Oakland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Robin

My mother is in Oakland Rehab Center. It's wonderful and has a great staff. It's not the fanciest of centers, however, the staff is wonderful and the rehab is some of the best in New Jersey. It's great, it doesn't smell, and it's good. They have some five-star ratings for what they have there. My mom has to be mostly fed there since she's learning to eat again and she's in a diaper. She also has to be transferred and dressed. The food is not overly fancy, but it's fine and it's a very clean place. The dining room is also very fancy, and the food looks very good, but I haven't eaten there. My mom had creamed parmesan and spinach, and orzo pasta today. The staff is very friendly and they take the time to talk to the family about what's going on. They're not short with you. They've been very patient with my mother, even when she was ornery and going through Sundowners. They have a huge board for each month in the dining room and the residents can make choices about what they want to do. They have things to do and a sitting room where the residents can play pool, cards, or watch TV. It's a great big lounge room for them. And then there's an outside patio where she was sitting outside today, so that's really nice. What would make this place better is if it were newer. She's on the side of the community that's just rehab, and the people are pretty severe on her side. We haven't gone to the other side yet where the longer-term patients are.

JoLeta

My mother was brought here after cardiac ICU at Valley Hospital. Looked ok at first but she hated it! Called me at work every hour asking to get out. I moved her to Woodcliff Lake, NJ rehab - much, much better.

Mrp1

If you care about your loved one(s) do not let them live here!!! These people allowed a patient with dimentia wander into my grandma's room in the middle of the night, while she was sleeping, and push her out of bed. They downplayed my grandma's injuries to my uncle, telling him that she broke her leg and she would be ok. In fact, she shattered her pelvis, and died in route to the hospital before my uncle could get to her. While the staff was helping my grandma, the patient was able to wander into someone else's room and push her out of bed as well. If there was a no star option for rating, that's what they would've gotten from me.

love elderly

Since my family visited family member VERY often I feel that my relative received more attention. Place is clean and staff was friendly. Since a lot of patients have dementia, I think that any assisted living place needs to have video cameras (and OCC did not), since patients can not speak for themselves when comes to injuries. We had instances with injuries, but staff members story always chosen over patient with dementia, so you can't know the truth.

Marshmallow1

My husband has been here since December. He went to this place because this is the only facility his doctor is affiliated in. It's an old building that needs updating, but it's still okay. The staff is wonderful and they give him what's due for him even if he is almost 400 pounds and paralyzed from waist down. However, they should get him out of the Dementia unit because he doesn't have any psychological problems. I will recommend this place to others who are seeking for a similar facility for their relatives.

NotAtHome

I went to visit a friend of the family who was staying at the Oakland Care Center a few weeks ago while he was recovering from back surgery. The center is fairly large, with room that are big enough to be comfortable for two people; larger than a hospital room. The facility was clean and well kept and my friend said the food was pretty good. They even considered special diets. The staff was professional and appeared to be well trained. They kept him comfortable, but pushed him to complete his rehab. At the time, he was able to be admitted right away, but I heard sometimes there can be a waiting list. Since there are other facilities in the area, I assume this means that this is a preferred center. Happily, he made a full recovery and was appreciative of the staff.