Steve Smitham
Jun 2026
After initially putting my wife into a memory care (only) facility under the assumption that if MC was ALL they focused on, intuitively I thought they would be "better" at it. I couldn't have been more wrong.<br><br>So after my wife spent 6+ months in the MC only facility, I decided to explore other alternatives. With the assistance of Sarah Anderson of Senior Care Arizona, I vetted ten different facilities in the east valley, deciding on The Oaks. My wife has now been here for four weeks and we couldn't be happier. In fact, I have moved into the assisted living area, which allows me to spend lots of quality time with my wife and have her lead a more normalized life.<br><br>The Oaks is a smaller facility than many of the others with approximately 45 in MC and 70 residents in assisted living. From my initial meeting with Kevin Pugh, the Family Advisor (who is as good as they come), to my subsequent meetings with each of the various department leads, our experience has been nothing short of excellent. I held off writing this review, waiting for the balloon to burst, but it has not.<br><br>We are pleased with every aspect of The Oaks, but the truly amazing thing is the friendliness and caring of the caregiver staff. They have embraced my wife as if she was a long-time friend and it has made all the difference in the world. You will be hard-pressed to find a better group!<br><br>My wife just has an out-of-town sister visit for a few days and she couldn't believe how friendly everyone at The Oaks was, as well as the beauty and cleanliness of the facility.<br><br>I almost forgot....The Oaks is very competitively priced in relationship to other comparable senior living communities and less expensive than the MC only facility where my wife initially resided.
