Oak Crest sits in Spring Lake Park, MN, in a quiet northern suburb near the Twin Cities, where people can find both independent and assisted living options under Presbyterian Homes & Services. Residents can pick apartments with nine-foot ceilings, walk-in storage, and spa-like bathrooms that have step-in or roll-in showers, or tubs, and most places include full kitchens with a refrigerator, stove, self-cleaning oven, microwave, and dishwasher. Oak Crest offers special services and unique program names, and care types focus on the needs of each resident with things like independent living, assisted living, home health care, hospice care, and Meals at Home, so seniors can get just the help they need.
The campus has a Wings Wellness Center for fitness, exercise rooms and classes, nice walking trails and gardens, a butterfly garden, flower boxes, and a pond with a path, so folks can enjoy being outdoors, plus there's a billiards area, library, computer lab, learning centers, business office services, a general store, and spaces for crafts, games, cards, bingo, and social gatherings, along with common rooms for bigger events or casual time with neighbors. You can see people taking part in the Spring Style Show or volunteering, find worship services close by, and get support from a campus pastor and spiritual care services, so faith and community have a place here too. For everyday needs, Oak Crest gives residents basic cable TV, wireless internet, underground garage parking, a car wash bay, individually controlled heat and air, meals and continental breakfast, laundry and housekeeping, and a convenience store, as well as an "I'm OK" daily check system and response system support for safety, all inside a controlled-access building.
Oak Crest has a smoke-free rule indoors and works as part of the non-profit Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, helping other building owners and residents learn about the benefits of smoke-free living, offers free help to other housing groups, and tries to solve secondhand smoke concerns. Presbyterian Homes provides services at Oak Crest, which is known for promoting healthy habits and social, physical, and mental activity, and it's pet-friendly, so small dogs and cats are welcome too. Seniors can join wellness and rehabilitation programs, get help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, or medicine, and enjoy volunteer work, social events, and nutritious meals made with good ingredients. There's on-site hair salon and barber care, guest suites for visitors, scheduled tours, and friendly staff around for support, with flexible payment set at market rate. Oak Crest participates in national and local housing associations like NAHRO and MHA, bringing extra knowledge to senior housing concerns, and gets funding from grants and donations to keep programs going.
