Oak Wood Place Assisted Living

We checked the Oak Wood Place Assisted Living last summer. We toured this place for my sister, but even when my mom was there, I was there pretty much every day, and they had great meals. They took time and really cared for her. All the residents there were really friendly and wanted to sit around and talk. I mean, it was just a really nice place. Well, it was great. It was clean. It's got all kinds of activities and I mean, it's a really good place. I would recommend it. They can go shopping, they have bingo, they have movies, and they have all kinds of activities to involve the residents with, something to keep them busy if they were interested in doing that, and if they weren't that was fine. The food was awesome, it was just like going to a cafeteria.

Oak Wood Place Assisted Living is beautiful, absolutely beautiful, but way too big. Just walking to where the room was that my mother would be in, we went past three different sitting areas, and like I said, beautiful furniture, but mother had to sit down and rest in between. It was just too far, too big, and I felt like she would use that as an excuse to stay in her room, and not come out and socialize. My mother didn't like it because it was too big. The people that I dealt with were very nice, we walked past the dining area, and we saw one room. It was very nice, it had a separate bedroom from the living area, and the kitchen was real nice with a full sized refrigerator.

Oak Wood Place had space for a limited number of residents. There were no openings during the tour. I wasn't impressed with the rooms. They were very small and the furniture needed to be upgraded. I wasn't impressed because they seemed a little outdated. They were having some type of birthday party for somebody when I visited, so they were serving cake and ice cream. However, the staff member didn't seem very interested in showing me much of the place. I was able to see a room, but there really wasn't much else that she showed me.

The quality of the food served has gotten worse and the portions are smaller. They run out before everyone is served but some people get double portions leaving others to do without. Very disappointed because I usually supply homemade food to make up for it.

I only hear amazing things about Oakwood and after having seen their Facebook page, I know that they truly go above and beyond to make sure every person that they're accountable for is comfortable, happy and taken care of. They have a lot of fun activities and help so many people. Big hearts, great staff!