Florida’s Top Rated Local® Senior Living Communities Award Winner: Buena Vida Estates

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Buena Vida Estates is an award winner for senior living communities in 2019.

If you are looking for a compassionate and worry-free senior living community for you or a loved one, look no further than this award-winning company!

Buena Vida Estates has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across four different verified sites with an average rating of 4.69 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 94.89 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top five senior living communities in Florida!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“It is their team that makes the greatest difference. It is very apparent that they care about every client. They have beautiful surroundings and a very clean atmosphere.” – M.H.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Buena Vida Estates is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Senior Living Community

We were excited to learn all about Buena Vida Estates and how they have gotten where they are today, so we sat down with the Director of Marketing, Teri Brant.

The first thing we wanted to know was what it is that makes Buena Vida Estates stand apart from its competitors. Teri said that the kind of contract they have offers people peace of mind and security. She said:

“We are the only continuing care retirement community in Brevard County; our residents will never be asked to leave regardless of financial or medical reasons.”

Teri went on to tell us more about the business mission at Buena Vida Estates, saying:

“‘Buena vida,’ translated from Spanish to English, means, ‘good life.’ Our mission is to provide our residents with the highest quality of life by providing a safe environment, service, and programs for successful aging. We are enriching the lives of those we serve at Buena Vida Estates and in Brevard County with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity. We take ownership and pride in everything we do, and recognize that good people make the difference and are the key to our success.”

Building Success And Giving Back

Buena Vida Estates has earned a fantastic reputation, so we asked Teri how they have managed to grow their business and get such great reviews. She said that providing a great product naturally leads to reviews and referrals.

In addition to building the kind of online reputation that any small business would envy, Buena Vida Estates has spread the word about who they are and what they do by partnering with a marketing company and having a strong presence on social media sites, like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google, and Yelp. They also find ways to give back to the community, where they sponsor non-profit events, participate in the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club, and by offer a Veteran’s discount.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Buena Vida Estates has managed to. We asked if Teri could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what she had to say:

“[Success] is relationship-based; that is what we have done over 20 years. You have to have a presence online and in the community. Be involved in the community and with non-profits.”

Teri ended our conversation with this heatfelt shoutout:

“I want to give a shoutout to our management team! We have a sales counselor that has been here for 16 years, and our housekeeping director has been here for 30 years!”


Congratulations to Buena Vida Estates for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Teri for taking the time to speak with us!

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