Aston Gardens At Tampa Bay

Update: while I have been moving my parents’ personal items into their apartment, Elsy was working in their building. She asked me if they were moving in and introduced herself. Elsy will be their housekeeper. She did a fantastic job getting it ready for them. Everything is spotless. Thank you Elsy for taking such great care of my parents needs. Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay is a lovely senior living community. We were looking for an active independent living lifestyle for my parents and Aston Gardens offers everything we were looking for. Jordan Gates, our sales consultant, was extremely helpful and accommodating. Jordan knows all the details about the community and his friendly and professional manner is both welcoming and reassuring. Jordan went out of his way to help us select the perfect apartment for our parents.

Over all I have enjoyed living here at Aston Gardens. I have seen several things that need repair. The activity director “Rachel” is awesome…She gives you a tremendous workout in the pool or her tone and fit exercise. She is always pleasant and extremely helpful. Marcia McFerren

My parents lived in the independent living community at Aston Gardens for about six years, and our family will always be grateful for what this place became for them. We live more than 500 miles away, which is a very specific kind of ache. It is loving people deeply from too far down the road. It is calling and visiting and worrying, trying to hear in someone’s voice whether they are really okay, and hoping there are good people nearby when you cannot be. At Aston Gardens, there were good people nearby. There were afternoons sitting under the gazebo near the lake, watching the water catch the light while the day slowed down around us. There were walks down to the dog park, neighbors waving along the way, small conversations in the sunshine, and the ordinary music of a place where people know each other. There were meals, hallway hellos, visits with other residents, and the kind of daily familiarity that turns a large building into a village. But what stands out most to me are the people. Lori, the first person we met from sales back in 2020 was wonderful, not just during the move-in process, but for years afterward. She continued to answer questions and help our family understand things long after the paperwork was done. That mattered. Jocelyn, the resident director, also made a real difference for our family. When you are far away from aging parents, you remember the people who are steady, kind, practical, and responsive. Jocelyn was one of those people. The security team deserves special mention too. They were part of the quiet safety net around my parents. The people who noticed things. The people who helped. The people who made us feel a little less helpless from 500 miles away. And I will never forget that when we had a death in the family, someone from the front desk helped my parents get on Zoom so they could participate in the memorial. That may sound like a small thing unless you understand what it means to be older, far from family, and still able