Bear Country Living

    360 37th Ave NE, Naples, FL, 34120
    5.0 · 4 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    5.0

    Warm attentive care in home

    I spent two wonderful years in this small, four-tenant home run by the Smiths and I highly recommend it. The owners and APFM-recommended caregivers are genuinely loving and attentive, the place is immaculately clean and safe, and the rooms are centrally located near the game/TV/dining room so it felt social - not isolating. Gorgeous, private-home setting with a large porch, goats and chickens, and a real family feel; I always felt cared for.

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    5.00 · 4 reviews

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    • Care

      5.0
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    • Meals

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    • Value

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    Pros

    • Wonderful staff
    • Loving, attentive care
    • Fantastic owners / family-run (Smiths)
    • Gorgeous location
    • Private home feel
    • Convenient proximity to residents' homes
    • Small resident count (four tenants) enabling personalized attention
    • Rooms centrally located near game room, TV room, and dining room
    • Large outdoor porch
    • On-site goats and chickens
    • Immaculate cleanliness
    • Highly recommended by reviewers
    • Sensitivity to individual needs
    • More social atmosphere / reduced isolation
    • APFM-recommended caregiver
    • Safe, family-like environment
    • Long-term continuity of care (two years by the Smiths)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive, with consistent emphasis on high-quality, personalized caregiving delivered in a small, home-like setting. Reviewers repeatedly describe the staff as wonderful and caring, noting sensitivity to individual needs and a family-like atmosphere. The facility is run by owners identified as the Smiths, who are praised for providing continuity of care (noted as two years of care) and creating a safe, loving environment. An APFM recommendation for a caregiver is mentioned, which supports the perception of professional and trustworthy care.

    Care quality and staff interactions are among the most dominant themes. Multiple reviewers highlight loving, attentive care and an environment where residents receive plenty of attention because of the low resident count. The phrase "real caring" appears across summaries, and reviewers emphasize that the small number of tenants allows staff to be responsive and sensitive to needs. The family-like dynamic and descriptions such as "special place" and "highly recommended" indicate strong satisfaction with both daily caregiving and overall emotional support.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and location receive frequent praise. Reviewers describe the property as having a gorgeous location with a private-home feel rather than an institutional atmosphere. The home is described as immaculately clean. Practical layout details noted by reviewers include rooms centrally located near shared spaces (game room, TV room, and dining room), which appears to facilitate social engagement. The large porch and outdoor access to animals (goats and chickens) are repeatedly mentioned as attractive features that contribute to quality of life and a homelike, pleasant outdoor space.

    Social life and day-to-day environment are highlighted positively. Several reviews observe that the setting creates "more social atmosphere" and counters "isolationism," suggesting that residents experience meaningful interaction rather than being isolated. The small household size, communal common areas, and centrally placed rooms seem to encourage participation in group activities or casual socializing. While specific activities are not extensively detailed in the summaries, the presence of a game room, TV room, dining room, and outdoor porch with animals implies a variety of casual engagement opportunities.

    Management and ownership are consistently commended. Reviewers use terms like "fantastic owners" and emphasize the Smiths' ongoing involvement, with at least one review noting two years of care provided by them. This continuity and hands-on ownership appear to contribute to the trusting, family-oriented reputation. The mention of an APFM-recommended caregiver further reinforces confidence in the management's hiring or staffing choices.

    Notable patterns and overall impression: reviewers converge on a portrayal of Bear Country Living as a small, clean, well-managed, and affectionate care home that prioritizes individualized attention and a homelike atmosphere. The combination of dedicated staff, engaged owners, a pleasant location, and features like animals and a large porch form a coherent picture of a place that reviewers recommend enthusiastically. The summaries do not include negative comments or recurring concerns; the few factual details that could be interpreted variably (for example, the small resident count) are presented by reviewers as strengths—sources of personalized attention and increased social engagement rather than drawbacks. Overall, the reviews depict Bear Country Living as a special, highly recommended option for those seeking intimate, family-style senior care.

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    About Bear Country Living

    Bear Country Living in Naples, Florida is a small residential care home that feels more like a close-knit family than a busy senior center, and it only has space for four full-time residents so everyone gets their own large bedroom and private bathroom, which helps keep things quiet and personal with a nice touch of privacy; the facility focuses heavily on Alzheimer's and dementia care, and staff members create individual care plans to help each resident with both memory issues and daily living, offering help where it's truly needed whether it's with reminders to use the restroom for those with incontinence, two-person assisted transfers, non-ambulatory care, or blood sugar monitoring for diabetic residents, and they can even help with insulin injections except for sliding scale therapy.

    Residents spend most days in a safe and home-like environment complete with regular activities like stretching classes, cooking lessons, daily exercises, board games, and movie nights, which give everyone a chance to move around, use their minds, and make some friends, and there's a big indoor activity area for larger group celebrations with visiting friends and family or for quieter board games on slower afternoons, plus a big porch out back that faces scenic views and even has goats and chickens wandering about, so anyone who enjoys the outdoors or seeing animals will want to spend time out there in the fresh air throughout the year.

    The staff at Bear Country Living tries hard to maintain a positive, caring atmosphere by serving three healthy, home-cooked meals every day with snacks available between meals and anytime dining if someone wants something outside normal hours, with vegan meals and low sodium or low sugar options too, and you'll see that the community's living areas-including private rooms located near the game room, TV area, and dining space-are kept very clean and orderly with Wi-Fi, parking, and easy access for transportation to medical appointments as needed, and for seniors looking for adult day care, the program runs from 8am to 4pm and includes structured activities, social time, and occasional local outings in Naples.

    The team at Bear Country Living remains friendly, dedicated, and fully trained to help with bathing, dressing, meal reminders, and give gentle support all day and night, so if you value a quiet setting and want your own space but still like to feel part of a small, genuine community, this place does offer an honest, down-to-earth option away from bigger, busier facilities.

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