O'Connor Woods

I was at O'Connor Woods to visit their memory care facility and I wasn't impressed. The gardens looked very nice with nice flowers. The appearance of the facility looked very nice but it was such a very big complex that they had to use a go cart. I just didn't feel comfortable leaving...

I was at O'Connor Woods to visit their memory care facility and I wasn't impressed. The gardens looked very nice with nice flowers. The appearance of the facility looked very nice but it was such a very big complex that they had to use a go cart. I just didn't feel comfortable leaving my mom there. The people that were touring were very young, and that kind of bothered me. I just didn't feel they were very empathetic. One of the waiting rooms that I saw was very small and cramped. And then they showed me a dorm-style bedroom in another building that was $10,000 unfurnished, and I just was not impressed.

O'Connor Woods is a secured facility. It's very spacious and very well-kept. It's a one-stop shop type of facility where they have a very large campus. On that campus, they have their own hospital to take care of the residents in-house. When you become a resident, they pretty much tak...

O'Connor Woods is a secured facility. It's very spacious and very well-kept. It's a one-stop shop type of facility where they have a very large campus. On that campus, they have their own hospital to take care of the residents in-house. When you become a resident, they pretty much take care of you. They have everything from independent living down to memory care with skilled nursing. They help you with your ADLs and medical prescriptions. It's cool. They also have their own transportation service. So, if you have a doctor's appointment or if you have to see a specialist that's not in-house, they'll transport you to and from your doctor's appointments. It's a nice place. The best part is the costs. They aren't terrible. I know everything's high and that's what you expect for the kind of services that you get (especially because it's the one-stop shop place and you've got everything all in one area), but it's a flat rate. Once you get in, essentially the cost that you pay for whatever your living space is, it's all-inclusive of all of the assistance that you'll get. Memory care people have 24-hour kitchens available because not all of the memory care residents eat at normal times. That person comes in and they are there all night in the kitchen to cook snacks and meals for the residents. If they wake up, they'll make a resident a meal. So, that way the resident doesn't have to be in the kitchen near fire or knives or anything that could hurt them. They have a nurse that's on hand, constantly making sure that they are there nearby to make sure residents are OK and safe or in case there's a medical accident/medical emergency. They've got people that will entertain them, too. They put on a movie or play games with them. They'll get the group in the house involved in something so that they're all entertained and not just sitting around bored, wasting away. They give them a life. It's a nice setup, especially for memory care people. We walked into one of the memory care houses and the person in the kitchen was sitting there making snacks as they were getting ready to watch a movie. She made little triangle grilled cheese sandwiches and was prepping some fruit on the side. So, they go out of their way to give them a little something to snack on while they're watching a movie even though it wasn't exactly mealtime. They think about their residents and treat them like people. Everybody that we passed by said hello and were very pleasant. Nobody seemed like they hated their job there. Nobody has a frown on their face. Everybody was smiling and happy to be helpful and to see new people.

I saw some units in the assisted and independent living in O'Connor Woods. They were very functional, very modern, and very nice. Lighting was not as good as the other facility we saw, and it's smaller and an older facility, but the units were lovely. The person who gave the tour was exce...

I saw some units in the assisted and independent living in O'Connor Woods. They were very functional, very modern, and very nice. Lighting was not as good as the other facility we saw, and it's smaller and an older facility, but the units were lovely. The person who gave the tour was excellent, warm, open, and knowledgeable. They have so many choices to stay active. They have a swimming pool, exercise and balance programs, a library, classes online through the University of the Pacific, guest visits, gardens, and anything you'd want. It is an established community and so pretty much anything you would be interested in, you could probably do it there.

I was very impressed with O'Connor Woods. They seemed to have anything you would want from independent living up through hospice in different buildings. They had a restaurant on-site. It was very well done, very attractive landscaping, a lot of trees, and running pond and streams. I pretty much...

I was very impressed with O'Connor Woods. They seemed to have anything you would want from independent living up through hospice in different buildings. They had a restaurant on-site. It was very well done, very attractive landscaping, a lot of trees, and running pond and streams. I pretty much toured everything. I had lunch there, and it was very good. They had organizations and activities for everybody from cards, Bingo, quilting, woodworking shop, and a handyman who can help you. You can have your own private home like a duplex or you can stay on the ground floor or upper floor. In certain buildings, you can have your dog or cat with you.