Elder Ashram

I visited this facility

I visited the assisted living community of Elder Ashram in Oakland. Ashram means community in the Indian language, so the name just means the elder community, and there are no religious guidelines for being there. They have about 91 beds. It's very friendly and very personal. They do not separate the memory care patients from the other participants in the community. Everyone is in the same space. They don't consider memory as a disease, but more as a change. All of us are forgetting some things all the ti…

Caring staff, my mom loves living there

IThis community is unlike any other. They offer meditation, yoga, dance classes and residents are actively engaged with each other The staff is very loving and closely connected with my Mom. No one is sitting in their rooms and the community is highly encouraging to support each resident to exercise and join group activities. My mom was hesitant at first but after a couple of weeks she has called Elder Ashram her home and has made some good friends.

Great care and work!

This place really cares about its elders. They have created a community of people, not just another assisted living. Staff is very kind. The food is delicious and hot. The engagement activities are joyous and filled with fun. The staff is trying hard to make sure all elders are happy. The moment you walk in you feel the homey environment. I have seen the positive changes this community continues to make each time I visit. Thank you so much for all you do everyday, Woodpark staff.

The AgeSong Woodpark was a very nice community. The facility was clean and maintained well. The tour guide that took me around was friendly and knowledgeable. It was a good experience, but not the best for my loved one.

I was not impressed at all with my tour of this community. When they took us through the common area it had a really bad overwhelming smell of smoke and I did not like that I was able to smell that in the building. All of the residents also looked poorly cared for. A good majority of them where still in there pajamas and did not look well cared for at all. I would not have put my father in a living environment like this one.

smelly and depressing