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Oscoda Assisted Living in Oscoda, MI

Oscoda Assisted Living is an assisted living community in Oscoda, MI.

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5113 Cedar Lake Road, Oscoda, MI 48750

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4.1 from 24 reviews
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Overall Review of Oscoda Assisted Living

common 14 reviews mention this

Staff are caring and welcoming

Many residents and families describe staff who are attentive, friendly, and treat people like family.

Across the reviews, families consistently describe staff as compassionate and welcoming, including administrators and care team members who are easy to work with. Several reviewers say they were greeted warmly, and that the staff made their loved ones feel cared for. Even among the negative reviews, the overall theme is that communication and support either met expectations or fell short.

common 4 reviews mention this

Facility cleanliness stands out

Multiple reviewers highlight a clean, fresh-feeling building.

Several reviews mention the facility is kept clean and free of unpleasant odors. Cleanliness is also tied to comfort in comments that the building feels well cared for. For some families, that cleanliness paired with supportive staff helped build confidence in the move.

common 2 reviews mention this

Home-like spaces and roomy living

Residents and visitors describe the community as feeling like home, with spacious rooms.

Reviewers mention a home-like atmosphere and a facility that feels comfortable for residents and families. One reviewer specifically calls out spacious rooms and a commons area with seating for people to read or watch TV, reinforcing that there are areas for both relaxing and visiting.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Concerns about care follow-through

A small set of reviews raise serious concerns about the quality and reporting of care.

One negative review says care quality deteriorated quickly and describes poor, unfair treatment, plus problems with management. Another review alleges issues with medication documentation and lack of monitoring after falls, including the claim that concerns were not properly reported. Together, these reviews point to possible gaps in care consistency and communication for some situations.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 20 resident community capacity 20 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living

Amenities

  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Care Services

  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Coordination with health care providers Coordination with health care providers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Transportation arrangement (medical) Transportation arrangement (medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Restaurants

  • Subway (0.2 miles)
  • Little Caesars Pizza (0.2 miles)
  • KFC (0.2 miles)
  • Bavarian Bakery & Restaurant (0.3 miles)
  • Burger King (0.5 miles)
  • Au Sable River (0.6 miles)
  • Tait's Bill of Fare (0.6 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid (0.4 miles)
  • Gilberts Drug Store (0.6 miles)
  • Medicine Shoppe (12.8 miles)
  • Rite Aid (13.8 miles)
  • Sav-Mor Super Drugs Tawas (14.1 miles)
  • Sav-Mor Drug Stores (14.2 miles)
  • Richards Pharmacy (15.9 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church (0.5 miles)
  • Hope Anglican Church (0.5 miles)
  • Oscoda United Methodist Church (0.6 miles)
  • Hope St John's Parrish (0.9 miles)
  • Oscoda Baptist Church (1 miles)
  • Church of Christ (1.3 miles)
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (11 miles)

Parks

  • Riverbank Park (0.6 miles)
  • Pocket Park (0.7 miles)
  • Oscoda Play Scape (0.7 miles)
  • Au Sable Childrens Park (1.4 miles)
  • Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area (2 miles)
  • Tuttle Marsh National Wildlife Area (7.5 miles)
  • Bolen Park (12.4 miles)

Hospitals

  • Great Lakes Family Medicine (0.7 miles)
  • Alcona Health Center (2 miles)
  • Tawas St Joseph Hospital (13.5 miles)
  • Huron Family Medicine (13.6 miles)
  • St Joseph Occupational Health (13.7 miles)
  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-South Bend Campus (13.7 miles)
  • Alcona Health Center (15.9 miles)

Physicians

  • Oscoda Health Park (1.7 miles)
  • Aune Medical Center (1.7 miles)
  • Oakland Orthopedic Appliances (10.9 miles)
  • Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center (11.2 miles)
  • St Joseph Pediatrics (13.5 miles)
  • St Joseph Bone & Joint Center (13.5 miles)
  • Ascension St Joseph Joint Replacement Center (14.1 miles)

Transportation

  • Oscoda-Wurtsmith (2.3 miles)

Theaters

  • Family Theater (12.8 miles)

Cafes

  • Village Chocolatier (12.8 miles)
  • Alcona Coffee Co. (15.9 miles)

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