The Oaks Post-Acute in Petaluma

The Oaks Post-Acute is a 5 star rated skilled nursing facility in Petaluma.

They are located at 450 Haynes Lane Petaluma, CA 94952

About The Oaks:

At The Oaks Post-Acute, they provide exceptional care that bridges the gap between hospital and home. Whether you or your loved one are in the need of short-term or long-term care stay, their team is dedicated to make your experience there a memorable one.

Nursing Services

Our nursing department provides excellent care combined with dignity for our residents. Professionally staffed around the clock, we give your loved one comfort and specialized care.

Rehabilitation Services

Each of our residents comes to us with very different and specific rehab needs. Our entire rehabilitation team is committed to creating individualized therapy programs that directly answer those specific needs. We encourage each resident to achieve their maximum potential of independence and ability.

Post-Acute Care

Post-acute care is provided to those who are recovering from illness or suffering from a chronic illness. These residents most often come to us from a hospital, and we work with a range of medical care services to continue their recovery. Our post-acute care program helps to improve the transition from hospital to home.

Dementia Care

When someone is suffering with the progressive stages of memory loss, they will need additional support and assistance. Our caring team of professionals offer the knowledge and dedication needed to assist each resident in each unique case.

Activities Program

A positive and uplifting atmosphere is vital to the success of healing, recovery and rehabilitation. The Oaks Post Acute employs outgoing and friendly professional staff to create social programs and activities to fit the residents’ needs. We provide a monthly activity calendar to each resident to keep them informed of upcoming events. Friends and family are always welcome to visit and attend our special events.

Social Services

Social services provides essential information, manages requests and concerns, coordinates appointments, maintains contact and open communication between the facility, families and the residents, and helps in care planning and discharge planning for each resident.

Rehabilitation Services:

At The Oaks, our experienced rehabilitation team is committed to providing outstanding results and excellent quality of care. Residents are empowered through individualized programs to reach goals of increased independence and ability. Resident families are also encouraged to participate in therapy sessions, caregiver education, and training.

Physical Therapy

Our physical therapy team works toward specific goals of achieving the resident’s highest functional level of independence. Physical therapy focuses on identification and rehabilitation of individuals with physical impairment and pain, as well as future injury prevention. Following evaluation, our experienced physical therapists develop an individualized treatment program. The goal is to achieve safety in a variety of areas.
Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Increase strength and mobility in the body and lower extremities
• Increase motor control for a resident who has suffered a stroke
• Improve coordination, balance and the ability to walk following a fracture
• Improve overall strength conditioning, range of motion and endurance
• Pain management
• Teaching proper body mechanics to prevent injury
• Promoting safety awareness for the well being of the resident

Occupational Therapy

Our professional occupational therapists use task-directed activities in the treatment of our residents whose functional abilities, daily activities and independence have been impaired by illness, injury or aging.
Occupational therapy assists our residents in adapting to their social and physical environment by mastering tasks essential for daily living. Our occupational therapists may work with residents who have debilitating arthritic conditions or those with difficulty bathing, dressing and other activities of daily living. They assist residents with impaired vision and/or hearing to function well in their environment.
Areas of treatment may include:

• Functional independence: eating, bathing, toileting, homemaking, cooking, etc.
• Maintenance of wellness: dressing and grooming
• Prevention of further disability: home assessments and modifications, adaptive equipment
• Increasing safety awareness

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists provide a range of interventions to assess and help restore abilities in the areas of communication, swallowing and cognition. Treatment programs are designed to help residents affected by stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological disorders. Our professionals also work with residents suffering from hearing impairment, respiratory illnesses, and complex medical conditions.
Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Improving speech and voice clarity
• Increasing comprehension and verbal expression
• Improving chewing and swallowing ability
• Maximizing cognitive language skills: memory, problem solving, and abstract reasoning
• Resident and family/caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing

Dementia Care:

Our staff here at The Oaks Post Acute know that when someone is suffering with the progressive stages of memory loss, they will need continued support and assistance. We also understand that each case is uniquely different and deserves the utmost attention and care. We offer the care and attention needed to help with this process in each unique case. Memory care offers 24-hour supervised care with meals, activities and health management for residents. Here are some of the basic services offered in memory care: Comfortable private, or semi-private, rooms Daily meals Housekeeping and laundry service Medication management Exercise and physical therapy programs Social programs and activities 24-hour staffing and personal assistance Our personalized care focuses on: creating appropriate treatment options for each resident monitoring treatment effectiveness as each resident progresses exploring alternatives as needed creating individual goals for treatment and tolerance

For a tour of their facility, contact Cynthia Ermshar at 707.778.8686 or by e-mailing her at: cermshar@westharborhc.com

For more information about The Oak Post-Acute, please visit their website at: www.theoakspostacute.com/