Oaks at Tucker

The manager at Oaks at Tucker took me around. Everywhere she took me, the people working there were also working with residents so I got to see how they helped them. Most of the people there were in wheelchairs but there were one or two that weren't. They could be in an activity. I don't think many lived there and I thought if I were at that stage of life, I would like that very much. She said the place was for assisted living and memory care. It was not independent living. It was clean-looking and wasn't cluttered. I saw one person that works there helping a man learn how to play cards with him. The man couldn't even hold his cards right and she would show him. That tells me that they try to keep you going and keep you doing things as long as you're able to do it and that's wonderful. Everything about it was positive. Everyone was doing some job, they were not just sitting around doing nothing. They were helping people. It wasn't mealtime when I went in the afternoon, but when I left, they gave me the best little apple turnover. That was the best little turnover I've had and it was given as a gift. She had several in a tray there. It was locked up, it wasn't just open. I didn't have an appointment and I was announced. I was just going that way, so I thought I'm going to look and see if that place is there. When I saw that it was there, I thought I'll just see if I can get in. I didn't think I could get in but the manager happened to be by the door and let me in. We went into an empty room. They had repainted it, it was very clean, and it had nothing in there. I saw exactly how large it is. It's an older building but all the floors, the carpets, and rugs were clean-looking. Everything looked appealing.

The staff was wonderful, very conscientious, and spent a lot of time making sure we got to see everything. We were introduced to a lot of the residents and volunteers. They have memory care and a lot of activities. They didn't have as many amenities as the other places, but it still seemed like a nice place to live. They're working on rehabbing the outside, but they keep the grounds clean and they obviously take pride in their facilities.

My mother was here for two months. The staff was friendly. She was fed well and taken care of. It was clean and they always decorate it and had activities for every day for them. They would take them on little trips to the varsity or other places to eat. The meals were very good. They would have family night where we had chili cook-offs and dance and they would have a DJ come in. She was in their deluxe room. It was big enough for her bed, her dresser, two nightstands, jewelry case, a couch, and a table. It's one big room that she was in. They had an exercise room and somebody would come and do exercises with them. They would have church devotional, bingo, arts and crafts, and a hair salon. However, it had upstairs, and we had to get on the elevator. We wished she could have been on the ground level. It was reasonable and they help you apply for the VA reimbursement. My dad was in the Air Force so she gets VA benefits from him.

It seemed to be nice, and it didn't seem dirty. Things were clean. The lobby area is nice. There were some birds in the cage there. Their independent rooms were nice as well. It looks like a studio apartment type without the cooking facility. The people that gave us a tour seemed nice. They had bingo, and at the time we came, they were playing music and singing. That was nice.

Both of my parents are here. The staff is excellent, the care is excellent, and we are very happy. They do bingo pretty much everyday, little children come in and sing and entertain them,and a lot of outside people come in and play music or host games and things like that, so it is very social. They try to reach the entire family, and everybody knows you by name. They are very personable and very homey, and they do everything that they can to make it as comfortable living as possible for the residents. It's very clean, very safe, and very friendly. They are very open to constructive criticisms, so we have been able to work on anything that we saw was a shortcoming; very accommodating. They are open to suggestions. I can't think of any other community I would want my parents.

I really like the fact that they have a wide range of activites for the residents however most of them are indoors. I myself would prefer more outdoor activitcty. Luckily when I did visit they had diffrent games they were playing such as musical chairs, tic tac toe and some very interesting yoga classes they staff let my parent participate in.

My grandfather attends this facility everyone was kind and very concerned with the residents.This place was very clean and professional. I saw residents playing bingo and watching television. Some residents were doing outside walking.