The Oaks Therapeutic Community: Center for Counseling & Wellness is a nursing home and counseling center in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a main site at 4558 Pleasant Garden Road and another location for intensive programs in Pleasant Garden. The place gives seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia care in secure spaces, offering 24-hour support and a call system for safety. Staff provide help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, eating, medication, transfers, and wound care, plus skilled nursing services such as rehabilitation, and they organize memory-enhancing activities as part of their memory care plan. There's also respite care for when main caregivers need a break. The environment feels friendly and professional, and they focus on independence where possible but always offer support for things like mobility or anyone needing non-ambulatory care. Residents can use a hair salon/barber, take part in community-run activities, enjoy a dedicated arts room, and spend time in a garden, and cooked meals are served daily in a furnished dining room.
The Oaks runs wellness and counseling programs for all ages (from children aged 8 and up to seniors 65+), with individual and group counseling sessions led by licensed counselors who use proven methods like CBT, DBT, EMDR, and others, and their lead Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, Alicia Brown, has more than 21 years of experience. The team offers services in both English and Spanish, and there's a sliding scale fee and a lower graduate clinician rate for those who need it, plus insurance is accepted from Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna. Clients can join programs in person, online, or through walk-and-talk therapy, and counseling services are tailored to each person's needs, including options like the Rooted Intensive Outpatient Program for adult women working on shame and identity, and programs for perinatal mental health and equine therapy. The staff is qualified to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders and leads sessions based on a holistic wellness model, adding things like wellness consulting, mental health education, community groups, corporate wellness, and leadership programming. The atmosphere gives people a chance for social engagement, counseling, and activities that help both the mind and body, with counselors aiming to offer hope and practical support for daily challenges.
