Oak Park Place Baraboo

Laurie

We have been so happy with the staff, maintenance, and facilities since my mother moved to Oak Park about seven months ago. Her assisted living apartment was freshly painted and the flooring updated before she moved in. Whenever I have a question, the staff is incredibly quick to respond which is so appreciated. The facilities are beautiful and there are so many activities for the residents. It's a wonderful community and we are very lucky to have them in Baraboo.

John

Oak Park Place Baraboo was great. We were interested in assisted living. It's picturesque. It's a very nice place. It's like walking into a much larger type of a hotel, or something in a way. There's a lot of activities going on. They have almost like a little street inside with all kinds of shops and everything else. The director was the one that we interviewed with and then took us around. She did a nice job.

Cindy

We looked at Oak Park Place Baraboo. It's a complex for senior independent living. I liked everything I saw. I liked the layout. I liked that the independent living was separate. As you came through, it was connected to where the dining hall is. Assisted living and memory care were on the other side. I liked how it wasn't separate buildings. It was all kind of connected, but separate at the same time. It seemed very relaxing in the rural setting and the surrounding area outside. I liked their activities. I looked at the activity sheets. I saw a 2-bedroom unit for independent living. It would be bigger than what she needed, and I was impressed. Stacey is the one who gave me the tour, and she was very good. They had outings where they go out for lunch. Just this past month, they had an outing to the Crane Foundation. They have a movie once a week, and they have things like bingo and cards. The staff who gave the tour was very good.

EmmaL

While the main areas of the facility as well as the assisted living apartments are quite nice, the CBRF/Memory care unit falls way below what Oak Park presents to the public. Stained carpeting and furniture, wooden tables with no remaining finish , dead bugs in ceiling light fixtures, broken window blinds, crap stuffed in corners and countertops, blasting TV 24/7, nasty looking and tasting food that is served at room temperature, no outings or even car rides, no live music, no plants, no seasonal decorations, no choice of entrees like everywhere else living there. The decor is from the early 1990s and NOT maintained. The staff are expected to do all the cleaning, laundry and serve food all while also providing direct care for 30 people with physical ailments and advanced dementia. for 6K a month, certainly these vulnerable people could be provided with better physical plant management, food and activities.

Hacker

We moved our mother to Oak Park Independent Living just before Covid. We were so grateful that she was there, especially during the lockdown. We knew she was being cared for during the pandemic and that they were a warm, friendly community doing their very best to keep the residents safe. Mom would say how she felt so cared for! Everyone always said hello to the residents, including the high school dining staff! They even knew everyone on a first name basis which is pretty excellent P.R. The staff were very kind to the residents and it was evident that they were encouraged to present a warm, friendly, caring atmosphere! Our mother loved being at Oak Park. She was so glad that she made the decision to sell her Condo and move. Her apartment was beautiful, clean, warm in the winter months and overlooked the beautiful Baraboo Bluffs which she loved! One of her favorite things to do was sit on her deck with friends in the warm weather. She participated in off-site field trips, bingo, arts & crafts, mass (on-site during Covid). She also loved to stroll downstairs to the lobby and read the paper, drink a cup of coffee and visit with friends. Her afternoon routine included a trip to the 1st floor to get her mail, then continue a walk, stopping to visit with other residents. She made a lot of new friends. She enjoyed sitting with a group of others to chat before dinner in one of the many lounge areas. Dining was another of her favorite times because she liked to chat with people. She really enjoyed Oak Park and loved the staff who made her feel so welcome and at home.

Stephanie

The staff at Oak Park Place Baraboo was extremely professional and friendly. We found the residents welcoming and it seemed like everything was clean. It looked like topnotch care, but my dad wasn't ready to move out of his home, so that was all it amounted to. We looked at both assisted and independent living. Assisted living care seems very proactive and very focused on residents. It seems like independent living has a lot of amenities that are provided and there were activities and lots of opportunities for socialization. That's true even in assisted living as well. I was not able to sample the food. It looked pretty good to me and it smelled pretty good to me, but my dad is very fussy and he didn't care for it, so I wouldn't go by what he said, but it looked fairly nutritious. They had people waiting on them. One thing that might be of concern to some families is the price. As far as I'm concerned, it would be worth it. If you can afford it, it's worth every penny. I'm only in my 50s and I would go there to live if I needed to, same with my husband. We already told the staff, "We're going to start looking around and you're on the top of the list in a few years down the road if we need extra care."