Oakwood Terrace

Cathy

My mother is at Oakwood Terrace. It is a small community and they really cater towards dementia/Alzheimer's, which is really fantastic. The staff is very caring and personable, and they really take care of the resident's needs above anything else. They're always there for you. You have a question, they work with you, so that's what we love about it, and the fact that it is a small community and you really get to know them one on one. It's more like a personal basis instead of a facility, and that's what I love about them. What we absolutely love is the fact that they have a beautiful backyard where they can go out with the gazebo in it, and you can walk around, and they have benches every so often. That's really nice because they cater to dementia people, and everything is put in like a circle setting so this way they don't get lost. It's easy for them to get back, because when you have corners that are squared off they're easy to get lost. They have a new activities director coming out now. If anybody needs physical therapy, they have a physical therapist right on site, which is nice. It's right next door to the health director. It was really convenient that if you have a question it's right there, and that's what makes it stress-free. You don't have to worry about the same thing, like any kind of blood work or things that they need, they do it right there in the facility. You don't have to worry about taking the person out. If it happens to be that you can't take your loved one for a doctor's appointment, they will take the individual for you. They really try to do everything on a personal basis for you. They go in and sit down with you, find out what your diet needs are and things like that. They try to make it as homey as possible, and it's nice because it's set up like a house. So, it branches off that they have three different sectors and each house has their own bathing facility, which is really nice. My mother loves it because it's got that big soaker tub that they actually take you in and they're there with you, so you don't have to worry about that. My mother loves the food and she's a stickler because everything was home cooked all her life, never bought anything pre-made, and she likes the food there. When they've had events where the family was able to attend, the food was very good too. Sometimes there's things that they could tweak a little bit, which they already know. They have some new staff because it was taken over by a different company, and they're doing some upscaling. They're going through each department and wherever they see that they could do better, that's what they're doing, and that's what I like about it. They're trying to make it better and nicer for the residents. When you walk in there's absolutely no smell. It is beautiful. They have music playing throughout. It's a wonderful setting. They give them pizza as a snack. They make two different kinds of pizzas and bring that out. It is pricey, more than some of the average, so it's a little bit more expensive than your average.

Tina.111

My friend went into the hospital, and now he is back at Oakwood Terrace. They're taking very good care of him, and for now, he has been okay. It's very clean. The workers are very pleasant. The food is good. It is structured very well. It's one floor, and certain sections are called by different names so that the residents can get more familiar with their area when they first come in. When somebody comes to visit, they're pointed out what section to go to to visit the person. It has a strategy for the layout, so I think it's very good for everybody. The staff is very good. They're very helpful. The administration is very compassionate. The food is prepared by a chef that is well-known in the area. And he does a very good job. They have an activity room that is large enough to fit all the residents and scheduled activities the residents are participating in like bingo, painting, and entertainment.

Diane

I toured the memory facility of Oakwood Terrace and I thought it was very good. My issue was that it ended up being a little farther away than I thought and that was the only reason I didn't go with it. It was very nice and clean, they had a lot of activities available, and I thought it was an, overall, good facility. The staff was very nice. They were polite, informative, and they answered all my questions. The rooms were very nice too. They were clean, bright, and sunny. It had a kitchenette or a small kitchen area on the floor itself but the individual rooms only had beds and bedroom furniture. They had a fitness area and a salon available but I did not go into them. The place was very nice and seemed to be a happy kind of place.

Christine

I liked Oakwood Terrace. It was just one floor and the memory care residents could go outside if they chose to. They weren't kind of trapped inside. The apartments were a little bit smaller, but they're not bad. They had a decent-sized private room and shared room. There's a toilet and a sink in the actual room, but for showering, it was a separate room, which was a nice, big room. There's also a walk-in tub if they chose to do that. The staff I met was very, very nice.

Michelle

My mom moved into Oakwood Terrace. It's a facility that is specially geared for dementia patients, which was in the best interest of my mom. One thing I liked about Oakwood was their professionalism there. They were very kind. The facility itself I like too, it's a smaller facility. It's all on one level. It's like in an X form, the whole area is about to be one and a half to two acres, and it's fenced in. So they have a beautiful outdoor facility where they have raised gardens, where the patients can plant flowers, vegetables, things like that. They have the freedom that they can walk that facility, and even go outside without having any alarms going off or anything. It's a much more conducive atmosphere for the patients, so I like that. My mom is Catholic so they are very religious like statues of the blessed mother in there. Priests came in and so that was a religious aspect of it. It was also what I liked, just doing a lot of social activities, like she said during the COVID, of course, they couldn't do as many, but they're starting up again. Like I know this Saturday they're having a cookout. They're going to provide hamburgers and hot dogs, and family and friends can come and bring a covered dish, so it makes the family able to participate and be a part of their family. They were very conducive, even for the payment situation. I'm going to be short about a thousand dollars for what the cost is, but I have applied because my dad is eligible, he was a service member, so it's for the aid and assistance. And they told me that what they would do is, because sometimes it takes quite a few months for that to come through, they're not requiring me to pay that up front, they're going to keep it as a balance until that comes. That made it easier. They are all inclusive, which is a good thing. When I took my mom there, she wasn't happy about it that day, but they had techniques they could use to be able to ease the transition for the patients.

Harold

Oakwood Terrace was a beautiful place and decorated like someone's house. You can barely tell that it was an assisted living place. The staff was very accommodating. My tour was very nice, and they answered all my questions. The residents seemed happy and well cared for. It's all memory care and always locked down, so it was very reassuring. They had an outdoor area for the residents and they can't get out of there. It was very nice with gardens, and the people are free to come and go.