We have chosen Spring Oak Assisted Living of Forked River for my father. We took him there to see it and he liked it. He felt he was walking into a very plush hotel. He was happy that he was able to have his choice of room once he had his assessment. He was able to get a one-bedroom room, which we can set up his own way. Whatever we need to do to the room, we're allowed to do it. We're allowed to paint it, and we're allowed to put new doors in. Whatever we want to do. He can bring his own furniture. We like that. They have activities, but they don't force him into the activities. If he doesn't want to do it, then they just let him stay in his room, which was a good thing because he's not very sociable at this point right now. Maybe once he gets comfortable. We're hoping to see like a total 180 in him as far as socializing. It has three floors. The first floor was the assisted living, the second floor was for memory care, which is where my father's going to be going, and then the third floor was like past memory care, which was like really heavy-duty daily care. We were glad that he was going to be going on the second floor because he can pretty much come and go as he pleases, and he has a lot of freedom. This is what we're being told once he gets in there and hopefully that will all remain true. We saw both assisted living and memory care, and they were both very clean and very organized. We got a chance to look at some of the residents. They were very clean, they looked very happy, and it didn't seem like anybody was grumpy. Everybody was sociable. Even some of the residents were greeting my dad as he was getting pushed through in his wheelchair, so it was nice to see. It just looked very good. The main thing for us was we didn't want him being forced into socializing or forced into being in a room where there is a lot of stuff going on, like people are talking, there's music playing, and the TV's on, he doesn't like all of that. We wanted to make sure he wasn't going to be pressured into being in an atmosphere like that, so that's what we like about Spring Oaks. Everybody was very informative. They answered every question I had. They even answered some questions that I didn't know I was going to have. Everybody seemed knowledgeable of what was going on, who did what, and how things were handled as far as medications. This was a pleasant experience for sure. The layout was very simple and easy for residents to move around, and there was plenty of space. The hallways were wide enough where two or three people could pass by each other and they're not going to be like bumping into each other. It's a very open space, and that was good.

Spring Oak Assisted Living of Forked River is a wonderful place. I really like it. The staff is very friendly, very supportive to the residents' needs, and very reasonably priced. My dad is in the memory care and the staff there is friendly and accommodating. They also have a gym, a salon, a barbershop, main dining room, a beautiful outside patio with a gazebo, and transportation services.

My family struggled to find a good place to put my mom but, when we stepped foot inside Spring Oak Assisted Living of Forked River we knew this was the right fit!! The staff is attentive, organized and so kind hearted. From the start of the touring process, to the admission paperwork through move-in they went above and beyond. Even now, the wellness team keeps us updated on her health and overall how she is doing. When we have a question they are always willing to help and go the extra mile. The food is fresh and homecooked which was such a big deal to my mom. The activity team always keeps them busy too! I highly recommend this community to anyone who is looking!