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Oakwood Care Center has a middle-range Medicare overall rating. Strengths include compassionate and kind nursing staff. Some reviewers note concerns about unprofessional home-care staffing and poor administrative follow-through. Review the health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure components separately, then visit in person.
Oakwood Care Center receives praise for its compassionate nursing staff and effective rehabilitation services, with multiple families noting that their loved ones were treated with kindness and respect. However, the facility faces criticism regarding administrative reliability and professional standards in their home-care services, specifically concerning punctuality and communication follow-through.
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Key Review Excerpts
“My grandma lived at Oakwood for 5 months and the staff was very kind to the whole family. They offer a variety of fun activities for residents and really care about them. The nursing staff is responsive and on top of things.”
“The nursing and rehab team did an excellent job in getting Dad back on his feet and home. They not only treated my father with kindness but also my entire family that visited Dad often.”
“Oakwood is a great facility with an incredible team of care givers. My grandmother was a resident for many years and was treated so kindly and respectfully.”
Both RN and total nursing hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmarks. Ask the facility how it staffs each shift for current resident needs.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Oakwood Care Center shows recurring issues with fire safety systems and resident rights across multiple surveys, indicating persistent operational challenges. Fire alarm maintenance, sprinkler systems, and emergency preparedness are the most frequent problem areas, with fire safety deficiencies appearing in every survey. One family filed a complaint about treatment and care quality, which was corrected. While all violations have reported correction dates, the pattern of recurring fire safety and resident rights issues suggests ongoing management concerns families should investigate during visits.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Construction Deficiencies
Use approved construction type or materials.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Source: Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 3, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 1, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Oakwood Care Center
for profit
Legacy Healthcare
89 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.0/5 · Rank 35 of 89
Owners
Iowa Portfolio Opco Holdings LLC
Owner · Organization
Doros Generation Trust U/a/d 1/3/12
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Gpn Family Trust U/a/d 4/28/08
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Oakway Operations LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Rajchenbach, Chaim
Owner (parent company)
Friedman, Brian
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
Rajchenbach, Avrum
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
Rajchenbach, Rivka
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
Shabat, Ahuva
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
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