The Oakmont

I enjoy the service, the people, the activities, the pretty grounds, and the veggie garden. Everyone is very nice. I like it here.

The rooms and facilities in Oakmont are okay. The main thing is the food. The tour was alright, it was good. Everybody was polite and cordial, and the people were friendly. Their rooms weren't big but for a single person they weren't bad. I looked at a 1-bedroom apartment and they were a pretty good size and pretty decent. The staff would just come in to do the laundry and make the meals. The staff said that they did field trips, a few things but they didn't have a pool table. The person who gave the tour was nice and knowledgeable enough.

Pro's: The room that my mom has is nice. It is big and comfortable. She has a 1 bedroom. She can walk her dog around the perimeter of the building. The staff are nice. Cons: The food is awful. Numerous people have made complaints. The CEO of Dining came out due to the complaints. Nothing changed. The hot food is cold, yet they put cold salads directly on a hot plate, so your salads are warm. The servings are small. They had an "extended menu" for a while with things like hamburgers and chicken fingers but the extended menu has been replaced. They don't give you an option of NOT paying for meals--we would bring meals to her, if it was an option. The food is downright lousy; many of the residents seem to have some element of dementia, so they don't complain. Others are scared to complain. If it weren't for the food, my mom would be happy there. Pros: bus service Cons: very limited bus service. One of the bus drivers is 75 plus years old--he even forgot to pick up my mom for a doctor's appointment. They generally run only in the mornings, and not every day of the week. Pros: they usually have a piano player or singer about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes on Saturdays. That is nice. They have other entertainment but I usually only visit on Saturdays. They do have at least on activity a day. Cons: Many of the citizens are not independent. There is a service available that provides caregivers. Some of the residents need full-time care. I am not sure why it is not billed as an assisted living rather than independent living community. If you think this place has a majority of independent seniors, you will be disappointed.

I toured The Oakmont, and the young lady who went with me was pushing me in my wheelchair. I was very impressed with the place. We looked at a one-bedroom apartment, but it was so expensive at $2,600 a month. They feed you three meals a day and have a laundry, so you could go there and do your laundry. They don't have a kitchen in the apartment, but they have a place for a little refrigerator and you could have a microwave in there. There's so many things, they also provide transportation. I got a packet with all the things in it, and I was really impressed. The lady who was showing us around was very congenial. There was a gentleman who showed us the apartment and gave me the folder with all the information in it and talked with me. Everything was so nice, the dining area seems like a pleasant place to dine. They have a piano in there so I'm sure there's also entertainment there. I like that they have Wi-Fi in your room so you can have your computer, cellphone, and all of those things. It's a very special place. They have some kind of athletic or active things they do with the residents there. You can go in the gym and do all kinds of things, and it sounded to me like it would be very enjoyable. I'm hoping to be in independent living but with my legs, I'm sure I'm headed for the assisted living. The bathroom with all the assisted living things you could use, the facilities there were marvelous.

I really loved the staff at The Oakmont. They personally knew everybody and they treated everybody like it was their home. They weren't just residents there. It was very nice and I loved the grounds. I fell in love after the reception I got, which was wonderful. The courtyard is all trees and not cement, but a garden. It's beautiful and I loved it. They also have several activities going on, but not too much that it's overwhelming. They have three meals a day. There are choices if you don't like the main meal. I was very happy.

The Oakmont has everything that everybody else has. They have activities, like television shows and games, and they take you places in their van. They were very pleasant. Their meals were very satisfactory and very pleasant too. The food was very adequate and attractively presented. The staff member we met did the best he could to show us around. However, I did not like the shape of the rooms. The dimensions of the rooms were odd; they were almost triangular. Also, the place itself could use some freshening up.

My mother lived at the Oakmont and I just had to mention that although she is no longer with us, we are very satisfied with the way she left this world. They took great care of her and she ended her life on a very fun and positive note. We couldn’t be happier with the way they provided for her and the caring ways of the over all staff. Highly recommend

We visited The Oakmont and ate there; the food was fine. They had decent-sized studio units, and it seemed like the right place even though they're understaffed during the weekends. We almost signed a lease, but we were told many things by many people, so there was no consistency. One person said that they call the fire department to help you up if you fall, and another one said that they help people up themselves. The person who gave the tour was very sweet, helpful and did the best to her ability, but she was the only one at the front desk at that time.