If you ever find yourself thinking about moving your loved one into Red Oak Residence, take my advice, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. The owner, "A.J." is heartless. She's all about getting her $$$$$. She doesn't really know any of the residents names. There's 1 fantastic CNA that works nights, Kris. Also, Jarod, who works in the office is really nice. My Mom was a type 2 Diabetic. Before I moved my Mom in, I asked a few questions regarding access to my Mom after hours. The "owners A.J." representative assured me that someone is, "always there" to open the locked, front door. With that, I moved my mom in. I installed 2 Ring Cameras in her 1 Bedroom apartment. It gave me good visual coverage. The first month statement seemed odd. There were charges for shower assist, dress assist, plus 24 trays of delivered food, I reviewed the camera footage. Mom had 10 food trays, NO Dress assist, and NO Shower assist. I took my concerns and the first invoice to, "A.J.". She said that her staff writes down the extra charges, and that her "BOOK KEEPER" is in charge of billing. I let her know I looked thru 100's of hours of RING footage. She did remove the extra charges. Without the RING footage, Mom would be on the hook for the over billing.
The SAFETY system for the residents consist of 3, Red Pull-Strings. They're only good if they are on the toilet, or happen to collapse within reach of the wall mounted string. Almost immediately, we found it nearly impossible to get to my Mom, after hours. Many times we couldn't get in, to help her when her blood sugar dropped, leaving her weak and confused. Towards the end of her stay, to save herself, she had to stagger to the elevator, get to the first floor to let us in.
Also, when the power went out, there was no generator for lights and heat, also the elevator was inoperable, leaving the non-ambulatory residents on the 2nd and 3rd floor trapped. If a fire ever occurred, OMG, a scary situation. On the move out, she charged my Mom $2,000 for full carpet, pad, and repaint. There was 1 bad bleach spot in the front room carpet. Mom hardly used the bedroom. That room was perfect. There's more I should reveal, but I hope you find this helpful. read more