Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center

They are an exceptionally good value. They are very, very good. They are the only ones that have been willing to work with us and meet us halfway. When it comes to food they all have a tremendous glycemic load, and the state has some insane calorie requirements. So there are some nutrition concerns about what is imposed by the state. Some of the meals are almost all starch. That is by no way a reflection on Glen Oaks. When I brought my brother to visit and see, when we walked out he said, "Wow what a find!".

We found ourselves in a rather urgent situation in October in regards to care for our mom who has advancing Alzheimer's. Day Care was not going to work and Dad needed respite care at minimum. My Dad and sister visited approximately 8 centers and fell in love with Glen Oaks. They are an Alzheimer's care center specifically. We placed Mom for a one week respite, or so we thought. After one week we realized that this was the perfect place for mom. The staff are diligent, attentive, creative and compassionate. The center is close to dad and he is welcome at any hour of the day or night. They have a day full of activities appropriate for their Alzheimer's community. I truly believe that this facility is a God-Send for our family.

They're outstanding! My wife was there for 7 weeks and then she passed unexpectedly but while she was there she had tons of friends and what surprised me when they would visit they would say wow, this place is absolutely fantastic. Glen Oaks has big wide hallways so people can get around comfortably in wheelchairs. There is lots of light and it beautifully decorated. They would furnish the room but it was just a regular sized bed and a night stand because they didn't want them to stay in their rooms. They would get them up in the morning and then they had activities all day long. They keep them engaged. The staff is so well trained. It's a lot of young people that know everyone by name. It was absolutely exciting to watch. I would give that place an A+ and recommend it to anyone! I really struggled having to move her from home but once she got there she was happier there than she was at home. It's clean, neat, and the staff is spectacular. They have a little social director there that is just fantastic at keeping those people entertained. Every wed the would have an outing for those who wanted to go. They took a great picture of my wife on a hayride in an apple orchard. They are just amazing, really!

My mother entered Glen Oaks on the premise of a one week respite, I believe dad will be extending that respite for another week and will most likely be placing mom in the near future. My sister and my father are so happy with this facility and mom's adjustment has been quite smooth with no drama. It has only been 4 days, but it has been 4 days that have provided us with much peace.

Beautiful, clean care center with great location in nice, convenient setting. Large rooms with large windows and natural light. Nicely furnished and maintained. Wonderful surroundings for those who have severe Alzheimer's Disease. My husband with Parkinson's Disease, who has severely limited mobility, was not allowed to use his motorized cart. Understandable from the point of safety for the other residents, but isolated him as he is totally helpless without the cart. He cannot move a wheelchair himself and relies on others for most things. Her requires too much care to be comfortable at Glen Oaks. He understands most of what is going on around him and the Alzheimer's level of interaction was not satisfactory for him. Know that, as expected, residents of AD care centers have interaction at a low [removed] child like games, simple food and a low expectation regarding activities, personal care and self direction.

They're great, it's been wonderful. The activity that he enjoys the most is they have what they call a "mens club" and they get to have a beer (its O'Douls or something like that). He's been over to the regency which is right next door; I guess they get to go when there's a bowling thing or crafts, they've got some sort of connection with them so they get to go over there every once in a while. The staff is top notch, everybody knows his name, they know my name, there's always somebody mulling about and you never have to go and find somebody. When you walk in there's a hallway going to the right, the left and straight in front of you and the end in windows. There's big wide hallways, lots of windows and there's a courtyard they can go to. If I had to choose a place to go to when I got older, just on floorplan, I would chose this place. it has everything a person would need without walking out the door.

At this time I would give them a five. I think the cares been good, they take good care of him, hes clean, hes good, he seems to be in good hands. I stop in to visit and he's always taken care of. They have a lot of activities going on all the time, I would say three or four times a day, they have different activities and they encourage him to participate. He doesn't really particiapte a lot at this point, not because they don't encourage him but he just isn't.

We chose the community because of all the reason we rated above. We just can't say anything bad about Glen Oaks. They really tried hard to make it work for us and still continue to try hard. They are very accommodating. We are pleased with Glen Oaks.