"Hawthorne Inn Lakeland is really nice and very clean. My brother moved in there, and it doesn't have that smell that other assisted living facilities have. It's kept neat, and the staff is very, very nice. It feels like you're in a community. The setup of the facility is just wonderful, because there are many communities, and they do many activities. They have crafts, they play bingo, have a family night where residents can be with their loved ones, exercise, and movie nights. The food is very good, too. "

“Hawthorne Inn of Brandon was very nice. It was easily accessible. They offer transportation, and they bring the provider to the residents. You don't have to worry about picking up your loved one. The doctor comes there. They've got programs, activities, and field trips. The two staff members I met were fine, but I didn't meet a lot of staff.”

I have a friend who's living in Hawthorne Inn Assisted Living, and I was impressed with them. It's more assisted living, she is in a large room, and she has a couple pieces of her own furniture in there. Instead of a big cafeteria, they have little dining rooms, and they have a little TV room right next to it. The activities director was very friendly, very outgoing, and enthusiastic. She was very good at her job. I was there one day and they were going to have facials, ice cream, and brownies. She always has something, a plan for them, and she makes sure that everybody knows that they were having it. It isn't like you're really going to get to stay in your room. She exercises with them with pool noodles, plays music from the sixties or fifties, and they all seem to like that.