Happy Thanksgiving 11-25-2021

                Kind Notes from our family council meeting on November 10,

Honoring our Veterans 11-11-21

  We want to honor our veterans at Oak Meadows. We are grateful for them then, and even

New Meal Plan as of 01-01-2021

                                We have

Rent Special for Independent Living!

Rent Special   Independent Living-The Ponds   Effective December 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021*    For a

Don is 102!! Decorated WWII Vet lives at Oak Meadows.

  Happy birthday to Don Jones!  He will be 102 on Nov. 22nd.  He has lived at Oak

We are looking for a chaplain! 9-30-2020

Full time Senior Living Chaplain position available.   Our chaplain is retiring after 12 years at Oak Meadows.

We have apartments available in independent living 09-04-20

Availability of apartments 09-04-2020  

Church: Socially distanced of course! 08-19-2020

Chaplain Carol was able to hold her first in-house service since March.   Tenants had to sign up

Exercise is back! 7-30-20

Megan is now doing exercise, outside and socially distanced.  Tenants must still wear their mask. She is also

Covid-19 updated 7-10-2020

Dear Oak Meadows tenants and families,   Happy Friday everyone! Thank you to everyone who participated in our

Covid-19 updated 7-7-2020

Dear Oak Meadows tenants and families,   Sadly I must inform you today that we have our first

Covid-19 Updated 06-25-2020

To:         Oak Meadows Tenants and families From:     Deb Veit Date:     June 25th, 2020 Re:         Weekly Coronavirus Update

Covid-19 Updated 6-18-2020

To:         Oak Meadows Tenants and families From:     Deb Veit Date:     June 18th ,   2020 Re:          Weekly Coronavirus

Beautiful outdoors at Oak Meadows 6-16-2020

It was a beautiful spring day at Oak Meadows!  Our garden is flourishing, our entrances pristine and our

Covid-19 Updated May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020   Dear Oak Meadows tenants and families,   As of today we continue to be

COVID-19 update April 24, 2020

From:     Deb Veit Date:     April 24th ,  2020   Dear Oak Meadows tenants and families,    We

COVID-19 Update April 17, 2020

Dear Oak Meadows tenants and families,   We continue to feel very blessed to be able to say

COVID-19 Update April 10, 2020

Weekly Coronavirus Update from Deb Veit, Executive Director April 10, 2020     Dear Oak Meadows tenants and

Filling Easter bags for a surprise!

We were gifted with money and lots of goodies so that we could deliver Easter bags to every

A visit from the Easter Bunny!

We had a visit from the Easter Bunny this morning!  S/he walked around the entire outside of our

Bringing Joy to Oak Meadows

With the help of Megan and Katie, our activity professionals, along with the costumes from Pet Evolution in

Chicken Dance, you say?!

On Friday, March 27, 2020, staff entertained the tenants by doing the Chicken Dance and Electric Slide!  We

Toilet paper in the time of Coronavirus

We had a nice surprise over the weekend, someone donated this to us!  We are most appreciative.  

Skype available for your loved one

During the coronavirus crisis, we are offering the ability for you to contact your loved one through Skype.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Our seniors are asked to stay in their apartment due to the coronavirus.  Staff surprised them today, St.

COVID-19 Update March 13, 2020 IMPORTANT

To:                   Oak Meadows Tenants and families From                Deb Veit , Executive Director Date:                Friday, March 13th, 2020 Re:                  

Woodbury Dance performs here!

The Woodbury Dance studio comes to Oak Meadows two times a year to put on a performance for

Dimensions Studio teaches us art

Dimensions Studio is here at Oak Meadows once a month assisting us with art projects.

Valentine’s Day, 2020

We had so much fun at our Valentine’s Day party.  The Resistors, a band that plays for the

Family bakes dozens of cookies for us! 2019

For the past 11 years, the Mazur family has been baking dozens and dozens of homemade cookies for

The last of the Family Christmas photos! 2019

And the final!

Christmas Festivities 1, 2019

And yet more from our fun night!

Christmas Festivities 2, 2019

We had so much fun at our family Christmas party!  

Finding A Way To Give Back 12-10-19

FINDING A WAY TO GIVE BACK By Peggy Bakken, December 10, 2019       The darkness arrives

Peter Mayer to perform here on 12-10-19!

All are welcome to join us!  https://www.petermayer.net/ Minnesota’s Peter Mayer has been singing and songwriting full-time for over

Annual Fireworks Celebration at Oak Meadows

Operation Christmas Child boxes packed at Oak Meadows

Music by Trio from Seoul sponsored by Woodbury Lutheran Church in Minnesota

Woodbury Lutheran Church, in Woodbury, Minnesota, surprised one of our tenants with this amazing music.  It was enjoyed

Gardening and Planting and Watering, oh my!

The past few weeks have been focused on our outside flowers and vegetable gardens.  On May 30th, students

Kinds Words 5-29-19

One of our longtime tenant’s went to Heaven last week.   From the family:   “Dear Friends at

United Church of Christ Article about Oak Meadows

Below is a terrific article that was written in the National United Church of Christ Newsletter for the

Celebrating 21 years in 2019

It’s hard to believe we have been open 21 years already.  The years sure do fly by.  For

Showcasing Talents of our Tenants

We hosted an event that showcased the talents of our tenants.  There were some amazing items.  We have

Award Winning 2018 at Oak Meadows Senior Living

What a year 2018 was for us!  Our 20th anniversary, The City of Oakdale proclaiming April 1, 2018,

Funding for programs as we age (1-17-19)

This is a very insightful article.  However it doesn’t address the social isolation that seniors feel when they

Aging Care Newsletter

Aging Care Newsletter     This is a jam packed Caregiver newsletter that will give you lots of

Making Christmas brighter for families

      For the 20th year, Oak Meadows’ tenants, staff, volunteers and board have participated in the

We have been nominated for Nonprofit of the Year!

              From the Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce:         

Consider working in senior housing. Watch this short video.

This is a great video!  Made by LeadingAgeMN  

Craft and Bake Sale is right around the corner!

Where in the world does the time go?  It was just summer…..and now it’s time for the holidays!

Fireworks photos from 9-15-18

We are so lucky that our neighbor, Guardian Angels Church, has their fall festival on September 15th. They

Wellness Week-Thursday 9-13-18

Rev. Dr. Deb DeMeester is a self-taught artist who was inspired to pain as she read “We Know

Wellness Week-Wellness Stations, All week long

Stop in the library for the Meditation Station where you will find lots of great books to peruse

Wellness Week-Monday 9-10-18

Monday, September 10, 2018:  Physical Dimension of Wellness     Today we did Senior Chair Ballet presented by

Wellness Week-Sunday, 9-09-18, Grandparent’s Day Ice Cream Social

It is the start of Assisted Living Week, and Sunday is also Grandparent’s Day.  We kicked off the

Labor Day, 2018

Exciting options in August!

Take a look at our activity options for August! We have many fun things planned.  Including:    

Our Chaplain, Carol Heckmann, celebrates 30 years of ministry!

Congratulations to our Chaplain, Carol Heckmann, for 30 years of ministry.  See her words below:   “My, how

Former tenant’s family member on TV! 7-4-18

What a great story!  Bud’s aunt used to live here at Oak Meadows over 15 years ago. He

Some photos from our open house on 6-14-18

Click on the link below to see some photos from our 20th anniversary open house which was on

Tenants fill bags for Anniversary Open House on 6-14-18

Tenants at Oak Meadows were very busy last Saturday filling the bags for our open house visitors.  We

Woodbury Bulletin on Oak Meadows 20th anniversary.

The Woodbury Bulletin did a wonderful piece on Oak Meadows and our 20th anniversary. Woodbury Bulletin articles

Our front yard looks beautiful for our open house on June 14 from 4-8!

  Thanks to Longville Landscapes for making our property look so beautiful!  

June 14th open house! Join us!

2018 June open house info   Our 20th anniversary party will be so much fun!    4:00-8:00 p.m.

City of Oakdale proclaims “Oak Meadows Senior Living Day” as April 1, 2018

Oak Meadows opened on April 1, 1998.  Staff, volunteers and tenants were honored last night at the Oakdale

2018 Best of Woodbury Finalist!

2018 Best of Woodbury Finalist       Oak Meadows is so honored to be one of the

Can you believe it’s almost March?

March is right around the corner, and before you know it, it will be Springtime!     Some

Full-time Dining Servers Needed! Includes Benefits.

Two Full-time dining room servers needed. Benefits included!   Sunday-Thursday, 7:30-3:30 or Monday-Friday, 10:30-7:00.   Hours could vary

The February Newsletter is here!

The February Newsletter is now online.  Some of the special things this month include:     A really

Merry Merry Christmas, 2017

The staff, tenants, volunteers and board wish you a Very Merry Christmas. (Click on the arrow to begin

Happy Hour on Nov. 30th at 2:30

Our tenants and staff will be getting together for a terrific Christmas photo that will be used on

Come work at Oak Meadows! Dining Servers needed. 11-21-17

Do you love seniors? Come work in our dining room!   Oak Meadows Senior Living, in Oakdale, is

Dementia and Teepa Snow 11-06-17

If you have a loved one, a friend, a co-worker, etc. who has dementia, you will want to

Veterans Benefits Program, Monday Oct. 16th at 2:00

Bell and Choir Concert

Join us for our bell and choir concert.  Thursday, October 19th, at 6:00 p.m. in our Community Room.

Fireworks on 9-16-17

It’s always a treat to watch fireworks that our neighbor church, Guardian Angels fires off for their Fall

Enjoying Root Beer Floats for Grandparent’s Day!

We had so much fun at Grandparent’s Day!  

Join us for Fireworks on Sat. Sept 16!

Guardian Angels Church, our neighbor to the east, will have fireworks for their Fall Festival on Sat. Sept

AllinaHealth SeniorCareTransitions will join our campus as of 09-01-2017

We are happy to announce that AllinaHealth SeniorCareTransitions will now be on our campus!   Allina Physician and

Hosta Plant Sale on Wed. Aug 16. Proceeds donated to Alzheimer’s Association

Public Art Show-Please Join Us on Mon July 24 at 6 pm

Oak Meadows Tenants and Skyview Elementary Students have been working for the last two weeks creating Peace Poles

10 Things to Locate BEFORE Your Parent Has a Health Crisis 7-19-17

Knowing where information is kept can be vital in an emergency   As long as aging parents are

MN ranks #1 Healthiest State for Seniors 06-19-17

  A new analysis of community health data reveals that four out of the top five U.S. states

Tenant Reflects on Aging Through Poetry 06-14-17

Lifesprk Client Reflects On Aging Through Poetry And Shares Her Words…  

Photos from Red Nose Day posted 6-1-17

click below for some great photos from our Red Nose Day! Red Nose Day

Bringing Joy with Tulips! 5-30-17

Caring for Seniors With Tulips and Sparks    

Red Nose Day, Thursday, May 25, 2017