey with emergency power plan monitoring conducted March 2-3, 2026.
    • A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    16 Jul 2025Monitor
    Found no deficiencies after an unannounced generator assessment with Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan monitoring conducted on July 16, 2025.
    02 Jul 2024Standard
    Found no deficiencies during the unannounced re-licensure survey and related monitoring conducted July 1–2, 2024.
    24 Jan 2022Initial
    Identified no deficiencies during an announced initial licensure survey conducted on January 24, 2022.

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