Oakmont Management Group

homey feeling like a dorm; small rooms; studio- denver style; good location;friendly people and staff; memory floor $7400/30 days

No room in memory unit currently. Asst. living possibility, homey, busy and crowded (in a good way), nice views. Better support for memory loss.

Attractive, appealing meal plan. Apartment floor plan didn't seem workable for us.

Lovely facility, apt. on small side with no storage/no kitchen area. Heating/cooling unit on wall.

Very clean, beautiful, approx $4000/month for services required.

Liked the individual care set up. didn't like the wearing of the alert around the neck. Dad wouldn't wear it.

When Mom decides, this will probably where she will go. Nice small park nearby and nice people.

lots to do (mom probably wouldn't participate). great looking food menu. big facility. mom might feel overwhelmed and get lost a lot. good transportation options. chance to meet and make lots of friends.

Toured with the director and loved the place

We have been to visit this wonderful place

Very beautiful facility. One we are considering further.

We liked the staff, the facilities and location.

Very beautiful facility. Have more options. We are considering this one further as well.

The facility is beautiful and well maintained. The staff were friendly, the caregivers could have been more sociable but that could be my sister's situation-unable to speak due to a stroke. My sister was was in no shape to participate in activities but they did have a lot of them. The dining room was beautiful with a nice view of outside. The food, however, was way too fancy for our liking. Who eats maple glazed duck breast? The price was within range of what we paid at a prior facility.

Not only did me and other relatives talk, but we've also talked to hospice and healthcare workers that come into Oakmont. It's a pretty good place; it has issues, but then as the healthcare workers say, "We've seen a lot of facilities and this place is okay, it's nice." It's pricey and it does have its issues, but the staff and management are addressing those issues and trying to correct them, which I like a lot.

Very nice facility, very welcoming but could be very costly for us.

The care in the mornings is good, but at night it's bad. It's been getting better now that we have a New Director, [name removed]. When they hire temps, it' bad. I don't think they have gone through a training period. I bought thicker Depends for my husband to wear at nighttime, but the temps don't know to use them so he ends up soiling himself. The regular staff are good, but the temps are not. The meals can vary - one night they were serving waffles with bacon, but I talked to someone about it and lately it's been good. There's always a vegetable and it's getting better. They have activities like volleyball, but they could have more. On the other hand, I also know that most people here have mental incapability so maybe they don't want to overstimulate them. I'm here all the time, everyday. I feed my husband his breakfast and lunch, then I come back and feed him his dinner. I took care of him for 10 years and it's a lot of work, so the value for the cost is good. For the room alone, the staff, the people, and the meals - I think the costs are okay. The most negative thing is - I don't think they should hire temps. When you hire a temp it's through an agency, you have to pay the agency a fee and then the agency pays the temp from that fee. So in that case, they should hire someone and keep them. I don't understand why they don't skip the agency and just hire directly. I've seen many temps come and they don't do anything. You will ask why they haven't changed that person, and they should say, "Oh that person didn't want it". Since [name removed] is here, the place has gotten really clean. The laundry room holds a big bin of soiled diapers and trash. It had a smell, but now its very clean and they even keep the door open. Since [name removed] has been here, there's been a lot of improvements.

The Oakmont of Simi Valley is a very clean and nice community, but sometimes the friendliness of the staff members can really vary depending on who it is you are talking with. Overall the care services are pretty good. Our loved one gets excited about the meals and dining but for what we are paying some of the meals we have had ourselves have been disappointing. We would say the meals are adequate. They do have plenty of activities going on for the residents who want to participate.

This community was okay but it did not compare with another community that I was looking at. The tour was great and they were able to answer all of my questions.