Oak Park Place - Albert Lea

It is a very nice facility and very clean. They are adding more activities which is great. The room sizes in memory care are great. I feel my mother in law's room is quite large comparatively speaking.

They really try and involve the community and their decorations are beautiful. The facility is very nice and clean and always decorated. As far as improving, on the memory care side, I have seen no activities with those residents. And with memory care it may be difficult, but they have puzzles on a shelf but I have never seen any open. There is very little interaction with the residents. They seem to just send everyone back to their rooms after mealtime. On the other side, assisted living side, they have several activities that residents can partake in like exercise class, bingo, a boat trip outing, but nothing in memory care.

I would tell others come walk through and visit. It's the greatest! Talk to the ladies who live there and sit out front in the nice weather - they'll tell you. They're friendly and greet you as you come. I was impressed walking in the door how clean and organized it was. And it smells good, which is unusual and a big deal. The facility is spotless. My mom loves her girls who come in and take are of her. She loves them, and they love her as well. The care services have been great, and they've even prevented a few negative health outcomes. I honestly don't feel she would still be with us if those had occurred with her still at home. We really don't have anything negative to say. If she doesn't like a meal, they'll make her something else. But she says the food is usually excellent. Activities have been a little limited due to Covid, but she loves playing Bingo and tells everyone about it. They do take an elderly waiver, which is great. But even without it, I think it's a good value. It's everything we need it to be for her. And that's what matters the most - that she's getting what she needs.