Caregiving is a labor of love — and it's still labor. Whether you're traveling, having surgery, or simply running on empty, Minneola Place offers short-term stays and day programs so you can step away knowing your loved one is in good hands.
Respite care at Minneola Place is short-term care with no shortcuts. Your loved one settles into a fully furnished suite and steps straight into the life of the community — three home-style meals a day, daily activities, and around-the-clock support from a staff that learns names fast.
Stays run from a weekend to a few weeks, depending on what your family needs. Some families book respite for a vacation or a work trip. Others use it while recovering from surgery — or simply because the tank is empty and it's time to refill it.
Families tell us respite has a quiet second benefit: it's a gentle trial run. A short stay lets your loved one experience life here — the meals, the people, the rhythm — with no commitment. If assisted living is ever the right next step, it won't feel like a leap into the unknown.
Three meals a day, cooked on site and served in the dining room, where full-time residents and respite guests share the same table. It's one of the fastest ways a short stay starts to feel like home.
Just tell us about any dietary restrictions or preferences when you book — our kitchen will take it from there, even for a weekend stay.
Everything a full-time resident enjoys, for exactly as long as you need it: a furnished suite, home-style meals, daily activities, personal care, and a staff that treats a two-week guest like a ten-year neighbor.
Day program guests get the daytime version — meals, activities, and attentive care from morning to evening, then home to their own bed.
Sometimes a family doesn't need an overnight stay — just a good, safe, full day. With our day program, your loved one spends the day at Minneola Place and heads home to their own bed in the evening.
Morning coffee, activities, games, music, and friendly faces — a full schedule your loved one can join at their own pace.
Day guests eat what everyone eats: home-style meals made on site, served hot, with seconds available.
The same attentive, personal care our residents receive — medication management, help with daily needs, and a watchful eye.
Run errands, go to work, sleep, or just breathe. A few good hours for you can make the whole week gentler for both of you.
Crafts, painting, puzzles, and projects — our creative workshops are open to everyone in the building, whether they've lived here for years or arrived Friday afternoon.
No experience needed. Some guests discover a new hobby in a single weekend; some just enjoy the company. Both are wins.
Gentle fitness classes, morning stretches, and walks in the Florida sunshine keep bodies moving at whatever pace feels right.
For respite guests, staying active during a short stay helps the days feel normal — same routine, same energy, just a different porch.
Every activity adapts to ability, so day-program guests can simply join whatever is happening when they arrive.
Card games and chess, book chats, guest speakers, and good conversation — the calendar leaves plenty of room for curious minds.
Day guests are welcome to bring their own interests along, too. If your loved one has a passion, tell us — we're good at finding them an audience.
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Sing-alongs, live performances, and the songs everyone knows by heart — music is one of the easiest ways for a new guest to feel at home fast.
Whether they sing, play, or just listen from a comfortable chair, there's a place in the room for them.
Pets are family — we get it. Ask us about visits from four-legged family members, whether that means a daily walk down Main Avenue or a warm lap and good company on the porch.
See the community your loved one would be joining. Call (352) 394-6619 to plan a respite stay or a day visit — tours run seven days a week — and we’d love to show you around.
Ten minutes on our porch will tell you more than any website can. Tours run seven days a week — and we’d love to show you around. Call (352) 394-6619 or book below.
