I'm living in Tall Oaks at Reston Assisted Living now, and it's going OK at the moment. It's kind of a mixed review. The food is good. We haven't had many activities because of the COVID stuff. We have singing, movies, a little theater, and a library that has quite a few books. We have a chapel, and they have services there from time to time. They get some pretty good entertainers in here. We've got a new chef and she's very good. The food is good, and the service is good. I have a studio, and it used to be a room for two residents. Value for money is good. The building is good, but it's a little old.
Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
Offers Assisted Living and Memory Care
19 Reviews
12052 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 20190
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(800) 385-2527
Reviews of Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
Assisted Living Reviews for Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
August 05, 2021
I am/was a resident of this facility
June 05, 2021
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My mother has moved into Tall Oaks at Reston Assisted Living. It's very good. The staff is very nice. They're great. The only downside is it's a rather older facility and the things inside it. They have television and entertaining aides. Her apartment is clean, and everything looks fine. Their staff is the best because they have individualized attention, which is important for the elderly.
December 08, 2020
I visited this facility
I visited Tall Oaks at Reston Assisted Living. I thought it was very nice. Unfortunately, the room I looked at was smaller than my current room, and I can't go any smaller. I couldn't get my furniture in that, so she talked to me this morning, and she said she thinks she has a bit of a larger room that is within my budget. So I'm waiting for her to email me. The only person I talked to was the sales woman, and she was very nice. The apartment I saw was too small. The layout doesn't matter to me as long as it's large enough, but it was too small.
It's a beautiful facility. We saw the front porch and it was nice. I don't know if they have a courtyard or not. They have movies, a theater, a little nice chapel. I had not seen a chapel in any other places that I visited, so that was nice. Their dining room was very large. They're able to feed people even with social distancing by having two seatings. Right now, I'm eating in my room every day. It's getting pretty old.
What I did not like is that they don't provide linens, and they don't do your laundry. You have to have somebody else do your laundry, like your family or somebody. So I didn't like that. And the call button that you wear around your neck, at the other community they provide that for you. At Tall Oaks you have to pay $140 a month extra.
August 30, 2018
I visited this facility
I spent a good hour with Tall Oaks at Reston Assisted Living and they didn't call me back. I felt like the person giving the tour was new and couldn't answer a lot of my questions. The rooms were nice. They offered a full schedule of activities. It was fine and I was considering it, but they didn't call back.
February 28, 2018
I visited this facility
I loved Tall Oaks at Reston. It's a beautiful place with a lot of personality. It didn't feel like an institution. The activities and food looked good. The people were all happy, and I loved the staff. The staff who toured me around was wonderful. The rooms were nice, had plenty of natural light, and had as much space as any of these places have.
July 17, 2017
I am/was a resident of this facility
I have been with Tall Oaks for seven months now, and my experience has been excellent. There are plenty of activities ranging from chapel services to Bingo, and van trips to various places. It is a caring environment. The food is excellent and my wife loves the desserts -- they have a very good chef. There's a lot of space in the parking lot, and -- most importantly -- they let us keep our pets.
August 17, 2016
I visited this facility
The director who gave me a tour at Tall Oaks was nice. It’s a nice, clean, and big place. The staff seemed to be engaged.
August 12, 2016
I am a friend or relative of resident
The staff are HORRIBLE!!!!! I've come there to feed my grandmother during lunch and dinner and the Aides would actually set aside pieces of cake for themselves and friend shrimp plates that were there for RESIDENTS NOT THE STAFF in the Dementia ward! I've witnessed that more times than I can count.
The Staff I have witnessed tease a resident till she cried and called a resident "fat" and told her she ate too much. This was a head nurse of the Alzhiemers unit. I didnt report for fear they might take it out on my Grandmother when I am not there.
I cant tell you how many times I have asked a Nurse Aide to take my grandmother to the bathroom and they told me they were "on their break". Staff also fought constantly with one another. With the exception of a Colombian Nurse there who was amazing and hard working, the other nurses and especially the nurse aides were just dreadful and mean to the residents.
PLEASE DON'T LET A LOVED ONE STAY IN THIS PLACE ESPECIALLY THE "DEMENTIA UNIT"!!!!!!!
August 02, 2016
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My dad stayed at Tall Oaks at Reston. It's a building with 10 floors of two-bedrooms apartments and studios. The culture changes so much. The crew is nice but not 100% of them know what they're doing. You know those leg straps that some patients have? Some crew members don't know how to deal with that, which is easy. The food is good but could be better. They take people out on tours, have people singing and playing the guitar, have a small movie theater, a dining room and play concerts once in a while. The crew per se, and the attention that they give to the patient is regular but not the best. They give the patients their prescription, but they don't work around the patient to help them take the medicines. They just leave the medicine, and they don't explain things before they're going to do it. They need to train their crew better on procedure, like how to deal with leg straps, how to communicate with patients, etc.
August 13, 2015
I am a friend or relative of a resident
We went with Tall Oaks Village for my mother. We were not really happy with their care. One time she went down to see a movie, everyone left before the end of it, and no one came to get her. She pushed the button, and nobody answered. I am not happy with Tall Oaks at all. I would not recommend it to anyone.
February 19, 2015
I am a friend or relative of a resident
I have found a place for my mother, and I'm very happy with Tall Oaks -- the cost and atmosphere. It's a little older. It's not sparkling new. My mother has severe dementia, so she is on the memory care floor. There are plenty of activities going on all the time, but she can't participate in much of that. There's always someone doing something with her. They take very good care and attention to her. They have doctors who come to the facility as well as a dentist. There are just a lot of people. There also seemed to be a good number of volunteers. It's a big place, but everyone knows who I am related to when I come there. They know where she is. She has a few times fallen out of her bed -- which happens -- and they call me pretty much right away after they've assisted her. She has a hospital bed, so she doesn't fall very far. They had an incidence of norovirus, and they immediately emailed everyone to asked family to please refrain from visiting and let everyone know that the residents would be taking their meals in their rooms and not the common dining area to try to limit the infection.
December 06, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
Tall Oaks seemed like it was the most appropriate for my mom at the time with her level of physical and mental needs. It seemed to fit the best, and I likeD the bright colors in the facility. My husband ate there a couple of times -- good food. The size of the room is fine. We asked them to put furniture in there because at the time, we didn’t have anything to bring, and the furniture is beautiful. It just happens to be very huge, so it makes the room feel kind of small.
We had to put her in there right before we left. She had just come out of the hospital, and we had chosen a doctor from that facility, but they didn’t have her get an appointment with the doctor until weeks after she got there. She needed physical therapy, and they said they could do it but they didn’t set it up until much later. We were gone for a business trip for 4 weeks, and when we came back, we were surprised that she had been left on her own for that period.
The staff seems like they’re nice people. I don’t think I exactly got what I was looking for, but I don’t think there was a problem with them. I don’t think they understood that she needed to be prompted and asked if she needed specific things.
September 12, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My mom is in assisted living at Tall Oaks. They are a five for communication and the staff and all that for sure. They are excellent. They have special meals for every holiday, they have trivia, and they do big outings. They go to museums, and they went on a boat on the Potomac. They really don't have to improve on anything. They are doing a great job. Upkeep and maintenance of the place is excellent. We definitely recommend Tall Oaks. It is very homey and beautifully decorated. The food is very good. They have a wide variety of meals, and they cater to my mother. She is diabetic and needs to have certain foods or can't have certain foods, and they do a great job.
July 02, 2014
I am a friend or relative of resident
The nursing staff, aids and activity staff for the Alzheimers patients are really caring and wonderful people. I'm really glad my friend is there.
June 18, 2014
I visited this facility
I visited Tall Oaks, and they are planning for an independent living facility. Right now they are operating only for assisted living. Their rooms are very small, but the staff is very good. I haven’t tasted the food, but I know someone living there, and it's done very well. The person who is presently living there has been treated very, very well and is very satisfied.
February 07, 2013
I am/was a resident of this facility
The demographics of this facility are not for baby boomers. If you are not in your 80's and up, you will not be happy. The food is bland and uninteresting, and repeats regularly. The room doors do not have slow closers, and the staff bangs them shut starting at 7 am and continuing throughout the day and night. Many of the staff speak little English, especially in the dining room diabetics are often given sugary food, and residents at my table with severe swallowing problems were given non- puréed food often, with fellow diners at the table having to remain vigilant on their behalf. My mattress was completely broken down, and I had to go to the director to get a better one. Calls for assistance were answered within a range of 10 minutes to never, with the latter instances being caused by non-operating walkie talkies. These devices are kept on extremely high volume, so all calls on a floor result in constant loud alert calls. I was in for rehab only, and this service, be a separate company, was excellent. The senior day nurses were excellent; night and midnight nursing and aide care was inconsistent. In short, if you are really aged, really deaf, and unable to advocate for yourself, you may fit in here, if that's not you, shop around.
June 29, 2012
I visited this facility
While the staff were very friendly, they were unable to meet my grandmother's needs. She often needed to get up to pee in the middle of the night, and would sometimes fall if nobody was there to help her. Since there was only 1 night nurse for the whole floor, even if my grandmother rang the bell, she would often have to wait a long time for the nurse to come, or she wouldn't come at all. Another issue was that she was on a lot of medications that needed to be taken on a regular schedule, and the nurses weren't too consistent about giving them on schedule. Also, she sometimes needed additional pain meds on demand, and it would take the nurses too long to get there and give them to her.
July 20, 2009
I visited this facility
A superb property that I would be proud to have my Mother call home! I was thoroughly impressed by the staff, five star care, and affordable pricing! I will definitely think of Tall Oaks Assisted Living for my parents future care needs.
Memory Care Reviews for Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
August 05, 2022
I visited this facility
Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC was very well-organized and clean. The memory care residents were on a separate floor and the routine was that the residents were gotten up, dressed every day, and were brought down to the basement level into a large open area that had lots of light coming in (one of the walls was all glass windows). They had a full schedule every day in that area all day long from 9:00 until 5:00. Then at the end of the day, they were brought back up to their rooms. They have enough aides to get everyone in their wheelchairs and assist them on the elevators.
They also have a very nice large sunroom where the residents can sit with chairs and look out into the beautiful woods through the glass windows. One thing that I did not like about the place was the location of the nurses' station. It was at the end of the long hallway. So, they would not be able to see if someone came out of their rooms during the night, because it's not a straight view down the hall. They wouldn't be able to respond right away if someone came out and was disoriented.
The person that gave me the tour was George, the executive director, and he was very personable, very knowledgeable, very welcoming, and very comprehensive with the information that he gave me. We also went over all the finances and it was very clear. We saw that they have several different types of rooms available. They have private and semi-private rooms, and there are slightly different configurations. They have a beauty parlor that was open and operating and entertainers that would come in.
Questions about Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
What places are near Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC or within walking distance for assisted living residents to enjoy?
Reston Town Center
What transportation services does Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC offer to assisted living residents?
medical apts monday wednesday and fridays, recreational shopping trips tuesdays and thursdays
What safety features or security measures does Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC offer to assisted living residents?
cleaning is a must, sanitation is a must, and full housekeeping staff on site
How does Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC keep residents' families informed about their loved ones?
daily email blasts, social media outlets
What programs or activities does Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC offer to keep residents engaged? How does the staff engage residents' long-term memories?
In-house day program in the Rose Garden Day Center
What techniques does Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC use to support memory care residents during mealtimes?
assist as needed, promoting independence
Is Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC affiliated with a hospital if more care is needed?
no
Costs for Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
Services and Amenities of Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
Costs
- Rent Plus Care Fees
- Entry Fee
- Fee Structure Extra: Entry Fee Cost : $3000
- Assisted Living Starting At: $4775/month
- Memory Care Starting At: $6085/month
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
- Companion Suites: Yes
- Studio Apartments
Dining options
- In Room Kitchenette
- Dining Room Shared Meals
- Room Service For Meals
Features
- Beauty Barber Shop
- Computer Room
- Resident Transportation
- Party Space
- General Store
- Tv Room
- Garden And Patio
- Resident Parking
- Security Gate
Cleaning services
- Laundry For Linens
- Private Cleaning Services
- Housekeeping
- Laundry For Clothing
Technology and entertainment
- Cable In Rooms
- Wifi
Health services
- Hospice Care
- Medication Management
- Physical Therapy
- Psychiatric Care
- Nurse On Staff: Yes
Activities
- Offsite Activities
- Music
- Games
- Stories
- Religious Services
- Lectures Discussions
- Book Clubs
- Wii Sports
- Fitness Room
- Yoga
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Arts And Crafts
Guest services
- Guest Parking
- Overnight Guests
Diet
- Special Diets
General
- Resident Capacity: 164
- Respite Care
- Minimum Age: 62
- Pets: Small Pets Allowed Only
Range of services
- Companion Care
- Personal Care Assistants
- In Home Health
- Physical Therapy
Payment options
- Check
Licenses
- State Licenses: ALF736908-L151
About Tall Oaks Assisted Living LC
Tall Oaks is a family-owned and operated Assisted Living Community providing services to seniors in Fairfax County and Northern Virginia for over 30 years. As a pillar of the community in Reston Virginia, Tall Oaks prides itself on our home-like environment, compassionate care provided by trained professionals, chef-prepared meals in a restaurant-style dining room, engaging activity programming, and many more amenities. Licensed Nurses on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, Tall Oaks will provide the peace of mind your loved ones need and deserve.
What Makes Us Special
Tall Oaks provides an affordable solution for seniors in Northern Virginia with several different floor plans and levels of care.
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