The Oaks

    4525 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02745
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate attentive staff excellent rehab

    I'm very pleased with the attentive, compassionate staff-Amber, Bethanne and the therapy team stood out-and they made my mom feel at home and supported through rehab. The facility is clean, comfortable and well-managed with varied activities, good meals and pleasant grounds. Communication and responsiveness were strong; her recovery went well and I would gladly recommend this place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.57·(132)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • compassionate nursing staff
    • attentive certified nursing assistants (CNAs)
    • strong rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, speech therapy)
    • engaging activity program with special events
    • supportive admission and transition processes
    • clean, well-maintained grounds and common areas
    • private rooms and multiple communal spaces
    • available hospice and specialized wound-care expertise
    • nutritious meals with dietary accommodations
    • helpful and accessible leadership and administration
    • on-site amenities (salon, exercise room, ice-cream/popcorn shop)
    • family-focused communication and emotional support

    Cons

    • inconsistent staffing coverage across shifts
    • variable quality of care between different shifts
    • delays in responding to resident needs during some periods
    • gaps in family communication and administrative responsiveness
    • unclear rehabilitation goals and discharge criteria
    • medication-management and monitoring concerns
    • laundry and personal-belongings management gaps
    • billing and coordination process issues
    • dated in-room infrastructure and small television screens

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with many operational strengths alongside several recurring operational weaknesses. Families frequently praise the staff’s compassion, the strength of therapy services, cleanliness of the grounds, and the variety of activities and on-site amenities. At the same time, reviewers point to patterns of inconsistent service delivery that prospective residents and families should explore during a tour and intake conversation.

    Care and staff: The nursing team and CNAs are repeatedly described as kind, attentive, and engaged; many reviews cite individual caregivers by name for consistently positive interactions. Rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, and speech therapy) are highlighted as effective, and there are multiple notes of skilled wound care and supportive hospice involvement when needed. However, care consistency appears to fluctuate by shift: several accounts describe slower responses or reduced availability on certain shifts (notably nights), and a number of comments describe delays in attending to personal-care needs. There are also concerns about medication management and monitoring raised in a few reviews, including serious individual allegations about overmedication; families may wish to ask specifically about medication protocols and clinical oversight.

    Dining and activities: Dining is generally viewed positively — meals are described as enjoyable and staff make dietary accommodations. The activity program is frequently praised for variety and special events (seasonal themes, outdoor barbecues, social shops), and activity staff receive multiple commendations. There is expressed interest from families in expanding activity funding and community-oriented programs such as a military-focused library or additional collections.

    Facilities and management: The facility is noted as clean, well-kept, and pleasant, with attractive grounds, private rooms, and multiple communal areas (TV rooms, game rooms, conference rooms, courtyard). On-site amenities such as a salon and exercise room are available. Reviewers also describe some dated aspects of resident rooms (small in-room screens, older finishes) and occasional concerns about specific operational processes — notably clothing/linen handling and follow-through on personal-belongings management. Management and administration receive mixed comments: many families describe responsive, compassionate leadership and a smooth admission process, while others report delays in administrative communication and billing coordination. Prospective families should verify administrative responsiveness and billing practices during intake.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The dominant positive themes are staff compassion, effective therapy services, engaging activities, and a clean campus with supportive amenities. The dominant cautionary themes are variability in staffing and shift-to-shift care consistency, episodic delays in responding to resident needs, gaps in family communication or billing responsiveness, and process issues around clothing and discharge planning. Prospective residents and families may want to ask specific questions about staffing patterns by shift, medication oversight and monitoring, laundry and personal-belongings protocols, expected daily therapy durations and discharge criteria, and administrative/billing contacts before committing. These targeted inquiries will help clarify whether the facility’s operational practices align with an individual resident’s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    The Oaks is located at 4525 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA, 02745.

    About The Oaks

    The Oaks is a senior care facility run by Life Care Centers of America, and it's got skilled nursing, rehabilitation, Alzheimer's care, and regular senior living services, so folks can get long-term or short-term help depending on what they need, and the place uses a team-based approach, which means case managers work with people in their homes, at the hospital, during rehab, and then when they're back home again, offering in-home private geriatric case management services and helping with healthcare decisions. People living there have support from nurses, doctors, and therapists around the clock, and there's a focus on physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy for things like moving better or swallowing, plus they've got some specific programs like end of life care, falls prevention, and there's even a Care Transitions program to help people move from hospital to home. The Oaks offers amenities you might not expect, like cafes, coffeehouses, bubble tea stores, tea rooms, and cupcake bakeries, plus a mix of restaurants-Asian, Southern, Soul Food, Vietnamese, and more-so residents and their families have plenty of dining options. For fun and everyday needs, there are shops, a library, hairdresser, and beauty salon, and you can even find amenities like an ice cream shop, bright common areas, landscaped courtyards, and pet visits, while regular activities are planned by a full-time activity director and there are religious services for spiritual needs. Rooms can be private or semi-private with their own bathrooms, and everyone gets flat-screen TVs, phone, and cable hookups, as well as internet access, while the grounds stay safe with 24-hour security and fire systems. The staff covers housekeeping, laundry, and meals with a fine dining program, plus there's transportation, a family council, and both inpatient and outpatient rehab services, including state-of-the-art equipment like the VitalStim system for swallowing, and Closed Pulse Irrigation wound care. People get individualized care plans that cover daily help, medical needs, medication, IV therapy, infection control, and recovery after surgery, all in a bright and homelike setting where they've got 24-hour skilled nursing, a certified dietitian, wellness programs, and ongoing advocacy for caregivers. The team tries to improve safety with things like the Fight the Flu Campaign, Sepsis Smart, care transition support, and efforts to reduce off-label antipsychotic use, and there's plenty of focus on education for both residents and their families. Families can participate in councils, and ombudsman services are available for extra support, so between the rehab, elder care, amenities, and programs, The Oaks aims to give folks a comfortable place to recover or live while making sure they have the help and resources they need.

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    The Oaks offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 4525 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02745.

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