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Brandon Oaks Intensive Assisted Living in Roanoke, VA

Brandon Oaks Intensive Assisted Living is an assisted living community in Roanoke, VA.

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Brandon Oaks Intensive Assisted Living in Roanoke, VA

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3837 Brandon Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018

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4.7 from 32 reviews
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Overall Review of Brandon Oaks Intensive Assisted Living

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Staff care stands out

Residents and families frequently describe staff as attentive, caring, and professional.

Many reviewers emphasize how kind and professional the staff was during rehab, skilled nursing, and longer stays. Several families describe feeling reassured by regular check-ins and supportive caregivers, and one reviewer highlights staff treating them “like family.” Even when reviews are critical, they still refer to staff behavior and supervision as a key part of the experience, which suggests staffing is a central theme.

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Therapy and nursing support

Rehab therapy and nursing check-ins are repeatedly mentioned across reviews.

Reviews for post-surgery and fall-related care consistently mention physical and occupational therapy, along with nurses checking in regularly. One reviewer describes daily therapy attention and notes 24-hour nursing coverage, while others describe support staff helping residents recover and get better than before the fall. The community’s medication management and assistance with transfers, bathing, dressing, and diabetes diet show up as the type of day-to-day help reviewers appear to be describing.

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Restaurant-style dining gets praise

Meals are described as tasty and more like restaurant dining than a cafeteria.

Multiple reviewers comment on the food, including describing it as tasty and “excellent,” and several mention having meals served in a way that feels restaurant-like. One reviewer highlights a dining setup that didn’t look like a hospital cafeteria, and another describes joining a resident for lunch. The community also offers restaurant-style dining and includes special dietary support such as diabetes diets and special dietary restrictions.

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Activities and memory care

Residents benefit from scheduled activities and a dedicated memory care unit.

Several reviews highlight daily programming and resident engagement, including events and music or themed celebrations. Reviewers also specifically mention the memory care experience, calling out how staff work across roles like nursing and dietary. The community’s calendar of scheduled daily activities, along with its mental wellness program, fits the way multiple reviewers talk about staying engaged.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 43 resident community capacity 43 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living
  • Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

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
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Roanoke Regional Woodrum (5 miles away) Roanoke Regional Woodrum (5 miles away)

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
  • 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

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

Places of Worship

  • Covenant Presbyterian Church (0.6 miles)
  • College Lutheran Church (2.9 miles)
  • First United Methodist Church (3.3 miles)

Physicians

  • LewisGale Physicians - Orthopedics (0.7 miles)
  • Valley Gastroenterology Of Sw Va (0.8 miles)
  • Salem Surgical Associates (0.8 miles)
  • Lewis Gale Physicians (0.9 miles)
  • LewisGale Physicians - OB/GYN (0.9 miles)
  • Blue Ridge Pain Manage (0.9 miles)
  • Blue Ridge Cancer Care - Salem (1 miles)

Hospitals

  • Salem VA Medical Center (0.8 miles)
  • Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance (3.1 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Valley Apothecary (0.9 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.1 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.3 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.7 miles)
  • Kare Pharmacy & Compounding (2.7 miles)
  • Trinity Pharmacy (2.9 miles)
  • Kroger Pharmacy (3.2 miles)

Restaurants

  • Hardee's (1.5 miles)
  • All Sports Cafe (1.5 miles)
  • Firehouse Subs (1.6 miles)
  • Famous Toastery Keagy Village (1.8 miles)
  • Luigis Italian Gourmet Restaurant (1.9 miles)
  • Hardee's (2.1 miles)
  • Village Grill (2.2 miles)

Parks

  • Garst Mill Park (1.6 miles)
  • Oak Grove Park (1.7 miles)
  • Norwich Park (2.2 miles)
  • Vic Thomas Park (2.6 miles)
  • Wasena Park (3 miles)
  • Cypress Park (3.2 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (2.3 miles)
  • Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea (3 miles)
  • Panera Bread (3.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.3 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC CLASSIC Roanoke 1 (2.9 miles)

Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (3.2 miles)

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