The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living

Jay

I stayed at The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living. The people were very nice and very pleasant. The staff was outstanding, but the food was terrible. There are plenty of activities to keep you occupied throughout the day. They were without a leader while I was there, but the fill-in leaders did a great job. The activities were a strong suit of The Oaks. They had a very nice library and a very pleasant chapel. The gym is limited to some extent, but it provides some very advanced equipment. There's a garden with raised beds. It has a lot of promise. Just about anything that anybody wants to do, they can make a suggestion and do it. There are a lot of volunteer activities. It's a little bit expensive, but it's by far the least expensive here in Georgetown because the area is so inflated.

Barbara

We liked The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living, but it was not a full assisted living, and so the insurance would not cover it. It was beautiful inside. The staff members were extremely friendly, and it just catered to my grandmother's needs. They had a coffee bar, they had a movie theater, they had a beauty shop, they had walking areas within there, and they had exercising. They had a lot of activities. They gave us food, and my grandmother was very, very impressed with it. They sent us home with food. I didn't eat it, but my grandmother did, and she was very pleased with it. They sent her home with banana bread and zucchini bread, and I think she had coffee and some fruit.

Sondra

I have visited The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living. We saw the bedrooms, all of the activity rooms, and some of the people. We had dinner there a couple of times, and the food is very good. It's well presented, and the employees are courteous. They have fun activities and different kinds of parties. They have a bus to take you to the grocery and the doctor. The dining hall is very good -- maybe even a little monotonous, but that might be the case with all of them. They have bingo, dominoes, crafts of all kinds, a library, and videos you can check out and take to your home. It's quite nice. The furnishings are beautiful too. They have a full-time chef.

Maria

We toured The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living in Georgetown, and during the tour we were able to see the apartments that were available. The Oaks is a place that is a small community, but it's not a major, huge corporate community. We looked at smaller family home places, but they were awful, so we decided that we need to go with a corporate community that at least would listen to concerns. It's not a huge community, but it has everything that we needed, and my sister's going to be happy there. It has a beautiful back patio and a beautifully landscaped garden. Inside, it has arts and crafts activities, and an activities director. It has a kitchen where people can cook if they want family members over. It has fun games to help enhance brain activities. There is a theatre where they show two movies a day. It has beautiful and clean common areas. It has beautifully landscaped and very clean apartments. It is independent living, so my sister has to do her laundry herself, which she was very happy about. You don't have to pay for laundry. The apartment gets scrubbed down once a week; vacuumed, dusted, and washed. They put in new, fresh towels every week, they change the bed, and they provide the linens. The staff was so nice, and they were just so caring. We got this referral from an attorney that we spoke with. She was so happy with it because she has a relative that stays there. The staff was so wonderful. They are all willing to help make this a positive experience.

Anonymous1005

My mother just moved to The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living, but so far it's been very good. She's in a studio, but it's spacious. It has a mini kitchen and it's very nicely done. We're very happy with it. They have activities every weekday. They have a very nice open dining area; it's like a restaurant type.

ST

My overall experience living in The Oaks Gracious Retirement is very good. The building is three stories with a hundred something residents, and nice amenities. They have a bus, and my studio room is really spacious. It has a kitchen, a full refrigerator and freezer, and my own bathroom. The atmosphere is very pleasant and the staff is very responsive to problems. They would also do renovations if you want some additions or some amenities. The staff is generally responsive and very friendly. We have generally very good meals. There are sports activities, contests, different card games and activities several times a week or sometimes twice a day. They have a small shop onsite with basic things that you might need.