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Marion Woods by Sky Active Living

1661 Southeast 31st Street, Ocala, FL 34471

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7.5
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61 reviews
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4 star
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Mom loves it!
Marion Woods by Sky Active Living provides a welcoming place for independent living seniors in a safe secure environment. Staff is professional, helpful, and caring. The dining area is open and spacious and meals are served restaurant style, with variety and brought to the table. Rooms hav

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Marion Woods by Sky Active Living

Surround yourself with fellowship and encouragement at Sky Active Marion Woods — a grand, multi-story community surrounded by towering palm trees in Ocala, Florida. Residents here can enjoy chef-inspired meals, private living options, and exceptional independent living services.

Sky Active Marion Woods is located west of the Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area and is only a short drive away from several public parks — including Brick City Adventure Park. The community campus features thoughtfully designed common areas with comfortable seating and an abundance of natural light. Take a dip in the outdoor pool, or treat yourself to some pampering at the on-site salon. There’s something for all lifestyles here.

Community Services and Amenities

Regular housekeeping, linen, maintenance, and scheduled transportation services are provided by a caring staff. The culinary team prepares delicious, well-balanced meals daily, which are served inside the spacious, restaurant-style dining hall complete with a cozy fireplace. Multiple menu items are available to accommodate a variety of dietary needs and restrictions.

Premier amenities and a variety of entertainment options are available on-site every day. Stay active with a fitness class, shoot some billiards in the game room, or browse the library for your next favorite novel. Day trips and social...

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Senior living options offered

Independent Living

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Active promotion

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No

Pet friendly

Yes

Pet friendly

Yes

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Yes

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Care types offered

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Assisted Living, Memory Care

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2

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Care types offered

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Assisted Living

Amenities
at Marion Woods by Sky Active Living

Healthcare Services

  • Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

  • Meals Provided
  • Restaurant Style Dining
  • Guest Meals
  • Room Service
  • Professional Chef

Room Amenities

  • Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
  • Air Conditioned
  • Fireplaces
  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
  • Private patio, deck, or balcony
  • Handicap Accessible
  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers
  • Bath Tubs
  • Ground Floor Units
  • Kitchenette

Community Amenities

On-site dining options

  • Private Dining Room
  • Café or Bistro

Transportation & parking

  • Complimentary Transportation
  • Uncovered Parking
  • Covered Parking
  • Property Convenient to Public Transit
  • Resident Parking Available

Pets

  • Cats Allowed
  • Dogs Allowed

Common areas

  • Meeting Room
  • TV Lounge
  • Outside Patio
  • Main Street Shops
  • Central Fireplace
  • Beauty Salon
  • Butterfly garden / Hummingbird garden
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Library
  • Private Bath
  • Indoor Common Areas
  • Computer or Media Center
  • Indoor Atrium
  • Barber Shop

Recreational areas

  • Swimming Pool
  • Movie or Theater Room
  • Fitness Center
  • Piano or Organ
  • Billiards Lounge
  • Arts and Crafts Center
  • Game Room

Services

  • Beautician
  • Grocery Shopping and Errands
  • Laundry Service / Drycleaning
  • Housekeeping

Languages spoken

  • English

Activities

  • Activities On-site
  • Protestant Services
  • Dances
  • Catholic Services
  • Devotional Activities On-Site
  • Visiting Chaplain or Priest
  • Water Aerobics
  • Live Musical Performances
  • Activities Off-site
  • Gardening Club
  • Live Dance or Theater Performances
  • Bible Study Group
  • Stretching Classes
  • Cards / Pinochle Club
  • Brain fitness / Dakim
  • Book Club
  • Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
  • Birthday Parties
  • Trivia Games
  • Yoga / Chair Yoga
  • Devotional Activities Offsite
  • Art Classes
  • Community Service Programs
  • Wii Bowling
  • Other Religious Services
  • BBQs or Picnics
  • Bridge Club
  • Happy Hour
  • Day Trips and Outings
  • Holiday Parties

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for Marion Woods by Sky Active Living

7.5 out of 10
Review Score1-20 of 61 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.2
Cleanliness
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Care Services
3.8
Staff
3.5
Meals & Dining
2.9
Activities
3.9
Value for Cost
4.1

A Place for Mom has scored Marion Woods by Sky Active Living with 7.5 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Marion Woods by Sky Active Living has 61 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.2 out of 5.

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D.Winton

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 17, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Mom loves it!

Marion Woods by Sky Active Living provides a welcoming place for independent living seniors in a safe secure environment. Staff is professional, helpful, and caring. The dining area is open and spacious and meals are served restaurant style, with variety and brought to the table. Rooms have wonderful amenities, as well as safety features (grab bars, etc.)

Pamela Blackwell

Independent Living

Resident/client

June 27, 2025

1.0 out of 5 stars

Would not recommend this place

Went here from motel/hotels, I figured with the meals included and rent I might be better off. House keeping is bad. When one of them is sick or on vacation there is no coverage. The meals are mostly bad, one of the cooks said he could not believe some of the stuff they serve!! They have been told numerous times about a server, [name removed], and she is still there. Most of the night shift won't work with her. Is that anyway to operate a dinning room?

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

May 27, 2025

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Staff nice but would not recommend.

Its pretty and quiet. Positive improvement needed on the food department. We do not eat their food.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 14, 2025

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Marion Woods by Sky Active Living

Management has no experience dealing with the elderly. Activities director either ie simple and not challenging. Most residents don't receive weekly housekeeping. Most Servers don't see to residents needs ie, Go in bathroom and come out wearing same gloves, picking up thing off floor while serving. Rude to residents, Food is getting better but nothing is hot. Are they trained in restaurant etiquette?

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

KBS

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 26, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Would definitely recommend.

Very clean, attentive and lots of activities. It's a studio apartment, small, but a good size for a studio. It has a lovely outdoor balcony space, screened in, and with a door with a window and a storm/screen door. Complete with a kitchenette.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Jean

Independent Living

Resident/client

February 19, 2024

1.0 out of 5 stars

New management team is destroying your business at Marion Woods.

I’m going to be frank. After 9 years of living here I am so ashamed of how far this facility has fallen from the top to the bottom. You have hired three people who worked together at Walgreens. A clique of unfit workers who are not doing their job. Please interview the residents. Do you have any idea how many people have left due to these issues!??

Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
2.0
Care Services
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Kimberly

Independent Living

Family/friend

January 18, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Mom loves her new digs!

Mom is enjoying her new home/life. Overall, she is happy and busy. I feel this was a great place to put her. New management is listening to their needs and making an effort to take care of those needs. [Name removed] the manager and [name removed] have gone above and beyond with the residents.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 29, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Suggestion

My biggest issue is that there is nothing in writing for a new resident. Such as "what day is trash day?" What are the times for meals? Just stuff that new residents don't know already.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

July 21, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars

Taking a necessary big step

I have lived at Marion Woods for over a year. It is meeting my needs very well. I have the perfect apartment, 3 meals a day, light housekeeping every week, delightful entertainment and activities, shuttle bus for my dr appts, hair salon and shopping. I have made some very dear friends. The staff has always been most friendly and accommodating.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Paloma S

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 2, 2023

1.0 out of 5 stars

Need Big Improvement

To whom it may concern: I am very disgusted in how Marion Woods home turned out after so many nice staff I met quit. There are very few staff now because of the salary and being overworked due to shortage of hand. I am trying to get my mom to move out of there after living there with her for one year and one month as a guest. The experience there was horrible when I visited mom in 2021. I don’t know where to begin. I was not supposed to get a rent raise of 8% after staying with mom a year but got it six months before and the manager of the place couldn’t help mom to remove the rent increase. Mom was so upset that she cried over her rent being increased 8% also and gets increased every year. They are being taking advantage of with the increase of rent and the controlling of the food. The food situation has gotten really bad in the sense that a lot of things are being removed from the menu and hardly anything left for one to choose from that many of the residents are going out food shop.

Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Peggy Zukowski

Independent Living

Family/friend

November 12, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars

From Good to Bad

When my Mother first lived here about 10 years ago, the establishment was run the way it should be run. Things changed each year after about 3 years to progressively worse. First German roaches invaded the place. I purchased everything I could to help my Mom's room. She finally moved out of it to another room. This year 2022 the place is short staffed. The food is below par, and sometimes if my 93 year old Mother is too ill to go to dining room, she gets her food and its cold. Her room sometimes isn't cleaned for several weeks. For the amount of money she pays, this is totally unexceptable. Something needs to be done, these elderly deserve comfort, good food and exceptional service. They have earned it. My Mom orders groceries so that she can fix meals when she can't make it to the dining room! That should NOT be necessary. I'm appalled at how this place has gone way downhill.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Greg

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 20, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for Holiday Marion Woods

It is a great place to live, and a great community. My loved one is having a blast. I love it, The staff interacts well with the residents. They have a lot of activites.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

August 10, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Holiday Marion Woods review

Great and welcoming!

Jean B

Independent Living

Resident/client

July 5, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars

I have lived here 7 years. The ship is sinking ??

At first this.was very well run. Since the latest merger with Atria things have become very much worse. Residents are treated with disrespect and like unreasonable people. Food has become poor and service is almost rare. New manager is not concerned about residents. She should be replaced before the ship sinks.

Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

April 19, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

I was very impressed with Marion Woods. The facility was extremely nice and clean and the staff were all super. Some of the staff had been there 9 or 10 years so they have some continuity and that really stuck out to us. We were able to have a meal and the menu was extensive and the food and service was great. If we can get the money situation figured out we would love to move mom here.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 11, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

This is a nice and beautiful community. The residents seemed happy during the time I visited my loved one. There has been some staff turnover. Gary and Rick are the two that helped me the most and they are good at answering my questions since I am out of the state. If I have to leave a message they are good at returning my call. My loved one is happy here.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Janis G

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 28, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars

I just love this, my home. Have been here 18 months. I feel safe and the management is wonderful. Atmosphere is great. Lots of fun and entertainment.

Nina

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 27, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars

I love Marion Woods. It makes my Grannie happy.

JEff

Independent Living

Toured community

December 23, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars

Marion Woods was the friendlies facility and most helpful

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Staff
5.0

Christine

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 23, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars

Have a friend that just moved there. It's great, she's made lot's of friends. Place is nice, good food and clean.

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