Oakmont Management Group

Our experience could of been better, they were going from one management team to another. In brief if your loved one is fully functioning then assisted living is a nice place to be for a reasonable price. However if your loved one has any type of moderate care needs - such as mental health issues, they should immediately be placed in memory care. Our loved one was diagnosed with dementia and was placed in assisted living, because of that they did not get the adequate care needed and specific needs were not met. After speaking with the team, they apologized for their mistakes and admitted their faults which we appreciated.

I was disappointed about the assessment of my loved one and how they evaluated my loved one with a nurse at the hospital that only cared for them for a couple hours. Due to this assessment the cost doubled for care for my loved one.

Don’t believe their ads it’s one big lie this place is terrible not at all like it was supposed to be when you moved in the food is terrible. The housekeeping is nonexistent the bus is a laugh activities what is that overall I give it a -10

After just a few days of having our loved one there we pulled her out immediately, there was no care there whatsoever. Our loved one was not bathed, put into new clothes, teeth brush or hair brushed during the few days. We got so caught up in the physical layout that we completely looked over the quality of care. They were short handed so they would hire new inexperienced staff who were very nice but had to knowledge on how to care for the elderly.

Oakmont Whittier is a beautiful façade that covers a world of incompetence. Aside from wonderful and loving frontline care givers and meal servers, Oakmont looks like a 10 in the brochure and slick sales presentation, but is a Zero in walking their talk. My sister and I were looking for a transition facility for our Mom for a period of 30-days from a skilled nursing center so she could rebuild her strength before returning home. She required assistance in getting to meals and events, which the floor caregivers provided. She required shower monitoring, which these same caregivers provided, but with a maximum of 2 showers a week. But the main concern we had was medicine management. Daily calls did nothing but remind this incompetent staff to do this job, and on day 6 my sister switched Mom to dispensing her own meds. Food too rich for seniors, accounting is a total nightmare! Directors don't return calls or emails. Go Anywhere Else and save your money!

I would recommend you make sure you know their policy on care and medication. Their policies weren't what they told me at the beginning. My loved one didn't like the food, and there was no menu or options. The same food was offered to all residents and they don't accommodate special dietary requests.

Coming here was the worst mistake I have made. The staff are told to rush and often times we are ignored. My daughter is getting me out and I am blessed to be able to leave. We tried working with the coordinator of care but she is as phony as they come. It was all lies from the start. A dear care manager who recently resigned let me know that that the coordinator brought certain employees from another home and apparently they were all fired or forced to leave due to their terrible attitude. I hope this place gets new management soon.

It’s not a place I would recommend I know it’s new but by now it should run much better than this the Director isn’t much help the food I would Rate about a 3 out of 10 The service in the dining room is very poor they do have a couple of good servers but one is leaving if you want meals to last an hour to an hour and a half this is the place to eat

Bad experience the story was never the same way twice in a row. Looking for assisted living but because that only offered 2 hours a day they recommended memory care all inclusive and he would get all the care he needed for the $7k quote. We told them this was a trial for us and him and if it didn’t work out we would take him out. We were provided a copy of the contract for review. When it was time to sign the contract the price went up to $7.4K We pushed back and they returned to the original $7k but added a two year addendum We thought we were signing the contract we had reviewed. After a close review of what we signed we pushed back again. They removed the addendum. We moved him in out after 12 days they failed to do what they promised to do. He needs a knee brace but it was never on right bed was not changed weekly clothes were not washed hair was never combed. He was taken to meals and returned to his room we were misled. They kept a $2k community fee and $2.8k rent.

Beware. Do your homework. This company is currently in a large civil lawsuit and judgement against them. In our case, they attempted to increase my mother's care fees to a ridiculous level without justification. We were forced to move our mother. We did not have an issue with the care staff, as most seem compassionate and caring. Our issue is with the greedy corporation that is less concerned about the residents and appear to be more concerned with profits. You have been warned.

Don’t put your loved ones here. They are mean and Uncooperative. You’ll never ever be able to visit them either !

Liars and deceitful. Understaffed, mom was neglected. Thank God we moved her.

BE VERY AWARE OF SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY! We were planning to move my dad into this campus last year but due to COVID it couldn't open and we had to find another place. I would have positive things to say about Oakmont if it weren't for the fact that they owe me my refundable deposit of several thousand dollars and refuse to return it to me. I have reached out repeatedly with absolutely 0 response. I am obviously upset that my money has gone missing, but in addition, if this is how this company manages money I would NEVER trust being in a long-term financial relationship with them. Please take this into consideration, if you have enough money to afford this place maybe you are not worried about unfair financial practices, but really who knows what else might be mismanaged. I'm not sure if it is just simply oversight or if I'm being downright scammed, but either way it's inexcusable that my multiple calls and e-mails have been completely ignored.

When my mom moved in she was suffering from arthritis but able to walk with a walker. Her condition worsened until she could only stand and pivot with assistance. Oakmont staff wanted to use a hoyer lift to transfer bc they were concerned about falls. Mom did not want to lose the ability to stand but finally complied. Oakmont transferred her using a lift for ~2 mo before issuing a 30-day eviction notice saying she exceeded their care abilities. They kicked her out for being reliant on a tool they asked her to use. The agreement states Oakmont provides "assistance with bathing, grooming,... ambulating, toileting and transferring." It does not say that they won’t use a lift. We asked them to reconsider. They would not. I noted COVID makes finding a new facility difficult & requested 15 add’l days to move. Oakmont refused. Their lack of empathy & flexibility was astounding. I don't want anyone to undergo the hardship, stress, & unexpected cost of moving out we had to endure.

There was not enough staff members to residents, and the management is not good. We have nothing good to say about this community. Walking in, it looks like a nice place, but when you get into the internal of the community it is like hell on earth. Only good thing we can say, was that it smelled good when they baked cookies.

My husband was in the memory care unit for 9 months. I was lead to believe the staff would be able to provide proper care for him. After a few months his health declined that is when I found out they don't have licensed care givers and not enough care givers to properly care for the amount of patients they have in residence Also they did not have a RN on staff for several months. Would advise do your research before placing a loved one here.

The residents are well taken care of. Care staff is always helping going above and beyond. The building and my mom's room was always clean. The front line staff is the ONLY reason this place runs well. Management is horrible. They are not transparent and always give you the run around. The nurse never comes out of her office and didn't know who my mom was by name. Staff always looked overworked and tired but still provided excellent care. During the pandemic lockdown they still did tours and let family members in if they were on the director, [name removed], good side.

Just received 2 ambulance bills from City of Escondido for my father that was a resident at Felicita Vida. They totalled over $4,000. Felicita failed to provide them with my father's insurance information and therefore he was billed personally at the facility where he no longer resides. Again, he was there in June, 2019, for only 5-6 days and spent 2 of the evenings in the emergency room because of Felicita's inability to take care of his dementia related problems. So the City just sent the bills for JUNE to my father personally at Felicita Vida. They in turn crossed out the address and forwarded them on to the family. They still have all his medical information, so why didn't they provide this to the City either now or when the incidents happened? Another example of poor organization and run facility. Please be aware of the inability of their care regarding dementia related patients. They are not trained nor staffed properly. My father is currently residing at Silverado Memory care in Escondido and is doing wonderful. ALL of their staff are completely trained in memory care and dementia related patients and treat everyone with such compassion. He is happy, well fed, clean, and engaged. Remove review 1.0 star rating 7/19/2019 Previous review This facility is better suited for someone only needing assisted living. If actual memory care is needed due to dementia, especially if your loved one has any type of outbursts, please take them to Silverado Escondido Memory Care Community in Escondido, CA. All of the staff are fully trained and equipped to handle even the most difficult of patients. Please keep in mind, anyone with dementia has no control over their actions or thoughts. Felicita Vida does not have the staff or training to provide the care of a dementia patient. After my father being there less than one week, two evenings in a row I was called at 2am and said they were sending him to the emergency room because of his behavior. This was after they said they could handle any type of dementia patient. They suggested Silverado Escondido Memory care as a better place for my father. Silverado is expensive, but your loved one will have the best of care and treated with love and compassion. For your loved one's sake, find a way to afford it and avoid the stress and confusion on them being sent to the emergency room and then eventually being moved to another facility. I no longer lay awake at night worrying whether my father is being treated well and is safe. Read less

Many of the Care Givers we met were nice, and it is a very nice facility. However There is only 1 person that we know of that has worked at this location longer than 1 year, and that is the Front Desk receptionist. We moved our Dad OUT of Bonaventure Castle Rock just before the holidays out of frustration of simply wanting better care and getting the services he was paying for. We had several meetings with different Executive Directors, and just when we thought we were getting somewhere that Director would leave and we would have to start all over with the new person. So much turnover should be alarming to anyone considering moving here. His apartment was not cleaned due to "Housekeeping shortage", sheets were not changed on a daily basis as they were requested to. Shower assistance not given as requested. Medicine not given because they hadn't received a Dr's order, however they did not contact any of us to let us know this was needed, so no meds given!? Staff were supposed to encourage him to walk to at least one meal a day, that lasted for a week. One day he left the building by himself and drove across Founders Parkway in his Scooter and we were told he was allowed to leave the building. How is that keeping him in safe care? When the front desk person leaves at 7 p.m. there is no one to get a hold of at this location if we had concerns about our dad (If he was not answering his apartment phone) So many worrisome issues we decided to move him closer to one of our family members. Please do not be fooled, Would NOT recommend Bonaventure of Castle Rock.

I moved my parents here after visiting with a new Executive Director that was going to “turn the place around”. I made a horrible mistake! The ED lasted four months, the longest tenure during our short stay. (There were four more before we left!) Staffing is bare bones and they receive little if any training. It is not uncommon to have only one caregiver on the entire Assisted Living floors which included at the time we left 39 individuals. Many of these residents required dressing, bathing and many other adl’s. This is not safe and should be against regulations, if the state of Colorado only had some! The good caregivers don’t stay due to a complete lack of support from management. The food service is a joke with residents frequently waiting over an hour after they order their meal. Activities are basically non-existent. We paid extra for activities reminders and no one came to the room to remind my parents of anything. All care is extra based upon a “careplan” which is unfortunate because the caregivers do not read the careplans. Basically, we paid for services never received! Two medicine mixups occurred during our time there and both could of had dire results. In short, this is the first bad review I have written and I take no pleasure in it, but I would hate for any family or elder to have to go through the upset and worry that we did for the time my folks were at Bonaventure. Please keep looking and go elsewhere!